My cat took a dump, gutting it this weekend

[articacid]

I started to notice a little loss of power (moslty mid and topend)and a slight rattle coming from inside the cat. Well the rattle has gotten worse and the power loss seems to have gotten a little worse too. so this weekend im just going to pull and gut it. the cat is a carsound/magnaflow 3" i/o. I cant wait to gut that sucker out im so tired of the f-in rattle. the cat is a little over a yr old.

[BLLDOGG]

Re: My cat took a dump, gutting it this weekend

DANG! The big bad carsound cat doesnt really last forever. my catco is going strong with a lot more time than that :p

are you just going to put a pipe through it?

[articacid]

Re: My cat took a dump, gutting it this weekend

i originally went with the carsound becuase ive heard they last longer with fewer problems than the catco's.

i think mine might have to do with it being lowered i might have busted it a few times.

im not putting a pipe though it, im just going to gut it and clean it out real good.

[3.4 slow to go]

Re: My cat took a dump, gutting it this weekend

good. that way you still pass the visual check. I think the pipe reference is how you're gonna gut it. It took me about 1/2 hr to finish shattering the cat from my blazer, but then I was probably using the wrong/to big of pipe for it.

[articacid]

Re: My cat took a dump, gutting it this weekend

oh gotcha, yeah pretty much. i thought he was sayin weld a pipe inside it to get max flow.

[articacid]

Re: My cat took a dump, gutting it this weekend

got it off today and it was all busted up inside. basicly powderized with one big chunk. i had to cut slits in it to get it off. its all nice and clean inside, tomarrow ill weld the slits shut and toss it back on.

i actually got to drive it with out the cat off and man it is loud. dont sound bad but dont sound great. you do however hear everything, like in between ships it will rasp real quick as i let off the gas.

[Mid]

Re: My cat took a dump, gutting it this weekend

Hahaha when i first read the title I thought your house-cat took a dump in your house or something, so this weekend your gutting it

[loser]

Re: My cat took a dump, gutting it this weekend

i actually got to drive it with out the cat off and man it is loud. dont sound bad but dont sound great. you do however hear everything, like in between ships it will rasp real quick as i let off the gas.

should have gotten us a sound clip.:poke: it's ok, as long as you tell us if it rasp's more or drones worse now with the cat gutted. ;)

[99 RS Camaro]

Re: My cat took a dump, gutting it this weekend

i ditched my cat a couple months ago and it sounds fine....noticably louder w/more volume....doesnt sound bad at all......sounds exactly like a v8 at idle and when rollin through parkin lots and such.....not much of a ricey tone at all up top either.

[Oi Bird V8]

Re: My cat took a dump, gutting it this weekend

im not putting a pipe though it, im just going to gut it and clean it out real good.

thats how myne is... now everyone one reading.. it will pass inspection right?..

[3.4 slow to go]

Re: My cat took a dump, gutting it this weekend

my blazer passed the sniffer test w/a gutted cat. just make sure that your car is in good running condition/recent tune up.

[articacid]

Re: My cat took a dump, gutting it this weekend

should have gotten us a sound clip.:poke: it's ok, as long as you tell us if it rasp's more or drones worse now with the cat gutted. ;)

i thought about it but my batteries were dead in my camera and i was trying to get it done so i just kinda blew it off.

it doesnt drone as bad, not that it droned much before. it does have more volume and idle sounds more aggressive. it does rasp about 500 rpms earlier now. but not a ricer rasp, like a jet engine.

any of the 96+ and some 95 cars with obd 2 dont require sniff testing. some states do require it. basicly obd2 can monitor emmisions, so just the computer need to be checked to see if it will pass emissions. so basicly if you do not throw ses codes/have the light on youll be alright. the only reason i put the cat back on is to passed the visual.

the car runs so much better now. i knew something was wrong, it seemed like a iwas feathering the clutch more than usual and had a decent lack of power. gas mileage also seem unusually low, like 20 where i was getting 25ish before. cars drives amazing i dont have to put my foot into it to get it moving anymore.