Campeck

well I yanked the cat from the automatic parts car and now with my short shifter I had to try and get some bolts out of my exhaust and I had to grind them out so It might be best anyway to put a new cat on.

I have done what the searches brought up.

Broom handle
floor jack bar and mallet.
Ive rattled it
smacked it
hit the inside of it.
But the mesh will not break up!!


Ant other suggestions.
And please dont say "just get a test pipe" and " It loses power"
Saw enough of that argument in the search results

MM951

I used the broomstick method on my quest...wasnt hard at all...try some more!

never did it on my na

Campeck

well the jack handle left a jack handle like indentation in the mesh
maybe i should try harder.

off I go!!!

iloveporsches

Are you concerned about passing emissions?

88BlueTSiQuest

Yes, try harder. You will eventually mess up the end of the jack handle, just as an idea of how tough this stuff really is.

Pound the handle in as far as it'll go, then wiggle and pull it back out. Put it back in at another angle and pound away. Eventually you start getting the stuff out.

I can't really see how a broom handle would survive, as every cat I've ever gutted has really required a severe beating.

will951

I tried the broom handle myself...didn't work quick enough for me.

I cut it in half....took the stuff out...then welded it back together. Much quicker...the flanges on the side are perfect to spot weld and start from there.

Mike Murcia

I used a long crowbar. Much stronger than a broomstick.

joseph mitro

i used a 6 foot long barbell. a little awkward, but damn did it work!! then i used a 3/4" wide strip of metal i bought at home depot, bent a hook at the end, and used it to pull stuff out of the cat.

Campeck

ok.
well thanks everyone.
I now have a nicely gutted catalytic converter ready to go on my car!!
I just needed to pound it REALLY REALLY hard.

Thanks,
Ashton

Peckster

Campeck!!!

L8 APEKS

Sorry Camp,

But I've done it twice, and regretted it twice. Lost a good deal of low end torque, and the sound is bad. This was on 2 different cars. I ended up buying a new cat on the second one because I was so dis-satisfied with the results.

A high-flow cat will be a better choice!

Campeck

ilikemy944

So whats it sound like and is your tranny done?

Scootin159

just get a test pipe, It loses power

Sorry...had to do it.

Also:

Considering GA will allow anything with enough solid metal to bolt a plate to get plates, I don't think he'll have a problem.

83na944

Hmmm, Atlanta metro does require emissions testing.