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The most constriction happens in the front, at the pre heated cat, the next cat, and the insulated pipe between them. So i would not expect any speed
By removing the broken cat no 1, changing the insulated pipe for a wider one, and swapping the constricted cat no 2 for a better flowing one, I can feel some improvement. But most of it is the 1.6 engine.