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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 11:43 PM
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My cat clogged up and im sort on cash can i just gutt it out and run the truck like that if i do that will it run ok?
 
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 12:32 AM
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Yeah it will, your O2 sensors will go crazy and you will probaly get a CEL.

I was told once that you can unclog it for a bit by gettting it hot and wacking it with a hammer, it will lossen up some of the crap and blow it out.

If you dont live in a smog state you can get a magnaflow universal one for about $150 or so with shipping from carjunky.com
 
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 12:41 AM
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yeah, take your rear one out and leave it plugged up and ziptie it to your frame so it reads the exhaust is clean, your front should be fine, but remember its in the side of the cat,,,,,i wasnt thinkin about that when i gutted mine and beat the crap out of it
 
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 12:42 AM
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You can just cut it off and put a pipe in it's place. If you want the converter on for apearance sake put a pipe through it and put it back on. If you just hollow it out it'll create a bottleneck in your exhaust system.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 02:12 PM
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cut it off lol you will like it that way
 
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 11:56 PM
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Im really liking that pipe idea cereal killer came up with
 
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by lastrights
cut it off lol you will like it that way
Yr high flow passed right where did u get that thing form how much $$$$?
 
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by dodge15004x45.9
Yr high flow passed right where did u get that thing form how much $$$$?
bought it off ebay for 85 bucks (magnaflow si/so) 3 inch , yeah it passed no problems
 
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 02:29 PM
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You can get them at summit for under $100
 
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 02:38 PM
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what about duel in/single out cats? i'm in the same boat with money probs.
 
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