Got my catalytic converter stolen last night
12-23-2009, 10:06 AM
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Got a new front pipe from Nashvegas Yota (thanks a lot, sweet deal), a cat and an extender piece from Kragen and bolted it all up again. All in all I had to spend less than $300 to get her up and running again, but it's still a pain. Oh well, hope nobody wants to steal the cheapo Kragen cat at least.
12-23-2009, 10:46 AM
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took mine off over a year ago. and my brother took his off the same night. next day i took them to the scrap yard. heard i could get 100 bucks a pop and we needed money for rent. got to the scrap yard and they said since people have been hittin all the car lots in town and stealin all the cats, i could only get 10 bucks a piece. the next day, a detective showed up at my work and ran a huge investigation. took finger prints, questioned me, my brother (who had a pending application in at the local police department) my neighbors, and my boss. 8 dollars for a hack saw, 20 dollars for flex pipe and clamps (only to eventually buy cherry bombs once money showed up). a lot of damn trouble for nothing. but my brothers 82 el camino sounds better without the cat, so it wasn't a total loss.
12-23-2009, 11:55 AM
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its only once every two years. I have a 4runner and have an innerchangeable test pipe and cat. both bolt right up. no one really cares about the exhaust of a 4runner. prior to a few weeks ago, I haven't been pulled over in... nearly a year. ( I got a ticket for not using my blinker a few weeks ago, had my mechanic write and print a receipt that he fixed and replaced one of the bulbs. ) but like I said, no one will "peep" under my 4runner to see if I have a cat. when people ask me what I have on it, and tell them I have a test pipe, they get a surprised look on their face. It really doesn't sound loud unless I full throttle it. it does smell a little 'richer" but nothing a cop would know. lol
12-23-2009, 12:19 PM
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Will running without a cat make a significant difference in performance or sound? In the state of Tennessee we have no emissions so I was just curious because I need a new exhaust and my current cat is hollowed out and it sounds like crap.
12-23-2009, 01:08 PM
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I posted in your other thread about your exhaust. I wouldn't get a dynomax, just buy a magnaflow 18" muffler http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MPE-11265/ this muffler is really quiet and adds a nice little low tone. go with 2.25 piping, and a 2.25 to 3" tip pick one you like. you'll be much happier knowing you dont have to replace it again due to rust.
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12-23-2009, 01:36 PM
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its only once every two years. I have a 4runner and have an innerchangeable test pipe and cat. both bolt right up. no one really cares about the exhaust of a 4runner. prior to a few weeks ago, I haven't been pulled over in... nearly a year. ( I got a ticket for not using my blinker a few weeks ago, had my mechanic write and print a receipt that he fixed and replaced one of the bulbs. ) but like I said, no one will "peep" under my 4runner to see if I have a cat. when people ask me what I have on it, and tell them I have a test pipe, they get a surprised look on their face. It really doesn't sound loud unless I full throttle it. it does smell a little 'richer" but nothing a cop would know. lol
12-23-2009, 01:40 PM
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hassle? 4 14mm bolts is not a hassle. and you know should know that question. my exhaust is still street legal with a cat on. it isn't with the test pipe. slid the pipe in, smog it, get it registered, pull it off, store the cat in my truck, and put the straight pipe back on.
12-23-2009, 07:46 PM
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lol
12-24-2009, 08:38 AM
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i feel your pain bro fight back look what i did
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...lbumId=2549486
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...lbumId=2549486
12-24-2009, 10:07 AM
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if that happend to me i would just follow a police report, and drive around with no cat.. until the insurance fixed it..
i would drive down streets that i never drove down just to give my present to the thief that stole my cat, that i was lurking around... and looking for him....
i would drive down streets that i never drove down just to give my present to the thief that stole my cat, that i was lurking around... and looking for him....
12-24-2009, 10:11 AM
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^^^^ I guess? theif is gonna be long gone by the time you find out your cat is gone. lol I've driven around with just a crossover and headers on. tractor status.
12-24-2009, 03:31 PM
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i feel your pain bro fight back look what i did
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...lbumId=2549486
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...lbumId=2549486
12-24-2009, 03:44 PM
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Or whenever B.I.T., CHP, local sheriff or PD decides to look. Check the laws. 
They can check your emissions as you drive by, no need to stop for a sniffer, and can even check your muffler sound / dB level when you drive by. Thank the Harley-Davidson owners for that.
They can check your emissions as you drive by, no need to stop for a sniffer, and can even check your muffler sound / dB level when you drive by. Thank the Harley-Davidson owners for that.
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12-24-2009, 05:13 PM
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mine got taken in the middle of the afternoon at my school. also used a sawzall made a mess. i just bought a universal one and some pipe and put it back together rather than buy a whole system. i also upgraded to a high flow at the time, made it sound much better.
