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Oberious

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hey guys, my mate asked me to put a pipe straight down the middle off his cat so its one pipe, just looks like there is a cat there.

I have a the cat and some 3" Pipe but it isnt sliding down the whole, how would i open the cat converter, put the pipe down the middle and put it back together.

I Have a every type off tool needed to do the job, just dont know how to wink.gif

Anyhelp would be appreciated wink.gif

Thanks

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Rancher Community Regular

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Not offering help, just going to mention..

Even if that cat *looks* like its there, you can smell that there isnt. The cops or defect stantions or road side people have machines that can test that your cat isnt working (like same as bashing out the honeycomb stuff) and you *will* be slapped with a $10,000 fine. Not kidding.

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SKiT_R31 Experienced

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has anybody ever actually heard of anyone getting booked for it....?

also the $10,000 fine im pretty sure is only to a buissness if they do it for you, im pretty sure the fine they can thwack you with is less than $1000, and i doubt it would be onj the spot, it would be a proper emmisions check at EPA, at a later date....

you need a smaller pipe, or you need to grind the inside of the cat out by how thick the 3" pipe is (as the cat is 3" internal diameter, as is the pipe) you should be able to easily grind the couple mm out of the cat, but it will take some time. Thats what i did for mine, but i wouldn't recommend it, as while yeah it does make some power difference, it also makes RB's sound raspy and a bit bomby, im getting a highflow just to make it sound better, and getting a test pipe made for track/strip

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Go easy on our little planet please =)

I'm pretty sure i read somewhere that its almost worse for the planet (i.e. ozone layer) having a cat (with unleaded) as it produces random fumes (no2/sulphur?) but they have them to reduce smog etc caused by carbon monoxide, so in city's etc it reduces smog, but in the long run it kills the ozone.

don't know how true this is, google it...

but yeah, definitely go a highflow, just for the sound, you drive an RB - you dont want a 4 banger tinny rasp :laugh:

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