[Shotimes] rattling cat

[Carl Prochilo]

That's right.  Any reputable shop will refuse to do this.  I know cause
I've asked.

Anyway, if you want to run without cats, might be easier to just buy an
offroad Y-pipe and stick it on.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Thu, July 15, 2004 1:43 pm, Bill Murray said:
> Its illegal to remove it because Federal law requires it to be there.
> So even if Florida doesn't care if you have cats and they're working,
> Federal law says they have to be there.
>
> Bill Murray
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: James F. Ryan III [mailto:av8r567@optonline.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 1:15 PM
>> To: Jon Heese; SHOTimes List
>> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] rattling cat
>>
>>
>> If FL has no emissions testing why would it be illegal to remove it?
>>
>> Back in the 70s and early 80s the cats were added after the
>> engine selection
>> and design and consequently "choked" the engine, hence the
>> bad rap that cats
>> still have to this day (in some people's minds).
>>
>> Nowadays it seems as though engines are designed and tuned
>> with the cats as
>> an integral part, and the cat technology has improved
>> dramatically in the
>> last 15 years.  It's been said many times on this list that
>> "removing the
>> cats from your SHO kills the low-end" AND "the SHO engine likes some
>> backpressure".
>>
>> I don't know if that holds true for the 3.0 or 3.8 in your
>> SLO, but gutting
>> one cat and having a difference in back pressure between the
>> cylinder banks
>> can't be a good thing.
>>
>> Do your part for the environment and get it replaced, or just
>> live with the
>> rattling until the piece finally works itself out of the cat and comes
>> flying out your tail pipe in a puff of smoke.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jon Heese" <heese@digi-net.com>
>> To: "SHOTimes List" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:51 AM
>> Subject: [Shotimes] rattling cat
>>
>>
>> > My '95 SLO was running rich due to some changes I made to
>> the throttle
>> > body (since fixed), but I fear it already killed my
>> passenger bank cat.
>> > I don't much care about its functionality (FL has no
>> emissions testing),
>> > but now i've got a bunch of rocks rattling around inside
>> the thing.  I'd
>> > take it to a muffler shop, but I presume that they won't
>> just gut it for
>> > me (still illegal, right?), and I don't want to pay money I
>> don't have
>> > for new cats I don't want, just to get rid of the rattling.
>> >
>> > I looked at the possibility of removing the downpipe
>> assembly (FL car
>> > has seen no salt), but I'm not sure exactly how I'd go
>> about gutting the
>> > thing afterwards...
>> >
>> > I know the ATX SHO cats are different, but if anyone has
>> any experience
>> > in general, I'd appreciate any tips or advice on the matter.
>> >
>> >  - Jon Heese
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