Well, if you want me to get technical then I will. The three inch exhaust starts at the what I believe is the last cat since someone mentioned there were three which is right behinf the tranny. However, I believe one of the three cats you thought was a cat is actually a collector. But listen here, you can't have a total of six inches of exhaust (considering the dual exhaust)as you do need some back pressure or you will blow seals and what not. So, the three inches becomes 2.5 inches after the flowmaster y-pipe which is located right before the independent suspension for a total of 5 inches of exhaust clearance for fumes. The sound is much more that of a rally car. I swear to God...no rasp. By definition rasp is an awful sound like that of someone in your back seat blowing through a trumpet all day and rattling a can of marbles. This systems' sound is identical to that of some top rally cars. If you were to get headers ... oh my! The stock exhaust manifolds are as ugly as they get.
