6 cats!?

[Mike98GT]

So I was changing my oil, and I looked at my stock mid-pipe dreaming of changing it, and I saw what looks like 6 CATS! Is that what they are? 6? Is this a '98 only set-up?

 

[Marks5.0!]

if i remember right 96-98 did come with 6 cats

 

[99 silvr35th]

I have a 99' and it also had 6 cats.

 

[codyGT]

I think only some (california cars) had 6. Two pre-cats and four cats.

 

[JonJon]

my 99 GT had 6. MD bought car.

(stock and Magnaflow catted X)

 

[Stanglover96]

My 96 has 0 cats!

 

[Mustangl3]

i thought my '01 had 4 bt im gonna go check again

 

[AcE XBOX]

hehe I got a magnaflow xpipe with two cats. Makes a world of difference.

 

[Juiced87Notch]

my 98 had 6 cats... then 2... and now 0

 

[FallenPhoenix]

my '04 has 4 visible but I know the other two are hiding up there

 

[Jesus]

My 03 has 4 cats. This is a California car.

 

[Sellout]

My 97 has 6. Trying to decied what to get rid of first 3.08 or 6 cats... hmmm

 

[ACSPONY]

do the aftermarket x pipes with only 2 cats do as good a job as the stockers? Will they filter the same for emissions?

 

[boomshack]

My 02 has 4 cats, 2 pre and 2 actual.

Good question though in terms of can an aftermarket catted X or H pass emissions testing in CA (the toughest nationally) if a visual isn't performed. In other words does clean up the exhaust as much....my guess is no

 

[BVille99GT]

Mine had 4 cats, then I took out 2, then I installed an Off-Road pipe.

 

[ACSPONY]

My 02 has 4 cats, 2 pre and 2 actual.

Good question though in terms of can an aftermarket catted X or H pass emissions testing in CA (the toughest nationally) if a visual isn't performed. In other words does clean up the exhaust as much....my guess is no

I'm in VA but if it passes in CA it'll pass here. I wouldn't think 2 cats could do the job or 4 or 6 so I was wondering why the companies even put them on. I have a hard time believing 2 cats will clean the exhaust enough for emissions testing .

 

[boomshack]

I'm in VA but if it passes in CA it'll pass here. I wouldn't think 2 cats could do the job or 4 or 6 so I was wondering why the companies even put them on. I have a hard time believing 2 cats will clean the exhaust enough for emissions testing .

So now the question is : If an aftermarket catted X pipe can't pass emissions, then why the hell get one compared to an offroad one? To dmapen the sound a little and to get cops off your ass in case they look under your car?

 

[Islander03GT]

My 03 has 4 cats. This is a California car.

same here

 

[ACSPONY]

to get cops off your ass in case they look under your car

I can go with that, makes sense.
Thanks.

 

[boomshack]

I can go with that, makes sense.
Thanks.

yeah me too...most cops don't know how many cats the car is supposed to have in the first place. So I'll get myself a OEM H pipe from a junkyard or something and keep it for when I need to pass smog, which for me is like in 3 years.