Is it a bad idea to cut my exhaust off before the catalytic converter?

[notsonormal]

my cat is busted... it rattles and the engine is all boggged down... new one is coming tomorrow, but I'm bored and cutting off the exhaust seems amusing. Could I damage anything? Or is the only problem cops here in CA?

[Little G]

no damage. you'll surprise yourself at how loud it will be.

[notsonormal]

lol ****... lets hope the cop will let me go if i show him the order fourm from summit racing that shows my cat is coming tomorrow

[Little G]

no i think he will do you raw instead.

[notsonormal]

yeah... i agree. is there a performance loss w/ the exhaust just chopped off?

[Chet Mo and the Camaro]

do it and post a sound clip, if u cant do it neway!!!!!!!!1

[slow6]

performance loss? probably just a little
but its ok, your stock headers are a little restrictive

[kristen]

you will be fine, but i see that you live in cali, so i would be careful, i know that cops there are a b!tch. so if they see no cat they will know that 02 sensors are missing and omg is that a big fine!

[Cue-Ball]

Funny, I just cut mine off right infront of the cat a couple of days ago. Unbeleivable how loud it is.

I had no choice as the exhaust was a POS when I bought the car and the hangers broke and the muffler was dragging on the ground alot. Since it was no were near stock I could not get it replaced for under $300, so I finally had to chop it off.

I have a used 80 series Flowmaster coming in any day and then I will get down to my friends muffler shop to get a new hi-flow cat and new tubing from there all the way back and put it pretty much back to stock.

But damn it is loud, I actually hate driving it right now.

[99v6cam]

I drove my car 20 miles OPEN STOCK MANIFOLDS. God damn was that loud; I didn't let it go over 2krpms and it was still deafening. Not to mention the whole car was vibrating. It was when I was doing my headers in case you were wondering. Actually drove beside a cop about half of the way and didn't get pulled over. When I got to my friends' house where we finished the install he heard me pull up and was like YESSSSS!