Straight Pipe Success!

[1971 Judge]

Originally Posted by WARP TEN

I should also add the obvious -- that the cats will clean up the exhaust. Without them it will smell like a car from the 60s or 70s. The good old days when we used to tune them by adjusting the carb to the smell and smoke of the exhaust. On my last iteration (the '95) I did not have cats (but did have a full exhaust system) and the smell was quite noticeable on start up. Overall I am a fan of cats even on a performance exhaust as they don't really reduce HP much.--Bob

Bob, ah yes, words of wisdom! I'm a fan of cats, too for modern muscle. As my avatar shows, I own an old school hot rod and know all too well about going "cat-less" and all the great gas odors!

Eventually, I will go down the road of headers and will keep the cats. For right now, I'm still enjoying what I have and letting it all sink in. I know down the road I will want headers and when that happens will look for LS7 cats. Thanks Bud, Wayne