So I heard you can punch out a cat or remove it and I was hoping somone could clarify this for me. Is punching it out like taking all the **** out thats inside of a cat and what do I know to take out? Also if take out or punch out 1 cat will I still pass emissions?

 

I dont know about punching it out, but when I got my custom exhaust done, they cut the last cat off and I just passed emissions in Connecticut last weekend. I think most recently built cars/trucks come with California emissions systems, so you can rip a cat off if you want, you just wont pass in Cali.

 

I'm about the opposite of a tree hugger so don't count me as one based on my comments...

But removing a cat carrys with it a possible fine. A stiff one at that.

Also, and from a pure torque improvement standpoint.. you will gain a little on a stock motor. But not much at all.

You'll see significantly more power from things like a underdrive pulley or new tune.
If you really do have the motor operating at 4000+ rpms quite often.. then maybe a high flow version of a cat might help.

In reality freeing up the exhaust adds a little torque and shifts the curve a little higher. There is a possibility you'll loose a little down low too.


Rich

 

If you want to remove a cat just put some food in the back yard... punching a cat will get you introuble with PETA and its not very nice

 

Yes generally most states/municipalities make it an offense to tamper with you exhaust system at all, but as long as you're not waking up the neighborhood and spewing black smoke out your tailpipe nobody should bother you about removing one cat.

 

i removed a cat with my truck once... poor thing.....

 

Screw the environment man, with the monte i run straight headers back out side exhaust, cats are just a clog in your exhaust, get rid of it....you can just gut the whole inside, easiest way is just shove a wrench in there and break everything inside as much as you can....if you dont want to do that, find someone that can just cut it out adn weld a piece of metal in there know what im saying, if you need metal guys i know a few all around the midwest area that i could probably set you up with

 

Just leave it. The cats in the ranger flow really good and taking them out won't give you any power.

 

proof?

if the stock cats pass emissions in california, they do NOT flow good