how can i gut my cat??

[1991SE240SX]

so ive narrowed my current prob down to having a clogged cat. ive been told to jus take it off and gut it....but cant find out whats the easiest way to do that. any help or input from anyone would be sweet and mass helpful. thanx guys

[darens13]

[Metal Angel]

[mrgreeneyes]

[James@CI]

HAHA that one is easy lol take it off and get a big pipe and just start pounding it threw the cat.I just did not tell you that lol.

[slidestyle69]

yea and your car is gonna sound like my anus after i eat mexican chilli burgers.

[James@CI]

HAHA I like that I will have to remember that if you ever come to our shop lol

[zach-Ka]

A gutted cat actually robs your car of power, invest in a $20 test pipe off of EBAY.

[1991SE240SX]

yea i was considering that on a last resort basis. i was another 240 forum and read alot of shyt about people gutting their cats and what not. Said it was a cheap fix and a little more effective than some cheap ebay pipes. But i think im gona do the ebay deal anyways tho. thanx zach

[slidestyle69]

A gutted cat actually robs your car of power, invest in a $20 test pipe off of EBAY.

keep the cat or get another one..

the ka needs back pressure

[Shabbernigdo]

keep the cat or get another one..

the ka needs back pressure

what he said. if its a stock ka just toss the old cat and buy a new one

[Tsukiko]

i have heard that if you heat up the cat till its glowing red then give the engine a good rev it should blow everything out...

may want to take off all your exhaust after the cat though.

[darens13]

^well you know a cat gets like 700 degrees or something on a regular basis. that wouldnt be safe or effective.op: just beat the snot out of it, or do it right and get another cat.

[noobdrftr]

if you dont have emissions i say go get a test pipe

[OutToWinPAHC]

test pipe / thread

[94_240sx]

If anyone wants to rebuild a stock cat, this is the good place.

http://smithcat.com

After market cat(Catco) is about an inch shorter than stock, so it won't fit right and won't last longer than stock. I need a new cat, so I'll have them rebuild mine soon. We have emissions where I live.

[kornaz]

All this BS. My cat was making such a nasty sound, like a metal rattle, and i still passed smog here in Nazifornia. When i took it off - it was empty. Nothing there. So i just went ahead and bought a high-flow cat (cheap replacement - holes didn't line up perfect, but what do you expect for $30). And guess what - no power loss, nor sounds anything different.

[SupahTyTeTwoFowty_y0]

i thought this thread was about taxidermy

[AIRFORCEONE]

wait wait wait...so I went to get inspection the other day and I failed because I don't have a cat, but instead I have a test pipe. My car is odb1 though, I feel like I was cheated...

[Gcustoms]

depends on how much fun you wanna have with it, personally i like using a 4 foot pry-bar and a hammer and just smash the s*** out of it (literally)

[Metal Angel]

I only have to pass emissions one more time and then my car is in the clear. Can I still get a ticket for having a test pipe tho? and is it a real expensive ticket? and how likely is a cop gonna check for that? how many cops can even identify a cat vs. test pipe? I know the cali cops are dam smart when it comes to modifications of exhaust and engines... but oregon cops?

[TurboSauce]

i thought this thread was about taxidermy

[fourLUG_hero]

I only have to pass emissions one more time and then my car is in the clear. Can I still get a ticket for having a test pipe tho? and is it a real expensive ticket? and how likely is a cop gonna check for that? how many cops can even identify a cat vs. test pipe? I know the cali cops are dam smart when it comes to modifications of exhaust and engines... but oregon cops?

The trick is to get your car low enough so that the officer can't look under.

[troskinatior]

Modified by troskinatior at 11:40 AM 8/27/2009

[TroubleBound]

[troskinatior]

thats alittle graphic, there shouldve been a warning

i forgot the knife