hiflow cats - all the same?

[fried]

are hiflow cats all basically the same?

is there main performance differences, or anything like that?

thanks.

[tinkerbell]

price matters, just like headers,

you can get x-force style cats and mugen styel cats...

i got my 2.5in one from:

http://www.capa.com.au/exhaust_components.htm

for around $200 shipped a few years ago, and it has been fine since then

[tinkerbell]

oh, and this is like and 'x-force' priced cat

[kousoku]

main differnce is material used.

xforce "Stainless steel cats" are not actually what they claim they are, they have a stainless steel coating on the outside to make them look nice.
i'm sure if you went for something more pricey, it would be full stainless steel and would have better air flow qualities (or so i'm led to beleive)

[tinkerbell]

um, the catalyst is what slows the flow, not the material the cat is made from...

[bennjamin]

yup - isnt the flow judged by the internal size of the catalyst sections - Not the actual inlet + outlet size ?

[tinkerbell]

yeah, size AND quality

this is and example of what the honeycomb looks like (howstuffworks.com)

[chinkdood]

ok. jsut a lil confused here..

so does it matter if i get full stainless steel or nah?

[tinkerbell]

stainless steel is less susceptable to rust...

[chinkdood]

ohh okay thx tinkerbell..

ne1 know any places in syd to get cheap good cat..??

[tinkerbell]

also stainless is harder to weld too...

see post #2 for good cheap cat...

[lerroy]

say if one was to get toda headers ( looks towards tinkerbell)
would there be a big diff if i was using a xforce cat would there be any neeed to change ??