gutting pre-cats

[Dat1BlueCat]

Any one here Have a lift and able to lend me a hand doing this ? :) I really want to get this one done. Thanks :tongue:

[eastbay_cougar]

wish i was home to help ya out, got a floor lift, thats how i got my engine, headers and exhaust done. you don't need it, but yeah it helps. you could just pull them with the car up on jackstands

[2002XR]

I used car ramps..

[Dat1BlueCat]

Ya, I have ramps but working with the car on top of me makes the job 1000000000000X Easier :(. I can probably do it by myself but having some one proffesional with me helps if i F* something up..

[Dat1BlueCat]

No one can help me with this? i can not do it in school because it is illegal lol.

[bensenvill]

just make sure you wear a resperator and eye wear

[Dat1BlueCat]

Ya ofcourse. I ll buy who ever helps me pizza and some drinks and maybe beer lol. i really want to do this but 50% chance i will f something up.

[MaverickFlyer]

What's there to F up! Just remove the O2 sensors before you do it and you should be fine. The hardest part is getting off the nuts on the Y-pipe.

[katescoug]

when my ex did mine he just put the cat up on some jack stands, pulled the y pipe and voila! of course there was all the fun of actually hollowing out the pre cats but you know.

and since im not with him anymore maybe someone can answer this one for me.....

when i first start driving the car like say in the morning, and i gun it to pass someone i get this terrible smell. i know its exhaust that im smelling but would having gutted precats make it do that? and i mean it smells STRONG.

anyone have any idea?
my car doesnt have a resignator either so what do ya'll think

[MaverickFlyer]

Does it smell like Sulfur? It might be your Main cat. Gutting mine didn't didn't make it smell funny.