Question for you S/C Guys and No Cats

[Dimitrios]

how bad is the smell for those of you that have a S/C car and no cats? do you have flames shooting out the rear? just wondering and pulling my cats off this weekend...

 

[AJT]

No smell at all on mine. I'm not sure about flames, no one has ever told me there was any.

You can idle out of your neighborhood without any problem. One friend told me it sounds like a jet coming down the road a under hard accel.

It sounds SO GOOD!

Andy
RT/10 DLM III

 

[Schulmann]

Smells the fuel when I stop.
It is similar to an older mopar car.
Not so bad.

 

[viprvenm]

I smell fumes when I stop.

It is LOUD and I do mean LOUD when under WOT.

Sometimes even hurts my ears... but there is nothing like it in the world!

Flames - YES and they are bright!!!

The flames usually occur between 2-3 or 3-4 shift and it lights up the night!

Jason

 

[Purdue_Boiler_Viper]

Ask the Wizzard. He will tell you what is real.

 

[Joseph Dell]

depends on which cat-back you have. w/ corsa, it is loud and smelly. w/ borlas, not that loud and no smell.

B&B i'd imagine will be pretty loud.

 

[AJT]

I have Corsa. Sounds sweet!

 

[99 R/T 10]

Hey D,
the "smell" problem seems to affect the GTS guys more so than the RT guys. Has a lot to do with the vents in the back of the GTS. That said, I don't have any smell on my RT

 

[Vipera]

Did that to my first Viper duing varous testing stages... Very bad smell and way too loud! Sounded like an Indy car at WOT, It was pretty cool for a while but eventually you'll probably go with high-flo cats.
The following age chart may help you.

Age:
16-20 remove not only the cats but the entire exhaust system from the rear header flange back.
20-29 Definitely remove them
30-39 Judgment call; High-flo cats recommended(IQ comes into play)
40-? Hello your over 40 put the acetylene torch down and step away from the vehicle!!

IMHO High-flo and Corsa cat-back make the best sound combo.

 

[BlueGTS]

No problem with the smell at all, I would not worry about that part. Now making your car any louder than it is might be the real issue.

 

[Steve 00RT/10]

The following age chart may help you.

Age:
16-20 remove not only the cats but the entire exhaust system from the rear header flange back.
20-29 Definitely remove them
30-39 Judgment call; High-flo cats recommended(IQ comes into play)
40-? Hello your over 40 put the acetylene torch down and step away from the vehicle!!

IMHO High-flo and Corsa cat-back make the best sound combo.

Belanger Headers/no cats/3" Belanger exhaust for close to 50,000 miles. 40 was a long time ago for me The 'Belanger System' is deeper than the Corsa and has a better rumble to it. Have never had a problem with smell. The Twin Screw Roe is in the house. I'm told the beast may even get a little louder when out exercising. Works for me. Quiet is for the other cars we have.

Steve

 

[Dimitrios]

im gonna try it. if it doesnt work out ill put back my random tech metal subs.

 

[Dimitrios]

so pick up the car from chuck and had my cats removed and addes roes cat delete. car is so much louder and i feel like it runs much better. it is kinda ear piercing and i can only hear it when im in the tunnel. i can imagine the people in their cars behind me cursing me out..

 

[Dimitrios]

so ive decided to put my cats back. way too loud for normal driving.

 

[sparty116]

Are S/C Viper with headers and no cats louder than N/A vipers with headers and no cats?

 

[DodgeViper01]

so ive decided to put my cats back. way too loud for normal driving.

LOL! D says it is too loud, then it must be a nightmare.

 

[plumcrazy]

yep, if ya know if HE says its too loud the rest of would be wearing hearing protectors..lol

 

[V 10 MAFIA]

I didn't know "too loud" was in his volcabulary! The people of NY City must have filed a complaint with the mayor.

 

[GTS Bruce]

Smell?What smell?Time to start driving a little faster. GTS Bruce

 

[Steve 00RT/10]

I can see a side piped car equipped like mine to be too loud for long trips, but with the exhaust coming out the back end, its definitely not too loud for me as it is. On start up, the windows upstairs rattle and neighbors 1-2 blocks away can hear it idling. Not one person in our subdivision has ever complained. I actually get a lot of compliments on the sound. WOT pushes the 'music' out well over a mile.

We'll see what the super charger brings as far as more noise goes. I highly doubt that I'll add anything back in there.

Steve