Gutting Cats concern
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Gutting Cats concern
I was going to try and gut my cats myself, but when I crawled under there i realised one of the cats in the true dual has an o2 sensor in them, so I didnt want to mess around with that. How can I overcome this, is there a safe to go about gutting the cat without screwing up that O2 sensor?
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Yes, I was concerned how to remove it from the cat so I could take the cat off, and didnt want to ruin the sensor. I have 2 o2 Sensors, one of them is inside each of the pipes in the true dual. I havent gotten a chance to see where exactly the 02 sensors is positioned, but i believe its right in the middle.
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Awsum, now regarding getting them cats out of there, there currently welded on, I am a little sad to go and cut them out of there, and then have to clamp them in there, and then prob have someone weld them at some point, but i dont want them to see that I gutted them, so I gotta be careful, but what do you guys suggest to "gut" them with? A dremel or something? I also have considered what some of you have suggested and that was to install a piece of pipe inside of the cats so it wont distrupt exhaust flow, but my question is, wont this affect that "hollow tin can" noise I am looking for by doing this in the first place? I am not doing it for power, I realize that these hi flow cats are already free flowing, but i want it to be louder, so cant I just leave them they way they are after i gut them. I mean, its not like the exhaust isnt getting disturbed right now having to go thru them now, so what would be the differnece once the material was gone?
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A hammer and a big screwdriver or pry bar should do the trick. Not sure why you want a hollow tin can noise but putting the pipe in the cat is just making a straight pipe look like a cat. So it would be the same as cutting your cat out and putting a piece of pipe. If it is welded on cut the weld with a cutoff wheel so you can slip it off the pipe and then re-clamp on. If they are clamped and someone re-welds them they won't know its gutted unless they take it off. You could always just leave it clamped too. It won't matter much.
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Originally Posted by FordF350Baby
what do you guys suggest to "gut" them with? A dremel or something?
Originally Posted by FordF350Baby
I mean, its not like the exhaust isnt getting disturbed right now having to go thru them now, so what would be the differnece once the material was gone?
What do you consider a "hollow tin can" noise? You do realise gutting the cats will usually cause a more harsh tone and more popping and other normally undesirable noises. You were told that in another thread. If you are talking about the old muscle car "pinging" sound (which I think is very cool) dont even try it. You dont have a muscle car engine. Big difference.
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Honestly I would just leave the cats alone. Especially since you have O2s screwed into your cats.
If you want your exhaust to be louder just exit the pipes in front of the rear wheels that will make it louder. I guarentee do that will make the truck louder.
If you want your exhaust to be louder just exit the pipes in front of the rear wheels that will make it louder. I guarentee do that will make the truck louder.
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Hmm...Yeah, I suppose not ever thinking about my exhaust system again would help put all of this to rest. I get side tracked to often, and want my vehicle to be things its not and I just need to except the certain things that it is. I honestly dont ever want to touch this exhaust system again, its way to stressful for me to continue contimplating all the various possibilites of sound, because at the end of the day, exhaust is exhaust, and I have a nice system right now, and theres no sense in trying to kepe *****ing with it. Thanks guys for your input.
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Well, and removing the cats might make it more than louder, it might make it poppy and raspy. If you like it that way, thats fine, but myself, I want a smoother tone. Bring the tips out in front of the rear tires and you should get louder while retaining your current tone.
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Originally Posted by Bear River
Well, and removing the cats might make it more than louder, it might make it poppy and raspy. If you like it that way, thats fine, but myself, I want a smoother tone. Bring the tips out in front of the rear tires and you should get louder while retaining your current tone.