Remove or clean out converter?
Lead Driver
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From: Hartford, WI
What are you trying to achieve? If your TC needs to be drained, I'd just flush the trans with a flusher. If your trans is toast, take TC out and toss it. The only way I'd feel safe is if they cut it open and cleaned everything out. Not worth it unless you have say a Precision Industries TC that is worth 1K
Lead Driver
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Originally Posted by Cuda_jim
He's talking about the catylitic converter.
If you live in a state that requires a converter then gut it. The inspection is mainly visual, otherwise remove it.
If you live in a state that requires a converter then gut it. The inspection is mainly visual, otherwise remove it.
Lead Driver
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From: Hartford, WI
Originally Posted by MRBASS
Once you gut it,, I bet you can find a piece of 3 1/2" pipe and slide it right in there and tack weld the ends.
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I already gutted it out. A little persuasion, a 2lb hammer, and a 3/4in piece of pipe and she runs better with 273,000 miles than she did with 75,000. Even with the Banks Stinger II she would smoke a little when entering the freeway to get up to 70-75 mph. Now, I can't see much of anything in the side view mirror. It was very noticable right out of the gate. We don't have emissions testing here in Michigan. I was just wondering if any of you guy's had either taken your converters off or just cleaned them out. What a difference it made. I should have done that a long time ago. I'm thinking my gas milage will probably be better too.
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