CFM Dyno Test: SVT Stock Cat vs. Offroad Pipe vs. High Flow Cat

[j0eyabs]

i may have missed it but when will these start shipping out?

[Metal]

I've had mine on for about a month now....but I got mine from the first batch I know they said somewhere that there was something like a 4-6 week delay for the second batch...but I could be wrong on that.
It's definately worth the wait, once they break in and you hit 5k the DSI + HF CAT is a beautiful sound.

[CFM Focus]

Originally Posted by j0eyabs

i may have missed it but when will these start shipping out?

The cats are currently on backorder. Hopefully they will arrive in the next week or two. Then it will be another week or two to get everything welded. It all depends how much longer we have to wait on cats.

[macdiesel]

Originally Posted by Metal

I've had mine on for about a month now....but I got mine from the first batch I know they said somewhere that there was something like a 4-6 week delay for the second batch...but I could be wrong on that.
It's definately worth the wait, once they break in and you hit 5k the DSI + HF CAT is a beautiful sound.

Man, I need to get my arse up early tomorrow and get this installed.

[SVspeed]

i like the OFP but with my AEM intake its kind of too loud

[Dr_Adam]

Does any one have an audio or video clip of CFM's high flow cat with our stock exhaust?

[Metal]

I know this isn't stock exhaust, but here is a video of it on my Borla exhaust. I'll probably get another one after I get an exhaust leak fixed this saturday
google video

[sc0tty8]

I just read the whole thread, I sorta liked the McNews vs CFM...its interesting to see them compare eachothers products against each other, only if we could see a live Ford vs Chevy...

It's always interesting to see companies coming out with new prodcuts too):

[blucarz]

*sold*

[SuperFlea]

Originally Posted by blucarz

I was gonna do it, but bought a GTO instead.

You must be friends with Big Mike from the SoCal forum!

[oskarSVTee]

Originally Posted by CFM Focus

CONCLUSION: If you have the extra cash to spend then get our high flow cat pipe, give up very little power, produce cleaner emissions and make a lot less noise!

We have about 3 more high flow cat pipes available for our first batch. Our next batch will not be ready for another 6-8 weeks. Order link: http://focus.c-f-m.com/index.asp?Pag...25&dc=focaljet

BTW, the current introductory price will go up June 1, 2006. Place your order today! Orders can be cancelled if product has not been shipped so place your order and lock in the lower price.

After not being able to find this on your website I tried the link above. It appears that you are still taking pre-orders. I know it's well past June 1 so is that link still good to place a pre-order at the posted price there? If so, you'll be getting another order from me. It's been a while since I've had a need for something you've got.

Thanks,
Ron

PS: If I am able to place that pre-order and if I also order other stuff at the same time will that complicate things. While trying to locate the high flow cat on your website I stumbled across a few other goodies that caught my interest.

[ArmyFocus]

Originally Posted by jr_psychologist

Meh, there's only a couple folks being critical - and several more that have have CFM's back on this one. There's always going to be people who like to stir the pot... At this point, CFM's history of products and customer service ought to be more than enough troll defense for internet forums

Well it didn't help that I went on the McNews site and saw that right after CFM released their CAT that Ray dropped the prices on the RT Cats, so yeah, I kind of was the instigator.

Jason

[jr_psychologist]

Originally Posted by ArmyFocus

Well it didn't help that I went on the McNews site and saw that right after CFM released their CAT that Ray dropped the prices on the RT Cats, so yeah, I kind of was the instigator.

Jason

You're a consumer, you're supposed to do everything appropriate to get what you want at the lowest price you can. This particular situation derailed a bit when it stopped being a discussion about the product in question and became a character assasination of the vendor (which you had nothing to do with). Time to start driving the prices of those LSDs down now

[ArmyFocus]

Originally Posted by ArmyFocus

I smell some competition, McNews just dropped the price on the RT CAT....

well, Ray didn't really say anything until I said this and then he replied with this:

Originally Posted by Yel900rr

No competition this is comparing apples to oranges. RT is working with us on this sale. The cat and quality speak for themselves. 2 totally different technologies in the cats. RT is without question better.

and it kind of just went from there. lol

Jason

[CFM Focus]

Originally Posted by oskarSVTee

After not being able to find this on your website I tried the link above. It appears that you are still taking pre-orders. I know it's well past June 1 so is that link still good to place a pre-order at the posted price there? If so, you'll be getting another order from me. It's been a while since I've had a need for something you've got.

Thanks,
Ron

PS: If I am able to place that pre-order and if I also order other stuff at the same time will that complicate things. While trying to locate the high flow cat on your website I stumbled across a few other goodies that caught my interest.

That link will be disabled in a week or two so I advice anyone interested in our pipe to place an order NOW.

When you place your order please specify whether you wants all parts shipped at once or if you want the cat pipe to ship later on. If shipped separately there will be two shipping charges.

[oskarSVTee]

Originally Posted by CFM Focus

That link will be disabled in a week or two so I advice anyone interested in our pipe to place an order NOW.

When you place your order please specify whether you wants all parts shipped at once or if you want the cat pipe to ship later on. If shipped separately there will be two shipping charges.

Okay, thanks for the info. I went ahead and just pre-ordered the cat tonight before the link went away. I'll get back on the next few days and order the few other goodies I "need".

Ron

[j0eyabs]

Ok ive been gone for awhile but I ordered the High Flow cat today. I had few questions. I might have missed it but does this come with all the parts to install it? Will the car be louder than when it had the stock cat on?

[oskarSVTee]

Originally Posted by oskarSVTee

Okay, thanks for the info. I went ahead and just pre-ordered the cat tonight before the link went away. I'll get back on the next few days and order the few other goodies I "need".

Ron

Any updates yet on when they'll be shipping??

Thanks,
Ron

[Hocus Focus 2001]

Originally Posted by oskarSVTee

Any updates yet on when they'll be shipping??

Thanks,
Ron

x2

[CFM Focus]

Maybe next week if the welding doesn't get delayed again.

[dimm]

I have a question.

Why not have a dyno of a stock svt focus with the orp vs. stock cat vs. c-f-m cat?

What I find disconcerning is that not everyone has a sct tune myself included.

If there's one thing I truly despise is reading magazine ads, and threads like this one that technicly is false in a way because it represents a non-stock car.....what should a stock svt expect with your product....for us your dyno has no basis.

I'll give you an analogy, Picture this: Saturday morning your 10 years old....watching cartoons.....
A commercial for a new toy comes on....it shows kids having a blast...this wild intense commentator and cheesy heavy metal music is playin in the background while this r/c car is jumpin over big hills, it's beating cars down the street......Commercial ends...... You say to yourself...I gotta have this product!!!!!!!

You get the r/c car with money you've been saving...take it out of the box and charge it up and find out you can't even jump over a stone on your driveway.....toy goes back in the box.....

Thats how I feel when I look at your dyno.....probaly won't be as great as you say it is because I don't have the mods you've got and it isn't a truer representation of what my actual results will be with your product.

[CFM Focus]

If we had a stock SVT available every time we needed to dyno new parts then we probably would. We're not going to remove parts already installed on our shop car just to do a "stock" vs. "new part comparison" Most of these parts do not yield a big improvement until you bundle them all together. So the long term plan for those interested in getting the most out of their SVT is to end up with all the bolt ons. We're not trying to hide anything by including a prototype induction and a tune on the same dyno. That is why we overlay all dyno charts in which the only change was the pipe. I understand your point but most shops wouldn't even take the time to do what we did.

Something else, our SVT seems to be making lower numbers than normal which has been known to happen sometimes. Does that mean you shouldn't get the tune or the pipe for your SVT? No, just means the results will vary slightly between vehicles due to different variables. Dyno charts should be used "for reference only"

If you can provide a "stock" SVT Focus we will be more than glad to do what you suggested.

[Metal]

I ordered their high flow cat and put it on my stock SVT...while I also added it with a Borla cat-back. I am pretty confident to say that their dyno is pretty accurate in what it claims. The SVT exhaust is pretty top notch and you aren't going to be getting to much power from the upgrade, but after putting these two on combined I could definately feel a difference. And the sound is just a thing of beauty

[jr_psychologist]

Exactly, stock SVT dynos have shown whp varying from the high 130's to the low 150's. The only way to know what something will do to your car is to bolt it on and find out. Everything else is just a projection, an estimate. Also, popular wisdom seems to agree that one ought to spend money on a tune before one spends money on a hi-flow cat or ORP so I'd bet that far more potential buyers of the product are interested in what it would do with a tune than on a stock SVTF.

Good luck, have fun!

[CFM Focus]

Pre-order price is good until July 31st!

Place your order today: http://focus.c-f-m.com/index.asp?Pag...25&dc=focaljet