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Originally Posted by JiroZero713
Happy with my cold-air TRD intake from the factory. And I prefer less grippy tires myself in fact I like the stock ones.
Also you are talking to someone with no prior car knowledge of any modding. Cat-back...bushings? Might as well speak Spainish
to me haha.
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As I am sure you've noticed, people have a widely differing opinions, even when about the same point of view. Don't worry about being new. You're in the right place and doing some reading through member journals will give you ideas. Speaking car, like speaking spanish, is a skill which can be learned just by emersion. You'll pick it up as you go.
Things to explain. "Cat-Back" refers to an exhaust system which replaces the piping from the Catalytic Converter to the tail of the vehicle. Your "Cat" or catalytic Converter is a device incorporated in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle, containing a catalyst for converting pollutant gases into less harmful ones. While illegal in some, most, or all (I'm not certain which of the 3 is true anymore) states, it's also common to run "Cat-less" which is, as you've guessed, running without any installed.
Your vehicles will usually have 2 Cats. 1 off the vehicle header (This is the exhaust portion that bolts directly to the engine and takes gases from each cylinder) and one in the Mid / Front pipe (Which is the portion of the exhaust usually in the middle of the vehicle.
The bushings are simply the rubber that holds the exhaust to the vehicle in the example of "Exhaust Bushings". (A lot of areas of the vehicle will have bushings in them).
---- Now what caught me as interesting in your post is when you stated you enjoyed the "less grippy" tires. While I enjoy the stock rims, they are heavy. In racing, they are ineffecient. I still have mine because money and I rather enjoy the look of them. My tires, however, bothered me. I am no longer on prius tires, but I am not on heavily "grippy" tires either. I am running a 225/45/r17 (slightly wider than stock) and I believe I am running on Falken Ziex tires (Though I can't remember off hand if that's my FRS, my shitty porsche 924, or my wife's econo-box Versa).
What makes you enjoy "Less grippy" tires?
hope the information helps. If you have questions, please feel free to ask or pm. I'm sure there are a LOT of people here willing to help you get started.
