Decats or art pipes?

[57jam89]

Hi all, 

I just fitted a invidia gemini with berks test pipes and as it's a daily i finding it just a bit too noisey.  So do I swap the test pipes for hfc or art pipes or std cats. 

Thanks

 

[reeceybeaney]

I think you'll be a little bit disappointed butting standard cats back in, a lot more restrictive too. 

If budget allows... ART pipes everytime! Quieter than a lot of hfc, retain performance benefits all round too

Love the sound of my cobra matches up with ART pipes, best thing I've bought

[57jam89]

47 minutes ago, reeceybeaney said:

I think you'll be a little bit disappointed butting standard cats back in, a lot more restrictive too. 

If budget allows... ART pipes everytime! Quieter than a lot of hfc, retain performance benefits all round too

Love the sound of my cobra matches up with ART pipes, best thing I've bought

Art quieter that hfc!  That's a surprise!

 

Yes don't want to refit factory cats so it's hfc or arts.

[reeceybeaney]

Just now, 57jam89 said:

Art quieter that hfc!  That's a surprise!

 

Yes don't want to refit factory cats so it's hfc or arts.

Luckily I picked up the arts second hand so got them relatively cheap! A lot of people have told me that, it gives off a great sound rather than just noise

[PPod]

True less rasp with art pipes that's why I love mine 

[57jam89]

So arts are definitely quieter that hfc?

 

 

[Adrian@TORQEN]

4 hours ago, 57jam89 said:

So arts are definitely quieter that hfc?

 

 

Nope, they are are way louder than HFC. 

[57jam89]

2 hours ago, Adrian@TORQEN said:

Nope, they are are way louder than HFC. 

Now I'm going confused! 

 

 

 

[Adrian@TORQEN]

Why, they're empty pipes, with a side chamber next to it, Helmholtz resonator. It reduces the raspiness and vibrations, but not the noise. HFC have 200cel cats inside, the sound gets dampened a bit. 

 

 

[nissanman312]

3 hours ago, Adrian@TORQEN said:

Why, they're empty pipes, with a side chamber next to it, Helmholtz resonator. It reduces the raspiness and vibrations, but not the noise. HFC have 200cel cats inside, the sound gets dampened a bit. 

 

 

True story I tested my invidia with de cats next to my mates invidia with art pipes and there was 1/2 db in it

 

Much deeper tone from the art pipes tho 

[ASemper]

I added ART's to my ARK grip with standard cats and would do it again in a heartbeat. Great addition in quantity and quality of sound but easy to daily at the same time (at least for me). I have no personal experience of other decats or HFC but do love the ART's.