Cat. Converter Question

[RobbyKlotz]

How exactly do you gut it? I dont have emissions testing so I want to guy mine. But I'm not exactly sure what you have to do.

[86AccordLxi]

From my understanding, you just punch out all of the honeycomb filter stuff.

Alex

[A20A1]

Just don't breath in the stuff you knock out of the cat... and just avoid coming in contact with it all together...

It a real pain to knock the cat out... it much easier to cut and weld in a straight pipe, if all you want to do is remove the cat restricition.

[Vinny]

Originally posted by A20A1
It a real pain to knock the cat out... it much easier to cut and weld in a straight pipe, if all you want to do is remove the cat restricition. True true, just find some good ole boy muffler shop to take it off

[Dibbs]

Just jab the honeycomb with a metal rod and it will fall out. Be sure to wear a particle mask and saftey glass wouldn't hurt either. Like A20A said, you could go and get a test pipe. That's what I have on my car and it works great. Cost me $30 though. Busting out the cat will cost little to nothing.

[Vinny]

I saw a straight pipe on ebay last night I think for our cars, suppose to just bolt up to the stock setup where the cat went

[Dibbs]

Originally posted by My Cousin Vinny
I saw a straight pipe on ebay last night I think for our cars, suppose to just bolt up to the stock setup where the cat went

That's where I got mine. I got it about 3 years ago so I wasn't sure if they were still selling them on there. It was a good deal. All I had to get were flange gaskets and I slapped it in place. I love the throaty sound it makes.:super:

[Justin86]

I got the biggest screw driver and you have to use a hammer to hit it out. That shit in there a rock. I can't remember want the composite is but it is hard.

[Dibbs]

well, there's platinum, plus some other reactants but that stuff is basically metal you're punching out.

[Vinny]

ceramic honeycombs coated with a microscopic film of precious metals, or so they tell ya. If you have to have one check ebay for car sound, they aren't very expensive at all. Last time I gutted one I used an AIr Hammer then lined the bottom with lead so it didn't have that hollow sound. We had state inspections but no emmissions tests so I didn't have to worry about the sniifing my tailpipe

[RobbyKlotz]

Will it have to be cut off or can it be unbolted... Havent gotten under there to look yet... Kinda a tight squeeze for a big boy if ya know what I mean

[Dibbs]

unbolted. Get som PB blaster or something to break the bolts loose.

[Vinny]

Originally posted by Robby42101
Kinda a tight squeeze for a big boy if ya know what I mean Thinkin Tommy Boy........Fat man in a little car :lol J/K dude, its a bolt on Cat

[RobbyKlotz]

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