Catalytic Converters

[funkymonkey]

How do you take off a cat? How much does a Hi Flow 3" Cat cost? and any places in melbourne that you'd reccomend to do the job?

Is it wise to take the cat out, push out the guts and put it back in, to temporarily stop the rattling noise? How will cops know that the cat's been gutted?

Many thanks in advance.

[blind_elk]

Originally posted by funkymonkey

How do you take off a cat?

remove the heat shield, then 4 bolts (2 each end), and the probe.

How much does a Hi Flow 3" Cat cost?

basically there's no such animal, AFAIK. A 3" cat is a 'high flow 2 1/2" cat', if you get my drift. If you want a high flow 3", then get a 3 1/2" cat.

and any places in melbourne that you'd reccomend to do the job?

Any decent Exhaust shop should be able to do it.

Is it wise to take the cat out, push out the guts and put it back in, to temporarily stop the rattling noise?

Not wise

How will cops know that the cat's been gutted?

they won't, until they stick a sniffer on it, which is highly unlikely, but not worth the risk of not having one.

[Guest Boxhead]

the best idea is go the high flow cat, however in my situation i cant afford one right now, so i gutted myn, there is no reason for them to do it, but if you geta prick of a cop coz you exhuast system is too loud in general, he might send you to get an emissions test done.. so in that case were rooted... but.. the chances of that are minimal.. so yeah.. myn is gutted.. dont notice that much difference cept the gay noise.. its a pretty easy job...

but be warned, if your car doesnt pass emisions tests the fines arent cheap

[paulgts-t]

I was advised by an exhaust shop that if you punch out your cat he will report you to the RSPCA.

No, actually that back of the car will get black muck over it. You would have to clean your car every few days to hide the fact the cat is empty.

[PranK]

I have a 4" high flow cat now, i did have a straight through pipe (ie no cat) - i blew flames all the time, the car gave the people behind me headaches and had to be cleaned every couple of days from the orange/black coating on the back of the car. It is awful for the environment and i highly suggest against it, seeing as last i checked - fines were well over a few thousand dollars.

There was NO power gain whatsoever between the two.

My cat cost $450 fitted

[funkymonkey]

seeing as a 3" exhaust might be standard on some fords n holdens I assume it would be easy to find a 3" cat or a 3.5" cat? Am I right on this one?

Never had to change my cat b4, only time I had to do it was on my dad's old Corolla, and that only cost $60 for a secondhand one. Just tryin to figure out how much it'd cost. I guess I should call the exhaust shop for quotes... but what exactly do I ask for?

[Neil]

Originally posted by PranK

I i blew flames all the time, the car gave the people behind me headaches and had to be cleaned every couple of days from the orange/black coating on the back of the car. It is awful for the environment and i highly suggest against it, seeing as last i checked - fines were well over a few thousand dollars.

There was NO power gain whatsoever between the two.

My cat cost $450 fitted

Yea PranK,,,my solicitor will be contacting you soon. The flames did look excellent though. I can't understand why there was no power gain.....

Neil.

[PranK]

yea, i had many compliments on the flamage.

the power gain wasn't noticable.