Cat gutting
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From: Sioux Falls, SD
RE: Cat gutting
ORIGINAL: rtmorrisjr
Some states cant do that. in CT we have to go through emissions and thats a big no no. but i do agree with you. If you wanted to have a pipe there (helps with flow), gut the cat and slide a pipe through it. that way the exhaust connects to that pipe and you dont lose any flow from the large chamber. Its a thought, havn't done it myself. I would just gut it and stick it back up. my father did, and i like the way his sounds.
ORIGINAL: xskylinedx
Take it from me; unless your want your exhuast louder, or your down on funds, get a hi-flow cat. But if you want it gutted, you'd be better off with a pipe rather than an empty chamber.
Take it from me; unless your want your exhuast louder, or your down on funds, get a hi-flow cat. But if you want it gutted, you'd be better off with a pipe rather than an empty chamber.
I just had a high flow cat put on mine. While I was waiting for them to get done welding, a kid came in asking if the shop (Meineke) could remove his cat for him on an 1982 Dodge pickup. Even though I live in SD, where there are no state emissions laws/tests, the owner of the shop came out and told him flat out "No, we cannot touch the converter unless we are replacing it."
The sucky thing is, even if it passes emissions tests, it still is illegal to not have a catalytic converter.