magnaflow metal cats?

[pete05]

Hey has anybody had any experience with these or heard anything about them?

[Officer Doofy]

Never heard much about them
But i would give a big thumbs up for the catco metal cats
Bit pricey at round the 400 mark but they flow sweet

[pete05]

yeah its not in my budget at the moment, im just starting the conversion and need a cat to get it on the road and legal, the magnaflow cat is only $195 which seems a bit more affordable at the moment. unless someone has a spare 3 inch on to get me going. i have a complete exhaust but some dope has knocked the centre out of it.

[Malicia]

Mine arrive on monday

Another soarercentral guy is already using them no complaints. ALOT easier on the waller too.

[Robbos_Toyotas]

metal cats can only be a good thing - most ceramics i have found just fall to pieces on the harsh roads we have in australia.

[celicapain]

zoom did a test on em and magnaflow came up either the best flowing, or one of the best so thats the way to go. Of course im straight lpg and have but one muffler betwixt my turbo and my planet

[pete05]

ok good stuff i might grab one of these.

[pete05]

oh which issue is that test in i looked through my zoom stash of the last 10 years and cant find it. what issue number or what car is on the cover?

[Sam_Q]

that one on the ebay site looks quite restrictive to me compared to the 'metalcat' branded one I installed, cant remember the maker.

[Ribfeast]

How did the Magnaflow go vs the MetalCat branded units in that Zoom article?

I've got some sort of unknown highflow cat at the moment, runs ok so I might keep it for now.

[Sam_Q]

well I hate to be blunt but that magnaflow pic makes it looks like a peice of crap compared to a 'metalcat', metalcat use a spiral wound thin stainless layer instead of a honeycomb.

Maybe I am making a mistake by looking at the pic but either way I dont trust it

[celicapain]

will dig through my pile of old zoom and find the issue number

[Malicia]

This is off the sureflo website. might help.

"Test Results - As measured by Rams Head Service – Windsor @ 28” of water.

Measurements: -
# 5” cat with 3” ends - 706cfm
# 5” cat with 3.5” ends - 885cfm
# 5” cat with 4” ends - 1015cfm

We tested the “Magic Cat” and “Metal Cat” using their own 3” fittings welded to each end and compared the flow with our Ballistic Cat with 3” pipework welded to the ends and here are the results:
# Magic Cat 4” body with 3” ends - 546.6cfm
# Metal Cat 4” body with 3” ends - 629.6cfm
# Ballistic Cat 5” body with 3” ends - 706.2cfm

There are some rubbery figures going around. Magic advertise the flow of their 4” cat as 750cfm and their new 5” cat as 890cfm. These tests are obviously done with no ends on the catalytic converter. So if you compare the 5” cat from Magic @ 890cfm against our 5” Cat with 4” ends @ 1015cfm it shows ours flows 125cfm or 14% extra. This is extra performance."

[pete05]

well i would still like to see the zoom test. the only thing with going for the magic cat or metal cat is i fear it will definately see the 1jz ecu hitting boost cut all the time.

[pete05]

Also has anyone done any research as to the best location to place the cat in the exhaust system? like how far from the turbos?