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bluetooth-ss · 08-31-2012, 04:52 PM

Love mine.Paired mine with sw long tubes and hf cats and WOW!

Mister-Camaro · 08-31-2012, 05:13 PM

Great choice, I got Magnaflows and I LOVE them. I put an X-Pipe on mine and it makes a really big difference

akonechn · 08-31-2012, 07:03 PM

When you say night and day difference, are you talking more about tone, loudness, or performance gains? I love my Mach X but still wish the car was a little louder.

ssmike · 08-31-2012, 07:16 PM

The only way to go is SOLO! Congrats! Best sounding system out there, IMO!

E.T. · 08-31-2012, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by akonechn

When you say night and day difference, are you talking more about tone, loudness, or performance gains? I love my Mach X but still wish the car was a little louder.

Probably the first thing you will notice with the high flow cats is the sound. It's much meaner and louder when you get on it. At idle, it's still relatively mild, and at cruise there's just a nice, low V8 rumble. Cold start sounds bad ass, and when you rev it up, it's beastly. When I had them on my car, it did feel a little stronger. They are supposed to be good for 15-20 HP. Probably not a night and day performance difference, but an improvement nonetheless. Throttle response should improve, too. If you don't do LTs, high flow cats are a must, IMO.

ssmike · 09-01-2012, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by E.T.

Probably the first thing you will notice with the high flow cats is the sound. It's much meaner and louder when you get on it. At idle, it's still relatively mild, and at cruise there's just a nice, low V8 rumble. Cold start sounds bad ass, and when you rev it up, it's beastly. When I had them on my car, it did feel a little stronger. They are supposed to be good for 15-20 HP. Probably not a night and day performance difference, but an improvement nonetheless. Throttle response should improve, too. If you don't do LTs, high flow cats are a must, IMO.

Perfectly said!

Iam Broke · 09-01-2012, 12:06 PM

A little over 2 hours on ramps today doing the Solo HFC's. Fit is perfect but I miss the LS1 studs in the manifold. Using bolts on the HFC to manifold flange is a Royal PITA working alone. The instructions say to put the bolts in from the bottom and nuts on top. Not possible even using 'THE FORCE' here working alone but dropping them in from the top worked ok, just had to use mid deep sockets & a swivel to get the rear bolt on each side tight. Nice quality crush gaskets included. I used a 1x2 to block the stock catback up at the crossmember to keep the stress off of the slide clamp connections.

Just a wee bit louder at idle, no leaks at the connections & the fuel trims are the same so far proving no air infiltration. It's raining today so no cruse to test it. Phat Bee is a garage queen.

08-31-2012, 04:52 PM	#15
bluetooth-ss Drives: 2010 ABM 2SS/RS A6 and 2018 2500 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 2,069	Love mine.Paired mine with sw long tubes and hf cats and WOW! __________________ BLUETOOTH-SS

08-31-2012, 05:13 PM	#16
Mister-Camaro Drives: 2011 2SS L99 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: California Posts: 567 View My Garage	Great choice, I got Magnaflows and I LOVE them. I put an X-Pipe on mine and it makes a really big difference __________________ My Build http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=245618

08-31-2012, 07:03 PM	#17
akonechn Drives: 2012 Black 2SS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 117	When you say night and day difference, are you talking more about tone, loudness, or performance gains? I love my Mach X but still wish the car was a little louder. __________________ 2012 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS Black \| RS Package \| Hurst Short Throw Shifter \| Sunroof \| Polished Wheels Pfadt Tri-Y Headers \| Solo Mach X Catback \| C.A.I. Intake \| Vmax \| Apex Intake Scoop & Washer Tank \| Tuning by Mike Norris Polished OEM Strut Brace \| Black Front Bowtie \| C6 Flags Rear Emblem \| Black Tail Light Bezels \| Window Tint \| Stealth Turn Signal Bulbs Ghosted Black LED Sidemarkers \| Plasma LED DRL \| DRL Harness \| ABL LED Dome Light \| LED Trunk & License Plate Lights

09-01-2012, 12:06 PM	#21
Iam Broke PHAT B33 Drives: 2012 TF3 Camaro 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Dark of the Moon Posts: 1,460 View My Garage	A little over 2 hours on ramps today doing the Solo HFC's. Fit is perfect but I miss the LS1 studs in the manifold. Using bolts on the HFC to manifold flange is a Royal PITA working alone. The instructions say to put the bolts in from the bottom and nuts on top. Not possible even using 'THE FORCE' here working alone but dropping them in from the top worked ok, just had to use mid deep sockets & a swivel to get the rear bolt on each side tight. Nice quality crush gaskets included. I used a 1x2 to block the stock catback up at the crossmember to keep the stress off of the slide clamp connections. Just a wee bit louder at idle, no leaks at the connections & the fuel trims are the same so far proving no air infiltration. It's raining today so no cruse to test it. Phat Bee is a garage queen. __________________ Another 1 of 371 '12 T3 LS3 M6's built.

08-31-2012, 07:16 PM	#18
ssmike BL1ZZRD Drives: '16 Camaro 2SS, '20 Equinox Redline Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 7,840	The only way to go is SOLO! Congrats! Best sounding system out there, IMO!