How restrictive are OEM cats?
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From: Stevens Point, WI
How restrictive are OEM cats?
I am going to order a Banks single monster exhaust, I also have an edge and a volant intake. Am I holding any performance back, by keeping my factory cats. Is replacing them worth the money vs. performance gain?
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i tested the oem cats on my 03 5.4- from in the cab with a remote mounted magnahelic gauge- at 5400 rpms in 2nd gear under load- each bank of 2 cats was under 1.5 psi per side-phil
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Originally Posted by sysman_rick
I would ask Mr Troyer to respond about oem cats vs replacement units. He had some good info in a previous thread. It pays to ask around
mike- the gain from high flows from my perfectly working oems were not worth the money per hp gain-also thew hp gains would be higher up in the power band-phil
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