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Gut The Catylitic Converter

Old Mar 29, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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Gut The Catylitic Converter

i wasnt sure where to put this thread but does anybody know how to gut the catylitic converter without cutting the pipe...
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 03:58 PM
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i wasnt sure where to put this thread but does anybody know how to gut the catylitic converter without cutting the pipe...
Ya beat the hell out of it with a broom stick.....as in take the dp off and stick the stick down into the cat and beat the guts right out of it.....it may take a bit but i know that usually works......
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 03:59 PM
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so all i have to do is just unscrew the bolts and just shove **** into it and try and get it out...without cutting the back end of the pipe to release the ****...
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 04:03 PM
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so all i have to do is just unscrew the bolts and just shove **** into it and try and get it out...without cutting the back end of the pipe to release the ****...
precisely!!!lol its that simple kinda.....theres metal screens on either side of the cat internals and its gonna take some work but on all the cats ive ever punched out thats all you have to do....it makes a mess though....

just make sure you take it out of the car completely before doing this and do it in an area where there is ventalation cause it makes a huge mess

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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 04:05 PM
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thanks
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 11:40 AM
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ok so ive tried to loosen the bolts on the cat but no luck at all...how the hell do you take them off...
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 11:55 AM
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If you're going to do this, please wear soem kind of breathing protection like a mask... all that stuff in the cat can be very harmful.
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by comatt
ok so ive tried to loosen the bolts on the cat but no luck at all...how the hell do you take them off...
alot of soaking the bolts and a strong arm
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 04:13 PM
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Why

Do not go through the trouble of gutting your cat...If you do some research on the DYNO numbers for this (One of the magazines even did this recently, I think Import Tuner) you will find that power is almost always LOST by gutting the stock cat, let alone you will throw a CEL and not be able to smog the bitch again.

The stock catalytic converters are designed to optimize power while doing the job it needs to do. When you gut it, it just creates a fucked up link in the exhaust that disrupts flow, and it does not even do any of the things a cat is put in your car to do in the first place.

If you want more power, get a high flow cat, or if you do not care about being street legal, get a test pipe that will smoothly take the place of the cat and not disrupt flow.
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by trasher
Do not go through the trouble of gutting your cat...If you do some research on the DYNO numbers for this (One of the magazines even did this recently, I think Import Tuner) you will find that power is almost always LOST by gutting the stock cat, let alone you will throw a CEL and not be able to smog the bitch again.

The stock catalytic converters are designed to optimize power while doing the job it needs to do. When you gut it, it just creates a fucked up link in the exhaust that disrupts flow, and it does not even do any of the things a cat is put in your car to do in the first place.

If you want more power, get a high flow cat, or if you do not care about being street legal, get a test pipe that will smoothly take the place of the cat and not disrupt flow.
I agree, also gutted cats sound too raspy for my tastes.
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by trasher
Do not go through the trouble of gutting your cat...If you do some research on the DYNO numbers for this (One of the magazines even did this recently, I think Import Tuner) you will find that power is almost always LOST by gutting the stock cat, let alone you will throw a CEL and not be able to smog the bitch again.

The stock catalytic converters are designed to optimize power while doing the job it needs to do. When you gut it, it just creates a fucked up link in the exhaust that disrupts flow, and it does not even do any of the things a cat is put in your car to do in the first place.

If you want more power, get a high flow cat, or if you do not care about being street legal, get a test pipe that will smoothly take the place of the cat and not disrupt flow.
Trooth. High flow > gutted/catless for street cars..
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 05:29 PM
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catless FTW!!!!I cut mine out and put a pipe in its place.
Dropped my ET from 15.56 to 15.40 just going catless
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by trasher
Do not go through the trouble of gutting your cat...If you do some research on the DYNO numbers for this (One of the magazines even did this recently, I think Import Tuner) you will find that power is almost always LOST by gutting the stock cat, let alone you will throw a CEL and not be able to smog the bitch again.

The stock catalytic converters are designed to optimize power while doing the job it needs to do. When you gut it, it just creates a fucked up link in the exhaust that disrupts flow, and it does not even do any of the things a cat is put in your car to do in the first place.

If you want more power, get a high flow cat, or if you do not care about being street legal, get a test pipe that will smoothly take the place of the cat and not disrupt flow.
yes it was import tuner who tested this.
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 05:59 PM
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Anyone Throw A Code When Replacing The Cat With A Catfree Down Pipe? Been Thinking On Installing A Header And Downpipe, But The Dp Is Catless!
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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yup MIL(CEL) is always on unless you get it tuned out
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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IT article

http://www.importtuner.com/tech/impp...ion/index.html
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 06:21 PM
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If you're going to do this, please wear soem kind of breathing protection like a mask... all that stuff in the cat can be very harmful.
Good advice. Me and a buddy both had minor nosebleeds for a couple days after gutting the up pipe on his WRX.
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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Good advice. Me and a buddy both had minor nosebleeds for a couple days after gutting the up pipe on his WRX.
You may look like a loser in one of these




but remember all that stuff in the cat is the same stuff that they government doesn't want floating around in our air.
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 12:18 PM
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damn...what the hell is in the cat that makes your nose bleed...wow...i guess im just going to not do it...
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