I want to put the type of exhausts that you find on tuner cars but ive heard that if you take the resonator and the catalytic converter off that it will sound much better. Is that true?
2006-08-05 18:45:16 · 9 answers · asked by firefighter55478873 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Chevrolet
It may sound better and even seem to have a little more speed.
But you better check your state DMV. In most states the catalytic
conv. is the law. If you remove it it will never pas a state inspection. You may also face a noise violation if you are ticketed.
2006-08-05 18:51:11 · answer #1 · answered by chrissm2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're going to 'bypass' the DMV, it's better to remove 'only' the catalytic converter. It's not gonna sound any better regardless, just louder and 'those' engines do not sound 'good' as in Porsche, etc.
Removing the converter lets your engine breath better and there's nothing in your exhaust system to clog up. Never remove a muffler or resonator for the sake of the sound of the engine. If nothing else, it's aggravating to hear those repulsive cars with 'straight outs' on 'em. They hurt everyone's ears except the driver's!
2006-08-06 03:04:58 · answer #2 · answered by Mack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a Cavalier for crying out loud!! How good can it possibly sound? There is not a 4 or 6 cylinder motor yet that can match the sweet sound of a V-8 exhausting through a pair of glass-pac mufflers and dual exhausts.
2006-08-06 15:37:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you take the Catalytic convertor off it will not have enough back pressure in the exhaust system and it will run bad. Just buy one of those big soup can mufflers for it and it will sound just as crappy as those import tuner cars.
2006-08-05 19:21:45 · answer #4 · answered by FreedomLover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the cars ck engine light will come on and stay on because this car and ones built after 95 have catalyst monitoring technoligy,that is a o2 sensor after the cat ,tells computer if exhaust is cleaned up
2006-08-09 14:51:33 · answer #5 · answered by deltech 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont waist your money unless you want it to sound like a chainsaw on steroids! Get a V8 and start from there
2006-08-06 19:38:29 · answer #6 · answered by RetroTA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FIRST DOWNFALL------MOST FOUR CYLINDERS REQUIRE BACKPRESSURE........WHEN YOU HEAR THESE FOUR CYLINDERS MAKING FUNNY PUTTERING NOISES WHEN SLOWING DOWN.........THEY ARE BURNING THE EXHAUST VALVES AND GUIDES......IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TUNER NOISE SIMPLY REPLACE YOUR MUFFLER-----ELIMINATING THE CAT AND RES. MAY ONLY HURT YOUR CAR.
2006-08-09 13:05:07 · answer #7 · answered by vettecam69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol. Brilliant! Have a star!
2016-03-27 00:45:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
better not some state inspection"s it won''t pass.
2006-08-06 05:58:25 · answer #9 · answered by dirtdevil215 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋