cats

**camarostripes96** · 09-30-2006, 01:04 PM

i want to hollow out my cats because if i get an ory, i cant get it inspected, if i gut my cat will it hurt anything at all?

**Wesman** · 09-30-2006, 01:39 PM

It won't really hurt anything, but it isn't good for the exhaust flow to have an open chamber in the piping. It won't sound as good, and you can actually lose some power - believe it or not. The car will also smell like burnt fuel, since there are no catalysts to clean the exhaust gases.

**camarostripes96** · 09-30-2006, 01:49 PM

so should i gut my cats out or get new ones?

**BlackLT1Z28** · 09-30-2006, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by camarostripes96

so should i gut my cats out or get new ones?

It really doesn't matter as far as inspection goes. I would save the money and just gut 'em. Or you could get high-flow cats from maganflow or some other company.

**cailey37** · 09-30-2006, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by camarostripes96

i want to hollow out my cats because if i get an ory, i cant get it inspected, if i gut my cat will it hurt anything at all?

If you live in a state where they do inspections they are known to tap on the cats and see if they are hollow then you're looking at a nice fine.......you could get some high flow cats pretty reasonable....if you dont have inspections....then yes....i'd get rid of them.......LS1's tend to burn fuel pretty efficient......

**camarostripes96** · 10-01-2006, 08:35 AM

i have an lt1 one , so how would cats gutted on them be like?

**camarostripes96** · 10-01-2006, 08:35 AM

and would i have to get 02 sims

**WS.SICK** · 10-01-2006, 11:17 AM

Dude- the best thing to do is not gut the cat, just replace the cat with a straight pipe, otherwise, just get a highflow-

**camarostripes96** · 10-01-2006, 12:27 PM

i have to cats and they are both just as old as the car is 96 trans am lt1, i am replacing the driver side cat with a magnaflow cat, should i need to replace the passenger side one , it is stock still, so i will have a magnaflow cat on driver side and stock on the passenger side, do they need to be the same?

**JEB** · 10-01-2006, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by camarostripes96

i have to cats and they are both just as old as the car is 96 trans am lt1, i am replacing the driver side cat with a magnaflow cat, should i need to replace the passenger side one , it is stock still, so i will have a magnaflow cat on driver side and stock on the passenger side, do they need to be the same?

The answer is "YES". For equalization of back pressure, I would change them both at the same time.

**camarostripes96** · 10-02-2006, 03:33 PM

ok i got a new ypipe with magna flow high flow cats, i got the complete kit, it should sound sweet , now what would a electric cut out sound like after my y pipe? so i have manifold, y pipe with magna flow high flow cats , and borla intercooled dual exhaust tips, what will and electric cut out sound like after the y pipe