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Old 01-18-2004, 05:08 PM
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Originally posted by SteaminRice
Performance guys-- would you recommend cats first or headers? Congrats Daytona on the great dyno-- you got me damn near decided on doing a mod i didn't plan on!
The headers on this car are actually pretty good. My experience in doing the mods was that the high flow cats were the most significant single change to releasing more power, with the catback exhaust next. The header change was nominal gain when added to the other two, and by far the most expensive and time consuming installation of the three.
Old 01-18-2004, 05:31 PM
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Originally posted by zxsaint

I'd be curious to see how hf cats would do on your setup, but I think the next move should be a crank pulley. Should put your whole curve up a notch, and you'll be probably where i'm at in terms of numbers. At $200 it's a no-brainer.
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will be installing hi flow cats as soon as they get here, and maybe will go with the underdrive pulley next....but i gotta save money first...anyone in so cal interested in a detail for their cars??
Old 01-18-2004, 10:34 PM
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Default Re: RT CATS

Originally posted by GATORZ
This is slightly off the thread topic. Are there still concerns about running lean with the rt cats. Want to get these but worried about the running lean thing. On the dyno above is it running rich? I thought the 12 to 13 was best.

Thanks, Dan
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I'm just worried/wondering about the same thing. Hoping someone can answer this, that's all

great gains on the headers btw!

-drew
Old 01-19-2004, 05:21 PM
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Originally posted by Mike Wazowski
which would only benefit FI cars IMHO.
why only FI?
I don't want to hijack so I started new thread:

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....threadid=57449
Old 01-19-2004, 05:26 PM
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I don't think you really need to worry about going lean with just cats/test pipes or just a plenum. But when you combine the two I think you may run into some pingage which you don't want.
Old 01-19-2004, 05:41 PM
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high flow cats first... much cheeper... will give close to the same power.. at half the price...

avaialbe at http://www.performancenissanparts.com

special forum price still applies...
Old 01-19-2004, 07:45 PM
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Originally posted by FLY BY Z
I don't think you really need to worry about going lean with just cats/test pipes or just a plenum. But when you combine the two I think you may run into some pingage which you don't want.
I have I/test-pipes/plenum/injen ses...and I dont get any detonation, even at really low rpm's....I run 93 oct
Old 01-19-2004, 07:58 PM
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I believe that the only ones that have problems with the RT cats running lean are those who had an ECU flash prior to adding the cats. This can easily be corrected by a reflash.
Old 01-19-2004, 08:55 PM
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no pinging here with Test Pipes and Plenum
Old 01-20-2004, 03:20 AM
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Do you two know what your AF ratios are?
Old 01-20-2004, 04:48 AM
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Originally posted by FLY BY Z
I don't think you really need to worry about going lean with just cats/test pipes or just a plenum. But when you combine the two I think you may run into some pingage which you don't want.
On three cars now...

Plenum, headers, cats, and exhaust... Zero ping.
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Originally posted by PhoenixINX
On three cars now...

Plenum, headers, cats, and exhaust... Zero ping.
like i asked before, what is the AF ratio on these cars with no ECU flash.
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Originally posted by FLY BY Z
like i asked before, what is the AF ratio on these cars with no ECU flash.
Mine is between 13.1 and 13.5 the whole way. 13.3 up top >5000 RPM.

Originally posted by FLY BY Z
I don't think you really need to worry about going lean with just cats/test pipes or just a plenum. But when you combine the two I think you may run into some pingage which you don't want.
Interesting enough it has been brought to our attention by other tuners that RT cats run unusually lean . . .especially when combined with other mods. Nothing a flash cant fix, but it may start robbing power until you flash.

We have not seen this directly as most of us here run stock cats, test pipes, or Crawford cats.

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Old 01-20-2004, 08:49 AM
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i wonder if the kinetix cats have caused this at all?
Old 01-20-2004, 09:41 AM
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Default Re: Nismo header independent dyno...u will be surprised

Originally posted by daytona350z
peak gain of 12.2hp and 18.5lbs of tq
Wow. Best gains I've seen for headers. In fact, even better than testpipes.

Lucky you!
Old 01-20-2004, 01:53 PM
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Those are some great numbers. I haven't seen anything like that yet with those headers!!!
Old 01-20-2004, 01:57 PM
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Default Re: Re: Nismo header independent dyno...u will be surprised

Originally posted by hfm
Wow. Best gains I've seen for headers. In fact, even better than testpipes.

Lucky you!

thanks and at the price including install, i happy with the gains...now i want more
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yeah, i'll b interested in seein if u get gains from other exhaust mods that should reduce the back pressure. like it was said before, mayb u won't see much if the nismo headers r designed for use with some. we shall see.
Old 01-20-2004, 04:24 PM
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I have lsd test-pipes, crawford plenum, and Injen SES exhaust and i have had Zero ping aswell.
Old 01-20-2004, 05:08 PM
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daytona, hows it sound?


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