Hey guys I have a noooobie question...

I was lookin online and i heard a couple things about HI FLOW CAT CONVERTERS.. seen they give you pretty good power for cheap.

I currently have a stock exhaust and dont wanna change it cus i hate the ricer sound many civic owners around my area have.

If i get one is gonna either be a greddy exhaust or nothin at all..and their pretty pricey..

if i put a hi flow cat on my stock exhaust will i feel any difference? is it gonna give me that signature ricer exhaust sound or a deeper sound??

thanks guys

it'll give it a slight rasp because your gonna have more air flowing through it instead of being restricted

now how much of a rasp.. good question

This post was last modified: 06-27-2008 10:33 PM by SkunkdSiR.

I had my dead stock cat (240K miles on it) replaced with a CatCo high flow catalytic converter. There was no power difference (other than getting rid of an old clogged up cat), as Honda allegedly puts pretty high-flow ones on to begin with. If you'd like a new catalytic converter, definitely get a high flow one of course. But if you feel yours is in okay condition, hold off on it. It's a ~$200-$250 best saved for the necessity. :-)

Best of luck whatever route you choose, but be careful around Magnaflow, they like to throw CEL's in our cars due to the oxygen sensor bung location.

it'll give it a slight rasp because your gonna have more air flowing through it instead of being restricted

now how much of a rasp.. good question

It will be a tad louder & a tad more raspy. That's just what happens when you "open up" a Honda exhaust.

Won't make a noticeable difference unless you run a power adder of some sort. Quality High flow cats have the same materials as the stock cats, the only difference is a bigger inlet/outlet and sometimes center section as well. "hi-flow" cats are a test pipe in disguise and will definitely give you a rasp sound along with the occasional "pop" when you let off the throttle....pure rice..lol

......i had a stock cat and punched out the guts.... homemade highflow cat. probably flows better than the real deal.