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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 11:35 AM
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How long does a cat live?

How long does the cat conv last? Ive got 120,000 on my 5.4

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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 12:23 PM
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I cut mines off when I had around 125k, it was pretty clugged up... it has been cat free since then.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 12:55 PM
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My 1996 has in excess of 240,000 miles, original cat, 5.0 engine.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 01:07 PM
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Normal they have nine lives
OK I was sitting in A waiting room of A muffler shop getting my cat replaced and on the wall was A poster with FAQ about cats. And one was just that HOW LONG DOSE A CAT LAST, If A cat doesn't get physically damaged and nothing plugs it up, it will last forever.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 09:19 AM
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they dont live very long around my house
 
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 10:09 AM
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as long as it takes for you to locate a blade for he reciprocating saw!!!
 
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 01:19 PM
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Team Mudd wins!

Anyone else listen to the sound clip?

Now where did I put my sawzall? Oh yah, right next to my welder, cool!
 
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 01:50 PM
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right on man! i "killed" my CAT after a week of owning my truck! one of the best things i ever did! glad you liked the sound clip!!
 
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Cat on my 1990 F350 460 powered extended cab DRW with 103k actual miles still doing fine. My son just replaced the cat on his 1996 F350 crew cab 4WD DRW 460 powered truck at 116k miles.
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