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Old 08-15-2004, 03:30 PM
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Will i get any CELs, backfiring, or other negative problems if i gut my cat? The car is a 98 civic EX (D16Y8). thanks!
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Old 08-15-2004, 03:48 PM
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Will i get any CELs, backfiring, or other negative problems if i gut my cat? The car is a 98 civic EX (D16Y8). thanks!
You will get a CEL. Also the car will sound much more raspy. The car may backfire, but I doubt it if it's fairly stock. Specially the ignition and cam timing. Why would you want to gut it anyway? Why not just have a test pipe made?
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And it will smoke/stink.
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Old 08-15-2004, 03:58 PM
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no kitties here.

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Old 08-15-2004, 04:20 PM
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but your boosted
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Mines gutted and boy does it backfire its ass off. No unnecessary smoke or smell... my car is supposed to sound raspy under WOT anyways.
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am i wrong, or is that one in the manifold? i know we have several customers that come in and shit a brick when we give them a replacement cost on that converter.....



not to mention that it is a 10k dollar fine if you get caught.....
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Default Re: Negative effects of gutting cat?

Originally Posted by MerF
And it will smoke/stink.


i got one of those ebay resonator cats for only 30 bucks and kept my stock one for that special time of the year.
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Old 08-15-2004, 05:56 PM
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Default Re: Negative effects of gutting cat?

anybody have one of those FS w/the O2 bung and 2 bolt brackets?
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i have a 97 ex with NO cat and mine doesnt back fire, no CEL and it does smell but thats cuz im boooooosted
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