Bye Bye Cat!!!

[brandboZ28]

Well, after waiting for over an hour, I finally got to pull it on the lift and he started hacking and welding and I was out 10 minutes later. I gave the boys at the shop something to talk about and man, it was loud. It sounds about the same at idle but when I give it some gas, especially in gear, it really opens up. I like it but like I said, its raspy. You guys will see soon enough.:D

[pendrgn]

good deal man... welcome to no cat racing...

[Tally TransAm]

fuck the enviroment!!

[shock6791]

Originally posted by Tally TransAm
fuck the enviroment!!

hell yeah! 8)

[brandboZ28]

Well after driving to Bainbridge and back, all I can say is that it REALLY opened up the top end of my car. Not only that, I sound like Im a freaking monster. Its really raspy under load but sounds just like it used to at idle but over all, I like it. Oh, by the way, even with my fucked up tranny, Im not a 14 second car anymore!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!;)

[01COBRA]

cool man can't wait to hear it tonight.

[Black01GT]

what kind of exhaust system are you running? have you tried just getting a full MAC exhaust with headers and a Ypipe with no cats?

[brandboZ28]

I havent heard a MAC exhaust on a LT1. I want a Hooker catback, they sound awesome. I almost had one too for $125 but it didnt work out. Oh well, Ill keep shopping.

Im running a "homemade" setup. Its like the loudmouth but with a Dynomax bullit instead of the SLPer. Its pretty much just a straight pipe.:lol:

[Black01GT]

Originally posted by brandboZ28
I havent heard a MAC exhaust on a LT1. I want a Hooker catback, they sound awesome. I almost had one too for $125 but it didnt work out. Oh well, Ill keep shopping.

Im running a "homemade" setup. Its like the loudmouth but with a Dynomax bullit instead of the SLPer. Its pretty much just a straight pipe.:lol: it sounds pretty good....nice rumble. the thing i like about the MAC exhaust is the fact its all ball and socket...no welding. we've r/red my exhaust several times (engiene swap, etc) and are gonna do it again when we do my TKO swap. same exhaust, no cutting. its sweet.

[redmach1]

It would be better to quiet the car back down a little with the mufflers Magnaflow instead of with the cat.:twisted:

[brandboZ28]

Yea, I want to. I am just looking for a good deal on a good cat-back. I dont know that I like the way that Magnaflow sounds on a LT1. I like the way my car sounds really deep. 8)

[jlaw]

How are you not a 14 second car anymore?

[brandboZ28]

My cat was clogged so it was slowing me down. I can tell a difference just by taking my foot off of the brake and letting it idle off of the line. Thats before I give it any gas:D

[Jericho574]

Welcome to the no-cat/rasp club

[brandboZ28]

Originally posted by Jericho574
Welcome to the no-cat/rasp club

Its not quite as raspy as yours :lol: which I was suprised about but it is DEEP in the low rpm's which I am really happy about.

[Jericho574]

Originally posted by brandboZ28
Its not quite as raspy as yours :lol:

Thats certainly excellent news. Couldnt bare to have another rasp monster besides ryan and me

[brandboZ28]

Well, I found out that my car was to loud for Bainbridge Sheriff. DOH!!! I got a warning for a sound violation 2 days after I get it cut off. He said I needed to get my exhaust "fixed", lol before I came back to town or I would get a ticket and eventually get my car towed and I would be walking.:roll:

[Greg Kulbick]

What a cock. I have yet to hear this, you're gonna have to start it up for me later.

[Jeffro]

i got a ticket for "loud mufflers" one time. talk about a dickhead cop! it was during Bike Week for cryin' out loud!

[brandboZ28]

He had plenty of reasons to give me a ticket because the car isnt REALLY loud until it hits 3500+ rpms, then its just down right nasty loud!!!

[Tally TransAm]

tell him to blow you because sound violation tickets dont hold up in court since cops dont carry decible meters

[brandboZ28]

Oh, Im not even starting to worry about it. I just thought it was hilarious that it only took me 2 days before I got in trouble.

Greg, its loud isnt it:lol:

[slmdLS1]

i read a story o ls1.com some guy got pulled on a on ramp out in cali w/out a cat(he was speeding though) and mentioned the cop told him it was a 10,000 fine for tampering with the cat(s) and that was federal law.

just thought id share, but i dont care as this makes 2 vehicles without cats for me.

[brandboZ28]

Its a $10k for the shop that tampered with it, not for the owner unless you put your own cat-back on and then I guess that could be pinned on you.

[Tally TransAm]

its actually 25k if a shop tampers with it, max fine of 2.5k if you tamper with it

[96s10]

unless the vehicle has a certain number of miles on it. i believe its like 80,000 or something like that.

[slmdLS1]

thats the implied warranty by the dealer to replace your cat under 80k miles...it doesnt give you permission to cut it out though, but most do anyways

[z28man]

Damn, now Im worried. Ive been running mac headers, no cats, cut-out and a flowmaster muffler(which doesnt serve much of a purpose as the cut-out stays open!) for about two years now and had no problems with the fuzz. I guess I drive it pretty civilized unless tempted to do otherwise. With headers, I dont think no cats and a cut-out sounds as raspy. Has more of a deeper rumble to it.

[brandboZ28]

LT1's are normally a little more raspy than the LS1's. You wouldnt be able to tell that from Chris' car though:lol:

[slmdLS1]

....or ryans

[Slow ET]

I think you mean its the other way around. The LT1s have a full iron block which makes them sound less raspy and kinda like a normal car. Jons ride has a cam and full exhaust with a cut-out with no rasp at all.

[brandboZ28]

My car has always been more raspy than any other LS1 that I have ever heard until I got down to Tally. Then I met Chris and Ryan:lol:

[Greg Kulbick]

Hey Todd, what kind of welding are you capable of?

[redmach1]

I have MIG'd a little, but I am no expert.

[Greg Kulbick]

Could you, say, weld together the 5 pieces of a Dr. Gas x-pipe if they were clamped together in place and marked?

[redmach1]

maybe,... on or off the car?

[Greg Kulbick]

Either. Preferably on, to at least get it started with the x in place and perfect.

[redmach1]

I will see what I can work out, cause this probably = using the lift.

[Greg Kulbick]

Will he not let you work on non-emmissions legal cars during working hours?

[93zm6tally]

I'm pretty sure that I know what a Hooker Cat Back sounds like except that I have no cats to be in back of.:D

[redmach1]

Originally posted by FL Zinc
Will he not let you work on non-emmissions legal cars during working hours?
No, that is not it. I'll PM you.