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      04-27-2020, 08:24 AM   #1
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Can I smell your downpipe in Toronto?

Hey guys,

Weird request I know but is anyone in the Mississauga/West GTA area who has an N54 with catless DP but stock midpipes and exhaust? If so, can I come take a whiff of your car?

I'm trying to decide between catted and catless based on tolerability of smell.

I'll bring you a coffee.

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      04-27-2020, 02:03 PM   #3
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Hey just checked my inbox and didn't see a PM
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You have no idea how bad that topic header looks at first glance! LMAO!
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Yeah I had to do a double take on this topic.

Could you report back here as I would like to know as well.
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No ones ever asked me this before.. ur gonna have to buy me dinner first!!
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Hey guys,

Weird request I know but is anyone in the Mississauga/West GTA area who has an N54 with catless DP but stock midpipes and exhaust? If so, can I come take a whiff of your car?

I'm trying to decide between catted and catless based on tolerability of smell.

I'll bring you a coffee.

Thanks,
NewD
Sooo.. i recently went fbo.. catless..
I never use ac.. so that goes to show u its not that bad.. when i cold start.. ill let it warm up.. when i reverse out of the parking spot.. i run into the exhaust fumes obviously.. thats when i smell it.. but realy its more of a gas smell than noxious gas.. kinda like the quick smell of gas ay the station filling up.. moat people think its gonna be like riding in an old iroc , where it felt like u were in ur garage with the car on and the door shut :...
Totally bareable!
I think u should b more worried about the fucking noise ur gonna make after the dp and the tune ur gonna need.. i have ppk stock on my car... and when i went catless dp , it was aply renamed the pp-ak47

Now that i think about it.. i had the burnt pop corn smell for a bit but it quickly went away.. i think thats just a by product of oils on the surface of the dp or whatever.. i dont smell it anymore
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Now that i think about it.. i had the burnt pop corn smell for a bit but it quickly went away.. i think thats just a by product of oils on the surface of the dp or whatever.. i dont smell it anymore
I decided to take my chances and go catless for now. All of last summer we probably went for a family convertiblle ride like 4 times, not the end of the world to have a little bit of smell once in a while.

And I'm intensely jealous of my friend's FBO which is a lot faster than my Stage 1.

If I find the smell unbearable I guess I'll go back to stock. Catless doesn't seem worth it for the meager gains.
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No ones ever asked me this before.. ur gonna have to buy me dinner first!!
Bahahaha, it better be worth it!
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Yeah I had to do a double take on this topic.

Could you report back here as I would like to know as well.
Hey, I posted my review ad a newer thread, have a look if you're still deciding.
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