cat delete...benefits?

[JunkyardZ]

Was looking at a dynomax ORY that bolts in place of the cats to the stock manifolds. Is there much benifit to this? Don't want to spend the money on LT's untill I have to pull the motor. Planning on upgrading to a fast intake/tb this spring and wanted to free up the exhaust a bit. Car has magnaflow cat back and slp lid, thats it.

[LeadFarmer]

I have the exact mods u do (borla catback instead of magnaflow) and I bolted on a 2.5in slp y pipe hoping to free up some more horses. On the dyno I think I gained about 2-5rwhp.

you might gain a couple more hp by going off-road but imo its no worth it unless your getting headers. unless of course you just want the car louder by running an OR setup

[shady milkman]

on a stock application..no there is really no benefit..on a long tubed setup the gains are more noticeable.

as you said you will go to LTs ..dont get the ory for the stock manis..as after the swap the y will be useless and you will need to buy another y pipe.

[JunkyardZ]

I think louder is always better but if I could pick up 5 horse at the wheels for under $200, I think that is a good deal.

Hard to say, but I could see emissions testing becoming more mainstream and this way I could put the cats back on easy enough. but if you guys think it is a waste then maybe I will just go to LT's.

[shady milkman]

louder isn't always better ...remember there are two types of loud...dump truck loud/trashy pickups ..and good tone loud/no or little rasp.

[lsgunner28]

IMO, get some better spark plug wires and sub frame connectors, better way to spend $200. I have Taylor 10.4mm race wires and BMR sfc's, the wires improved my response alot! Everyone on here will say if your gonna go for more hp you need sfc's.

[LeadFarmer]

as most others will probably tell you if you plan on getting headers just hold off on the ory for now, money better invested somewhere else. If i could go back I would have bought some ebay longtubes for like $175 and a matching Y for like $100