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03-27-2014, 09:39 PM | #1 |
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MRF X-pipe: I said I was going to put cats on the....
....MRF X-pipe, and I meant it. Malek said they tested it with HJS 100 cell cats in prototyping and it didn't lose any power, so....
HJS 100 cell cores, 4" in diameter: SS 2" to 4" reducers will be here next week. http://www.verociousmotorsports.com/s.nl/sc.3/.f Should be an interesting few weeks as everything comes together. Last edited by whats77inaname; 08-18-2017 at 03:00 PM.. |
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Probably won't do that. I plan on getting a baseline of the car in the next couple weeks, as over the next few weeks I'm looking @ a full exhaust, AA air filter, and (after a Blackstone report) a tune. As I'm doing all the install work (save the welding) I don't know if I want to install/dyno/uninstall/reinstall/dyno. That's a big time sacrifice. I'm also working around my welder's schedule.
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Very nice! High quality stuff.
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100 cells won't do either, a tune or Akra Delete R will be necessary. BUT, it will stop the smell associated with straight pipes, and I feel more environmentally friendly having them
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03-27-2014, 11:03 PM | #9 |
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This should be cool but why put them in the primary position? Evolve did flow test and said there was less back pressure if the cats are in the secondary position.
IMO, 100 CPI cats in the secondary location still stick pretty bad. . |
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Evolve tested on their setup, not MRF's. Since Malek designed this pipe and has the most experience with it, and because I talked to Malek before embarking on this journey, I'm replicating what he did so that I can make sure I get the same result: no loss in power.
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Different applications altogether but after a couple days of testing, my HJS 200 cel are working fantastic on my BBI straight pipe exhaust on my 911. Even though my tune requires no cats, so far it's working fine as the HJS just flow so well. I think mine are rated over 400 hp each so 800+ together. This is a cool idea and now that I see how well these cats flow, I'm thinking this going to work exactly as you intended. Although part of what I loved so much about the MRF was the higher rpm high pitch sound that it makes (some similar tones to a flat plane'd crank car), You've done a lot of planning and homework and I'm really curious how this is going to sound with the cats and your planned slip on. Also would be awesome of you could get a baseline and after dyno.
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in for more, sounds like a good plan!
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There was another tuner, M3DCTBT, who did some testing with cats and found very little to no power loss. He was not using the very expensive HJS cats, but rather ebay 300 cell metallic core cats.
If you need to pass visual or sniffer test emissions or to reduce smell, you have no choice but to run cats. It would be great if there was little to no power loss. I know that Evolve did some back pressure testing and found a significant reduction from removing the long 400 cell primary cats. It makes sense that short 100 cell cats would have less back pressure. However, since the OP is not doing a baseline and is doing multiple mods at once, we will not know the effect of the cats on his power. |
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-baseline dyno for the car stock; -filter, then dyno, since AA says their filter is dyno proven to pick up a couple hp -filter + catted full exhaust, then dyno, as I don't see where the rear is going to make that much of a difference. The x-pipe will make the biggest gains. -filter + catted full exhaust + tune, then dyno. I'd like to see how a good tune will take advantage of the air flow. -filter + catted full exhaust + tune + PWM, then dyno. I'm interested in seeing how much better the car will perform w/other mods in addition to the methanol. The cats weren't really that bad, as they're just the cores. I was shopping around for them and was seeing $550+. I picked up cores only for $275/each w/free shipping from a seller on eBay. He has a bunch of them. http://www.ebay.com/itm/170770102289 |
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wonder how these will sound? Keep us updated. The S55 engine has similar looking primary cats, wonder if that's the cause of the ugly noise it makes versus the N55?
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Is it safe to say, any decent exhaust shop couple weld in these core units?
For the OP, what's your goal by adding the 100cpi cats? I'm just curious since it'll still smell pretty strings and won't prevent check engine light. I guess it will help with the smell to some extent and will probably work faster than the Akra since they'll light up faster. .
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MRF sure looks pretty much identical to AE, apart from the AE high flow cats in the primary cat position. While I agree 100 cell are the least restrictive cats available, I am still curious about the loss of power from 100 cell cats in the primary position versus no cats.
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