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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 10:26 AM
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Took the CAT out of my 11 Limited. Helped the heat considerably and made the stock exhaust sound great. Pretty east job if you know a welder.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 10:37 AM
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Will this void the warranty on the engine?
 
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 06:09 PM
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Will this void the warranty on the engine?
I suppose it could, that's why I bought an extra head pipe from a forum member on here and gutted that one and kept my original with the CAT in it. Just in case I have a warranty issue.
 
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Running syn oil will help cool it down too.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 06:23 PM
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Running syn oil will help cool it down too.
It doesn't cool down the Catalytic Converter! But yes, I run synthetic.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 07:05 PM
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Running syn oil will help cool it down too.
I run Syn 3 and my right leg is still on fire somedays. I do have to couple in the fact that I live in South Texas, aka on the surface of the sun!
 
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It makes a big difference dont' it? There is a lot of restriction there and if you ever saw the cat cut into you would wonder how they even run at all.
 
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You do know SYN 3 is a synthetic blend, right? Not a true synthetic like Mobil 1 or Amsoil. You should see how blue in color the head pipe looked at the where the Cat is. Blue = lots of heat. Big difference with the CAT removed.
 
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KCFLHTC, how much did you have to pay for the stock head pipe? That sounds like a good idea. Thanks
 
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KCFLHTC, how much did you have to pay for the stock head pipe? That sounds like a good idea. Thanks
I think I paid $125 for the whole exhaust including mufflers. Local shop charged $20 to weld it and then about $5 for some high temp silver paint to cover welded area.
 
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