exchaust questions..

snappy · 05-15-2002, 11:51 AM

I have a 86 n/a 944 that is in excelent shape. inside and out.. the time has come for my "baby" to get a new exhaust. I live in san mateo in california. I am new to the US and dont know where to go or not to go.. I have a couple of questions regarding this.

1: Where should I go to get a new exhaust. I have spend hours online and in the yellow pages but nothing and nobody stands out, as beeing any good. Does anyone on this list have any info and/or experiance working with somone that is near me.

2: If I decide to put a test pipe in and bypass the CAT conv. what will happen if the CHP sees that I did that. will I get a slap on the wrist and a fine?

3:I am not looking for an exhaust that is going to make my car sound like a 69 Chev v8. If I remove the CAT conv. would that make it louder?

All help would be really appreciated . and please excuse the questions if they seem a bit dumb

. tia

AFJuvat · 05-15-2002, 01:32 PM

Bursch makes a good aftermarket exhaust. - you can order it here at pelican. It wil make your car a little louder.

They aren't too difficult to install yourself. Just a simple matter of taking out the old one and putting in the new one.

Just soak the nuts/bolts in penetrating oil - PB blaster seems to work the best. When I did mine, I sprayed them down the night before , so they soaked all night - they came right off after that.

Yes, removing your cat or bypassing it is illegal, and you will be fined if you are caught.

AFJuvat

944S Boyeee · 05-16-2002, 09:40 AM

Did you all know that is ISN'T illegal to remove your CAT Conv. in Canada, as long as the car is 89 or earlier??

I took the Cat of my Sidekick (1989) and it gets passed every year.

Should I take the Cat off the Porsche?? Any advantages?

944S Boyeee

AFJuvat · 05-16-2002, 09:49 AM

It will be a little louder, Also you'll gain a few more horsepower. You will not see a significant difference unless you were to change to a better exhaust system.

AFJuvat

944S Boyeee · 05-16-2002, 10:07 AM

Thanks Mike -

.....you can tell when Mike is back, cause the answers come fast and informed!!

944S Boyeee

scottmandue · 05-16-2002, 11:45 AM

In California you will have to smog test your car when you renew the registration (is it every year or every other year?) Anyway I think you need the CAT to pass. Some of the guys on this board have done exhaust mods with a hi flow CAT and have reported that they can get a pretty loud exhaust note with a CAT in place.

snappy · 05-16-2002, 01:45 PM

Thanks for the replies. I was thinking of doing the MSD ignition upgrade but with the exhaust as well. As far as I know, most of the exhaust mods out there end up sacrificing low-end torque, which in turn the MSD improves. So we would have to see what it does on real life. Man I hate it when things look good on paper. But you don’t know if it would work as good in the field