stock cat removal...
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Launching!
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: va
stock cat removal... im sure theres been too many posts on this but somebody who has done this please chime in.... my exhaust is stock other than a hooker aerochamber... well i'm having a dmh electric cutout put on this weekend and while i'm at it i was thinking about removing the stock cats completely and just welding in some pipe.... ok i know i will throw an ses light but can i just have it deleted and everything be ok or what? and is this retarded or would it be worth it? thanks
Teching In
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: andrews tx
u can just remove the cat pipes and gut em u kno with a long pry bar will take some time prob gain arnd 2 or 3 ponies just be careful with exh manifold to cat pipe gaskets try to preserve em when i was dead stock this is on of the first mods after air lid and bellows and slp maf oh also careful with ur o2 sensors id remove em so u dont damage em le tur pipe cool down before removin o2 sensors so u wont strip anything
I would just do lts, ory, and catback now if you have the money. Seems like that would be better in the long run. IMO. Instead of investing time and money now on a temporary setup just to go back and change it later. Unless of course your not planning to do a header swap. 
Save for the headers and ory, besides if you do take them out and gut them they are worthless. Even tho prices are down you can sell the stock cats to someone or for scrap to help offset the cost of headers and ory to do it right.
ha ha if they are anything like my bolts, they dont even have threads anymore, they are just rusted solid. And my car has 64,000 miles. and doesnt get driven in the rain very often
