catted front pipes and quality of the cat? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

teamred · 09-22-2014, 08:39 AM

I'm going to be putting on the tomei el headers and am thinking a catted frontpipe should quiet it down a little(already have avo catless frontpipe,Perrin over pipe,and injen catback) but I'm seeing anything from avo,and invidia $450-$500 to motiv and p&l for $300 I'm sure the piping and welds are fine on them but what about the quality of the cat itself anyone know? If they truly are high flow and won't restrict the exhaust anymore than the avo or invidia then I have no problem with it.any feedback as to the quality of cat would be great.

lastexile1987 · 09-22-2014, 11:14 AM

As far as I've heard, and I could be wrong, a lot of companies use magnaflow cats. Look into Berk front pipes. I believe they retail around 250 with hi flow magnaflow cat.

zc06_kisstherain · 09-22-2014, 12:13 PM

I switched my Motiv catless front pipe to Berk high Flow Cat Front pipe.
there is not much noise level difference when i switched out. i could notice it got reduced but not much. i didnt switch back to catless because i was lazy. lol
i would look for quieter exhaust or HF+Resonator combo front pipe

cdrazic93 · 09-22-2014, 02:18 PM

Cats are usually universally interchangable across the board. That being said, parts do carry their reputation of the manufacturing company. Invida and avo like to put higher prices on their stuff than motiv does. Motiv makes some damn good exhaust piping.

DarkSunrise · 09-22-2014, 03:49 PM

Magnaflow's 2.5" FP has a 400 cell cat and resonator. I was looking for the quietest and least-smelly, so this is the route I went. From what I've seen, most FP's seem to have a 200 cell HF cat and no resonator.

teamred · 09-22-2014, 04:21 PM

Thanks for the responses guys,gave me some good food for thought here.sounds like the cats on the Berk and motiv are just fine or at least that's what its sounding like

09-22-2014, 08:39 AM	#1
teamred Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: firestorm scion frs Location: Olympia,WA Posts: 79 Thanks: 8 Thanked 23 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	catted front pipes and quality of the cat? I'm going to be putting on the tomei el headers and am thinking a catted frontpipe should quiet it down a little(already have avo catless frontpipe,Perrin over pipe,and injen catback) but I'm seeing anything from avo,and invidia $450-$500 to motiv and p&l for $300 I'm sure the piping and welds are fine on them but what about the quality of the cat itself anyone know? If they truly are high flow and won't restrict the exhaust anymore than the avo or invidia then I have no problem with it.any feedback as to the quality of cat would be great. __________________ My build=2013 MT firestorm FR-S, AFE drop in filter, Mishimoto induction hose, Tein street flex coilovers, Perrin endlinks, black 17x9 Rays gram light 57dr, 255/40/17 Michelin pilot sport a/s 3, Tomei el header, Perrin overpipe, AVO catless frontpipe, Injen SES dual cat back exhaust,tuned at drift office

09-22-2014, 02:18 PM	#4
cdrazic93 Junior Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: a car Location: Probably at school Posts: 4,341 Thanks: 3,184 Thanked 2,512 Times in 1,502 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Cats are usually universally interchangable across the board. That being said, parts do carry their reputation of the manufacturing company. Invida and avo like to put higher prices on their stuff than motiv does. Motiv makes some damn good exhaust piping. __________________ "Ah! What music! They could have never imagined, those pioneers who invented the automobile, that it would posses us like this, our imaginations, our dreams. Men love women, but even more than that, men love CARS!"-Lord Hesketh

09-22-2014, 03:49 PM	#5
DarkSunrise Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 22 BRZ (Previously 13 FR-S) Location: USA Posts: 5,798 Thanks: 2,187 Thanked 4,243 Times in 2,221 Posts Mentioned: 48 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Magnaflow's 2.5" FP has a 400 cell cat and resonator. I was looking for the quietest and least-smelly, so this is the route I went. From what I've seen, most FP's seem to have a 200 cell HF cat and no resonator. __________________ "Never run out of real estate, traction, and ideas at the same time." 2022 BRZ Build 2013 FR-S Build

09-22-2014, 04:21 PM	#6
teamred Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: firestorm scion frs Location: Olympia,WA Posts: 79 Thanks: 8 Thanked 23 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks for the responses guys,gave me some good food for thought here.sounds like the cats on the Berk and motiv are just fine or at least that's what its sounding like __________________ My build=2013 MT firestorm FR-S, AFE drop in filter, Mishimoto induction hose, Tein street flex coilovers, Perrin endlinks, black 17x9 Rays gram light 57dr, 255/40/17 Michelin pilot sport a/s 3, Tomei el header, Perrin overpipe, AVO catless frontpipe, Injen SES dual cat back exhaust,tuned at drift office

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lastexile1987 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: Lightning Red '13 Limited BRZ Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 346 Thanks: 87 Thanked 112 Times in 73 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	As far as I've heard, and I could be wrong, a lot of companies use magnaflow cats. Look into Berk front pipes. I believe they retail around 250 with hi flow magnaflow cat.

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