Metal pipes in place of 2nd cats

[kingace]

Whent to the muffler shop and got my rear cats taken off, the guy said he only had metal pipes to put in place of the rear cats. Does this make a difference in sound, or tone, or anything rather than diff. Pipes or is that what usually goes in place when they remove them. Any feed back help thanks guys.

[Limited360]

Just make sure its stainless...

[whitey]

Metal is what is used. Stainless is nice but not necessary. I dont have stainless....

[kingace]

Is there a difference is sound between metal and stainless? Or tone?

[fastblackmerc]

No difference in tone. Use stainless steel so it doesn't rust out.

Any time you change anything in the exhaust system you will change the noise level and tone.

[Limited360]

Stainless will last longer and is what the OEM pipes are made from.

No sound difference no

[RF Overlord]

For the very short length of the cats, I doubt there will be a difference in sound between aluminized and stainless.

[SC Cheesehead]

Is there a difference is sound between metal and stainless? Or tone?

No, but stainless will last a lot longer.

[fastblackmerc]

No, but stainless will last a lot longer.

Going with non-stainless is the cheap way. How much could 2 two foot lengths of 2 1/4 ss pipe cost?

[SC Cheesehead]

Going with non-stainless is the cheap way. How much could 2 two foot lengths of 2 1/4 ss pipe cost?

Uh, over 9, 000?... :dunno:


:D

[RF Overlord]

That's if you get the unobtainium pipes...

[kingace]

Ok thanks guys

[loud2004marquis]

What shop did you go to?

[kingace]

Mr. Muffler on hall road

[guagesluggish]

so removing rear cats sounds badass? im a stainless tig welder and would do it easy, i know my right hand drive turbo Toyota surf sounds cooler with ss straight pipes, drive by and people are like is that a 4runner with a whistle?

[guagesluggish]

4 cylinder diesel Toyota plus 8 cylinder merc = normal fuel consumption,right?

[1 Bad Merc]

Doesnt the pipes rust at the welds? Not sure with stainless and I am curious.

[lji372]

:bows:
Whent to the muffler shop and got my rear cats taken off, the guy said he only had metal pipes to put in place of the rear cats. Does this make a difference in sound, or tone, or anything rather than diff. Pipes or is that what usually goes in place when they remove them. Any feed back help thanks guys.


Going with non-stainless is the cheap way. How much could 2 two foot lengths of 2 1/4 ss pipe cost?

I think he meant "the guy said he only had metal pipes", perhaps the shop he went to didn't have or stock stainless :dunno:

[Mike M]

It sounds great.

[fastblackmerc]

Doesnt the pipes rust at the welds? Not sure with stainless and I am curious.

My SS pipes and welds show no signs of rust.

[whitey]

IMHO, Removing the second set of cats makes the car sound like it should have from the factory. Not enough noise to wake up the dead, just the right amount of sound to give you some bark to the bite.