need new cat what to get

[Jand3rson]

i would run without a cat, seeing as how heavy those motherfuckers get.
free flow+reduced weight+sweet sound = triple mods for the price of one :twisted:

Good luck finding a shop that will do it.

I have a friend who owns a custom exhaust shop, he's going to chop mine out for me after hours when I get my car.

[bmwannabe]

yeah, that seems to be the problem for me too about finding someone to do it. i guess you just find someone who will do it under the table. We dont have smog tests out here in ohio either, so it could be done.

[DrMcDave]

i am going to order the bmp free flow cat. i've got my dads credit card in hand :twisted: .

with the huge hole in my cat, my car is so fucking loud i can't hear my music without cranking it way up+ i have a bb triflo so its not exactly quiet to being with.

from bavauto (perhaps a bit pricey but whatever) they quoted 1380 for a stock cat. and 520 for an aftermarket unit.

[george graves]

Dude - just go to a local shop - drive to the aera of town with the signs in another language - spanish is good, find a muffler shop and be done with it....

[DrMcDave]

Dude - just go to a local shop - drive to the aera of town with the signs in another language - spanish is good, find a muffler shop and be done with it....

i live in gettysburg, pa, not california there is no bad section of town and there is only one exhaust shop and i already called them. So unless i find a civil war reinactor that can weld, this is pretty much the only option.

[RedBaron86325]

I was running a BMP cat. I was pretty happy with it. It is a lot lighter than the oem. I don't care much for BMP, but I was happy with the 'bolt up' cat on my eta. The only problem I had were the heat shields on the cat rattling loose. I finally just removed them.

[BMW BMXER]

On older american cars theres a plug on the cat u can cut off, give it gas all these lil beads come out and its free flowing.

Its neat.

Oh you put the plug back in after..

[DrMcDave]

i called bmp, and was about to order when they told me the cat for the ix was 575 so i said fuck off and called a local parts guy for a used one- i am not spending that much money its just insane.

[E30godz]

ill sell you mine damnit! off a 325i with about 115k on it, worked fine. if you want ill cut the cat off the rest of the pipes and ill ship that to you.

[DrMcDave]

the guy i am going to get a used one from is only 45 minutes away, its a waste to pay for shipping. thanx for the offer. It will also be bolt up, instead of welding needing to be done. thanx for the offer though.