Urgent help, roockie mistake
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From: Goldsboro NC
Urgent help, roockie mistake Well today I made a HUGE mistake making my daily driver undrivable for now.
I have been convinced that my catalytic converter was bad because I was getting a rattling sound, and my top end power was very lame (for lack of better words). So being a stupid 18 year old and noob to all this I sawzalled my cat out.
You can laugh at me trust me I know I did something very stupid. The problem is I don't have alot of money to spend, and I need to get this thing drivable ASAP! So I wanted to ask if anyone has an exhaust lying around that they don't need and would be willing to let go of or sell for a low price. I don't really care if its stock or if its a full exhaust you just don't need, I NEED something. 
I feel like such an idiot, but I guess when you first start out you make mistakes, I just couldn't pick a better time.
Any help would greatly be appreciated!!
I have been convinced that my catalytic converter was bad because I was getting a rattling sound, and my top end power was very lame (for lack of better words). So being a stupid 18 year old and noob to all this I sawzalled my cat out.
You can laugh at me trust me I know I did something very stupid. The problem is I don't have alot of money to spend, and I need to get this thing drivable ASAP! So I wanted to ask if anyone has an exhaust lying around that they don't need and would be willing to let go of or sell for a low price. I don't really care if its stock or if its a full exhaust you just don't need, I NEED something. I feel like such an idiot, but I guess when you first start out you make mistakes, I just couldn't pick a better time.
Any help would greatly be appreciated!!
Just get a piece of straight pipe to put there if you dont want the cat also if u dont plan to reuse it and its not destroyed either sell it on here or most scrap places give some cash for them when i cut the cat off my 95 i ended up with about $80 to $90 for it
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go to the local parts store, by some tubing the length of where the cat was and two clamps....Im not sure if NC does emmisions testing but youll be fine like this. Most of us dont even run cats.
Just straight pipe it there is no problem in doing that unless like stated emissions.
I took my catback off and dumped it (Even though I was doing headers the next day) and drove it at the track and gained .2 and 1 mph so. Although I didn't cut my cats out. There is an obvious power gain but not sure if this was 100% steered for performance or to get rid of the noise you were hearing
I'm only 19 as well age means nothing really just be willing to learn and take what people who have done it before in!!!
I took my catback off and dumped it (Even though I was doing headers the next day) and drove it at the track and gained .2 and 1 mph so. Although I didn't cut my cats out. There is an obvious power gain but not sure if this was 100% steered for performance or to get rid of the noise you were hearing
I'm only 19 as well age means nothing really just be willing to learn and take what people who have done it before in!!!
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The reason I posted this was because my whole plan was to put a straight pipe in...but the part where its cut at the y pipe is an oval...so I wasn't sure what to do. I think I'll see what I can do in the morning
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Well that would be great if I can find a way ( I think I have..) to make a circle into an oval. Plus my y-pipe is cracked at where the two pipes from either side of the engine meet. I guess you could say my exhaust is an utter mess.