RacerTodd
Veteran Member
So, I'm fairly certain that my cat is in the early stages of plugging up. And with 420K on the car, that's not terribly surprising.
My first question is: can I remove the downpipe without dropping the subframe?
I have 4 jackstands and can get the front and back of the car well up off the ground. It looks like there is enough clearance for it to slide down and out easily, but I haven't pulled a downpipe yet so I'm not 100% sure. If I don't have to drop the subframe, that's $40 worth of bolts I don't have to buy.
For those that have gutted a cat, I was planning to use a 3' length of pipe with my baby 3lb sledge and bash the guts out via the rear pipe. Does that method work OK? If not, I know a guy with a welder and we could cut open the cat, empty it and weld it back up. Suppose we could even do that on the car.
My first question is: can I remove the downpipe without dropping the subframe?
I have 4 jackstands and can get the front and back of the car well up off the ground. It looks like there is enough clearance for it to slide down and out easily, but I haven't pulled a downpipe yet so I'm not 100% sure. If I don't have to drop the subframe, that's $40 worth of bolts I don't have to buy.
For those that have gutted a cat, I was planning to use a 3' length of pipe with my baby 3lb sledge and bash the guts out via the rear pipe. Does that method work OK? If not, I know a guy with a welder and we could cut open the cat, empty it and weld it back up. Suppose we could even do that on the car.