I have been seeing alot of different cat companies latley, one I saw on the board alot is catco and they seem pretty good, but also I saw one from jegs from a company called dynomax, these converters say they allow more air then the catco so I just wondered what you guys think, also I when I get these Im gonna have them installed in a place called cole muffler, its popular here in NY, and they said they wont touch the cats unless they are damaged, and me having no knowledge about cars where would I find them in my car, I have looked around and there is 2 bubble like metal pieces toward the front of the car, are they my cats, they are connected to my exhaust pipes, but I didnt know my 88 formula had dual cats, and if I do does it mean I have to buy 2 highflow cats? anyhelp getting rid of the old and getting the new would be greatly appreciated.. thanks

[This message has been edited by bklucas12 (edited July 24, 2001).]

 

Howdy neighbor (from Rochester)!

Those "bubbles" are your cats alright. Yes, you should replace both of them.

As far as brand... I have been investigating this too for my IROC. I have read on this forum that the Dynomax cats are about $100 more than the Catcos. In your case, since you would need two. That would be $200 more than the Catcos. I can't say if one is better than the other. Except that some wrote that the Catcos fit better. But, for what I am looking for, the Catcos (being $100 cheaper) are good enough for me!

You will probably have to take it to a privately owned garage to get them replaced rather than a chain like Cole Muffler. What part of Syracuse do you live in? I have family there who might be able to recommend someplace you can get them installed.

Paul
'89 IROC
305 TPI Auto
Borla Cat-back
Hypertech
3.73s

 

I live on the outskirts, about 8 miles from the city in a town called fayetteville, also I saw in the jegs catolog a dynomax cat for only like 89 bucks which is why I was wondering about catco since dynomax is supposedly better, anyways I think ill prolly get 2 dynomax from the jegs catolog they have some direct fits that will go nicely with my formula, its good to see another CNY member around here, oh and I wanted to ask you IROC'N if anyone in your fam knows a good speed shop around here, I want to do so much work to make my beat a real beast and I dont know squat about boring or replacing heads or any of that good stuff, thanks again..

 

I guess, the Dynomax cats that I read about in the forum were different models. They said they were about a $100 more than the Catcos.

I will check with my brother in Syracuse to see if he has any suggestions. I will email with what I find out.

Paul

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'89 IROC-Z,
305 TPI, Auto,
T-Tops, 3.73s
Borla cat-back

 

Thank you