stupid question

[1PhatCX]

if u eliminate the cat. converter in a stock civic with just a muffler as the only exhaust mod, can u get it to shoot flames? and does it do anything to performance at all???
i was gonna pull mine off and toss a home made test pipe kinda thing in there but i dunno if if will give any noticable gains or not.
all i have done is a muffler and an intake

[88dxhatchslammed]

to get your exhaust to shoot flames, you have to get a flame thrower kit, and yes removing the cat will improve hp, but it is ilegal and you can get a huge fine for doing it.

[1PhatCX]

alright
and u dont need a flame thrower kit to shoot flames, my buddys turbo supra does

and what if I just get a cat and hollow it out?? works the same way as straight pipe pretty much

[PunkAlex]

hollowing the cat doesnt do much since it just leaves a nice open area to reduce exaust velocity

If you had a straitthrough type muffler with no cat then yes you could shoot flames assuming you had your engine running rich.

[1PhatCX]

yea my muffler is straight thru, and my car runs really rich for some reason, so i could just toss a test pipe on and get some flames to come out then huh??
maybe i should look for all the shit then and make a set-up