its really not going to restrict it, as it the same before the cats, where probably most of the restriction is going to happen. and either way, its still going down 1 3" pipe to the muffler anyway, wether it exits 2 or 1, its still comming into that thru 1 3" pipe. if you had a 3.5" pipe going to the muffler and then going out thru a 3" pipe, yeah then there could be restriction problems. i just think you guys are over thinking this a lil bit.