Gutting the Cats. Need your input!
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Gutting the Cats. Need your input! Is it fairly easy to gut them? Does anyone have any tips on the best way to do it? (Tools, Time Required, etc) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
Re: Gutting the Cats. Need your input! you could save yourself alot of trouble by simply putting pipe in place of the cats. but if you have to make it look like you have them. then you should take them off take a hammer and chisel and beat the stuff out then when you get most of it broken out clean them out good. now you can if you want take a piece of straight pipe and put it through the cat and weld it to both ends. or of course go ahead and put them back on without the pipe through the center.
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Re: Gutting the Cats. Need your input! </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by BlackDeathTA:
<strong>What about inspections/emissions? how much is it to buy a new cat to replace the one you would gut?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">As long as you have the rear o2 sensors taken care of then you're ok. So either have LS1Edit remove the rear o2 sensors or if you have o2 simms.
You're in Texas and if you have a 96' or newer car with OBD2 they just plug their computer in and check for codes. I just passed the other day. So don't worry about it, "YOU CAN DO IT!!!" <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Peace,
Craig.
<strong>What about inspections/emissions? how much is it to buy a new cat to replace the one you would gut?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">As long as you have the rear o2 sensors taken care of then you're ok. So either have LS1Edit remove the rear o2 sensors or if you have o2 simms.
You're in Texas and if you have a 96' or newer car with OBD2 they just plug their computer in and check for codes. I just passed the other day. So don't worry about it, "YOU CAN DO IT!!!" <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Peace,
Craig.
Re: Gutting the Cats. Need your input! I used and air hammer with a chisle bit on the second one....the first one I did I just used a piece of solid steel bar as a chissle and hit it with a big hammer.
FYI....get a face mask....I started to do it without and started caughing (then put the mask on). Later I found out there is asbestous inside....good thing I only went for like 30 seconds and said "this sucks...too much dust"
FYI....get a face mask....I started to do it without and started caughing (then put the mask on). Later I found out there is asbestous inside....good thing I only went for like 30 seconds and said "this sucks...too much dust"
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Re: Gutting the Cats. Need your input! I did mine Wednesday night. I did mine at an auto repair shop after hours with every tool imaginable and I'd never do it again. I broke 4 of the 6 exhaust manifold studs and it took 2 hours to replace them. It was about a six hour job total.
Oh BTW, that includes the trip to the chevy dealer to get 6 studs just in case.
Oh BTW, that includes the trip to the chevy dealer to get 6 studs just in case.
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Re: Gutting the Cats. Need your input! </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Z/Rated:
<strong>Is it fairly easy to gut them? Does anyone have any tips on the best way to do it? (Tools, Time Required, etc) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Gutting cats? I like a Randall Model 21 "Little Game" -- 3 1/4" blade, of 3/4" wide, of 3/16" stock. 4"-4 1/4" genuine imported stag handle. Brass hilt. Especially suited for delicate cutting duties. $225
<strong>Is it fairly easy to gut them? Does anyone have any tips on the best way to do it? (Tools, Time Required, etc) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Gutting cats? I like a Randall Model 21 "Little Game" -- 3 1/4" blade, of 3/4" wide, of 3/16" stock. 4"-4 1/4" genuine imported stag handle. Brass hilt. Especially suited for delicate cutting duties. $225
