going catless need help

wrx2typhoon

New member
so iam getting rid of my cat am i going to get crazy boost spikes or will i be o.k?Its all stock except for borla catback.
If not will a larger fuel pump and fpr help supply enough fuel to be safe.
Or another thought should i just wait till i get the ultimate w/3bar.

This truck seems to be alot scarier to modify then my last turbo car, so iam paranoid about things i wouldnt of thought twice about on the WRX.
 

Loeryder

New member
Do a search and you will find that YES you are going to get some crazy boost spikeage.

You will need to upgrade your wastegate to get stable boost control.

I am also moving this to the engine tech forum where it belongs.

Hope you do some serious research before you remove that cat.
 

wrx2typhoon

New member
Well I find the search function on this forum a pita.I searched catless didnt get all the info i wanted so i posted my questions.
Thank you for moving it to the correct forum.

So i cant even do a free flow exhaust with out upgrading my wastegate.
I ve gotta have more options than that.

The cat is going i have no need for it.
 

kwick6

Donating Member
You can just bypass the stock boost solenoid and control boost with a boostvalve. Check my site out for the boostvalve, as I've got plenty in stock.

You will just set boost for 15psi if you have a stock chip or whatever you want to set it to if you have a 3 bar chip.

Get datamaster and watch for knock and any overboost. I've never had a cat on my typhoon and have had no problems with just using a boostvalve.
 

ghettosled

SYTY SUPERSTORE
the wg is the problem not the selenoid. You will get boost spikes with a straight pipe or cutout if you dont upgrade the wastegate. Doesnt matter what boost controller you put on it.
 

kwick6

Donating Member
I never had a cat on my typhoon and had good boost control using an ultimate chip and stock turbo. I wouldn't use a gutted cat and stock chip, that would be a disaster.

Its not hard to overboost a stock turbo though, even with good chip control.

If your going to gut the cat, wait until you get the ultimate chip.
 

wrx2typhoon

New member
Well looks like i'll be getting a new wastegate.Iam thinking about the tial 40mm.I hear it sounds pretty :evil: which is a plus.Is there one better than the other?I plan on maxing out the stock turbo and then upgrading in a year or two with the ultimate goal of a high 11,very low 12.
 

kwick6

Donating Member
wrx2typhoon said:
Well looks like i'll be getting a new wastegate.Iam thinking about the tial 40mm.I hear it sounds pretty :evil: which is a plus.Is there one better than the other?I plan on maxing out the stock turbo and then upgrading in a year or two with the ultimate goal of a high 11,very low 12.

I will be getting Tial WG's in very soon. Contact me if your interested.
 

ghettosled

SYTY SUPERSTORE
best bang for the buck is the ITS minigate. Tials are also nice but cost over $100 more (for the 40mm) then the minigate.

There is also the new turbonetics evolution wastegate.
 

ThaJokr

Super Member
I've heard some good things about the Tial. I got my Minigate through Mike. I'm going a similar route you are. I'm going to gut my cat until I get my Turbo kit, then I'll redo my entire exhaust system and add a cut-out. I just picked up an Apexi boost controller, and I also have an ultimate chip.
 
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