Alright, time to open up my exhaust.

[Mystikal]

Yeah, emissions aren't my concern. If I even have the same car (let alone same motor and exhaust) 2 years from now I'll be surprised.

$60 for 2 eh? Funny shit man, I was going to call you and ask if you can hook it up. Is that for Cherry Bombs or what?

[ZiMMie]

Okay, so I'm bored at work and started searching. Seems the stock resonator/muffler combo isn't robbing any power, but an old cat does. This correct?

Also, a good idea seems to be to remove the stock cat and put on twin glasspacks; this will free up power, but make the sound a lot more appealing / not as aggrivating. This correct?

Same Here Bored to death @ work.
i dont think ull pass emission with the glass packs,
but it sure will sound awesome.

they are lke 60$ for 2 of them.

[asubimmer]

glasspacks are awsome, that is all

[Mystikal]

Okay, so I'm bored at work and started searching. Seems the stock resonator/muffler combo isn't robbing any power, but an old cat does. This correct?

Also, a good idea seems to be to remove the stock cat and put on twin glasspacks; this will free up power, but make the sound a lot more appealing / not as aggrivating. This correct?

[Mystikal]

We do emissions testing here every 2 years, and my car just passed for the last time. Well, it has 372k on the stock cat, and I was literally on the limits. For the next test, I will install a new cat.

Right now I have IE shorty headers, and everything else in the exhaust is stock. The cat as mentioned has 372k, and everything behind it is a few years old OEM. What should I start removing/gutting first, the cat or the resonator? I guess my question is, when a catalytic converter starts going bad, does it flow better than new or worse? And what kind of sound difference does removing each provide?

As a side note, with the M30 AFM, MarkD software, and IE headers, the car makes an absolutely intoxicating sound above 6000rpm, especially closer to 7000.

Jay