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With that logic, spacers should work on a catless downpipe without any issues then.. Which it doesn't..
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There is a night and day difference when going to FS DP from stock.  There is no question, your ass tells you and that's better than any imperial data. If you can't feel it, what's the point? |
Well, as long as you ass is happy..
I don't doubt there is a different feel in power looking at both inner catalyst, stock VS FS but I don't know about "night and day" difference; every review I read everyone talks about how great the sound is and only comment on a bump in power, nothing earth-shattering.
Is it really worth voiding your warranty and risk a possible CEL, when more of the same ass feedback can be achieved from say a $200 piggyback.. That's up to you to weight the pros and cons..
I have enough nonsense to deal with, a random CEL ding would drive me nuts and is not worth the possible risk verse reward IMO. |
You void the warranty with the piggyback too. Guess it can't get you arrested in California though. |
A piggyback can be remove in less than a minute, in the dealer parking lot, while you wait for them to prep a loaner car, of which you going to transfer the same piggyback to. Hypothetically speaking, of course
A downpipe takes hours to R&R and on top of that, the gasket and fittings needs to be replaced upon every removal..
I'm not downplaying a sports cats, I was two step from getting one and I respect it existence but I'm just not the one to take risk and compromises that it entails. No judgement to anyone that appreciates its benefits.
Also, I guess I should of been more specific, you can get charged with tampering with a functioning catalytic converter in CA, not the end user but the business that installs it and operates in that state. The laws are not really that enforced but just highlighting the seriousness of this mod.