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Using a Rear mount will it help or hurt deleting the cats?

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Old 09-04-2009, 08:13 PM
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Default Using a Rear mount will it help or hurt deleting the cats?
As described thinking about getting precat eliminator pipes?
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Old 09-04-2009, 09:45 PM
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They need to be deleted or they will end up going through the turbo's.
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Old 09-04-2009, 11:02 PM
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thats why I asked cat on driver side honeycomb is all cracked..
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delete em...my car felt much better without the cats... heat wrap the replacement pipes!
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I only found one set of pipes pre made by mufflex. Do you guys just have someone fab them up or what?
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try the bassanini ory.. it pretty much just bolts right in place of the stock catted y
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I have the slp y, Im talking about the precats where the manifolds bolt up.
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do you have emission tests in FL? i also have heard cats breaking down and damaging the turbo blades. you could gut or make some dummy looking cats to pass a visual
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no smog here. I hear gutting is a pain.. Wish I knew someone with a bender cause these bends arent bad at all.
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Gutting cats?


Prybar,block of wood, hammer, elbow grease. Oh,...and a mask,broom,and dust bucket. Don't let any gay dudes see you with all the pretty glitter all over you.
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I thought about cutting around cat and taking the honeycomb out then re weld it.
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yeah just cut it out knock it out and weld back in took me 45 mins on the ground in my driveway
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plus 1 bazillion, delete those cats!! lol bad for tubo
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