exhaust anxiety
03-11-2016, 12:12 PM
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exhaust anxiety So I'm deleting my cats and wanna know if I can cut the cat in front of it and 4 inches behind it, leave the rest of the exhaust in place, and not have my car blow up cuz of the 2ft gap of no pipes where the cats were
03-11-2016, 01:04 PM
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Wrong section but I'll answer anyway. You won't blow up your car, but....
What exactly are you going to do? Cut the exhaust and leave it dumped in the center of your car and just have the leftover pipes run out the back of the car? If so be prepared for all the exhaust fumes and noise to come directly into the cabin from under the drivers seat. Would not recommend that.
If you intend on cutting the exhaust and finishing it, welding new pipe(s) then you will be fine. I have never ran cats on my cars and had no problems from that. You may have issues getting an inspection though if you don't know a friendly inspector though.
Realize though by doing any of these options though you would be messing with flow through the exhaust, back pressure, emissions, etc. All which could have a negative effect on your engine. You should do it the correct way and if you aren't knowledgeable enough to do it on your own, pay someone else to do it, it's nothing to be embarrassed about.
What exactly are you going to do? Cut the exhaust and leave it dumped in the center of your car and just have the leftover pipes run out the back of the car? If so be prepared for all the exhaust fumes and noise to come directly into the cabin from under the drivers seat. Would not recommend that.
If you intend on cutting the exhaust and finishing it, welding new pipe(s) then you will be fine. I have never ran cats on my cars and had no problems from that. You may have issues getting an inspection though if you don't know a friendly inspector though.
Realize though by doing any of these options though you would be messing with flow through the exhaust, back pressure, emissions, etc. All which could have a negative effect on your engine. You should do it the correct way and if you aren't knowledgeable enough to do it on your own, pay someone else to do it, it's nothing to be embarrassed about.
03-12-2016, 03:28 AM
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You may get other codes too. Honestly I haven't had cats in so long that I can't even remember what codes I had in the past. Just know when you start messing with **** expect **** to happen.
Oh and like the above, make sure your state doesn't test for emissions or you are going to screw yourself when you are do for an inspection.