got in trouble
#1
08-07-2007, 05:49 PM
got in trouble
ok so i got in town today, and the first thing my dad did when we were at my house he asked if my car was perfectly legal. and of course i couldn't lie.. I DON'T WANT TO PUT MY STOCK H back on what can i do to make my car look. or be legal. or how hard would it be to get fake cats or adding cats??
#2
08-07-2007, 06:10 PM
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you could cut your stock cats off of your stock H pipe and then cut the cats in half and weld the outer cases of them in the right places to your O/R H or X (whichever you have) and it will look like you have cats. it'll never sound like you have them unless you really have them.
#6
08-07-2007, 10:53 PM
Not sure how many states require an emission test when you get inspected. But in NC you'd better have some cats on, unless you have some friends in low places.. Then they can hook you up with the sticker.. 
#8
08-08-2007, 05:43 AM
ok so i got in town today, and the first thing my dad did when we were at my house he asked if my car was perfectly legal. and of course i couldn't lie.. I DON'T WANT TO PUT MY STOCK H back on what can i do to make my car look. or be legal. or how hard would it be to get fake cats or adding cats??
Needless to say I'm not taking off my o/r either. lol.
#9
08-08-2007, 06:35 AM
lol
#10
08-08-2007, 06:59 AM
+1
Do the responsible thing, sell the off-road and take some coin that you'd spend on another car part and buy the high-flows. Negligable difference in performance over O/R, perfectly legal, dad off your back and more responsible for our environment. I am in no way a tree-hugger, and there was a time and a place where I was doing the O/R to stock swap to pass emissions and I can honestly say the extra couple hundred spent for high flow cats has been well worth it over the years. I don't have to crawl under there and swap out the pipe every year, cops can't make it a sticking point, I don't feel light headed sitting at a stop light, my wife doesn't mind riding in the car (at least from the fumes, the sound still irritates a bit) and I get a small sense of satisfaction doing a little for the environment.
Do the responsible thing, sell the off-road and take some coin that you'd spend on another car part and buy the high-flows. Negligable difference in performance over O/R, perfectly legal, dad off your back and more responsible for our environment. I am in no way a tree-hugger, and there was a time and a place where I was doing the O/R to stock swap to pass emissions and I can honestly say the extra couple hundred spent for high flow cats has been well worth it over the years. I don't have to crawl under there and swap out the pipe every year, cops can't make it a sticking point, I don't feel light headed sitting at a stop light, my wife doesn't mind riding in the car (at least from the fumes, the sound still irritates a bit) and I get a small sense of satisfaction doing a little for the environment.
#13
08-08-2007, 01:12 PM
you can buy high flow cats seperately and have someone weld them onto your current midpipe....the cats can be found at most performance shops...
#15
08-08-2007, 02:09 PM
Ebay sells tons of them for various prices. Heres a link to a nice one for $45 each......http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-5-H...spagenameZWD1V
There are some for cheaper but these are stainless steel and look pretty decent.
There are some for cheaper but these are stainless steel and look pretty decent.
#17
08-09-2007, 05:14 AM
If you have a chop saw that cuts straight and some decent welding skills you could do it yourself. These types of projects (unless you have your own shop or a friend that owns a shop) end up costing as much as, if not more than buying new. For example cost of off road pipe $150, cost of 2 cats $100, now you're at $250 without even thinking of the install yet.
They range from $300 - $700 or so new, depending on company.
They range from $300 - $700 or so new, depending on company.
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