2001 Chevy 1500 Cat Delete

[houndsman]

Me and my buddies are planning on gutting my cats out but it looks like its not very easy to do since the cats are right after the manifolds. I cant decide how I should gut them... Cut a hole and punch out the honey comb??? If anybody could help me out with this thats already done it with experience I could really use the help.

Thanks

[Pauly]

Not the best of ideas. if you have a stock muffler, expect ZERO power gains.

Unless they are plugged, there is no reason with todays high flowing cats to punch them out. Even then, I owuld replace them, as I dont like the bad smell that un catted vehicles produce

You have to cut them out as they are right after the manifolds.

peace
PAuly

[Andy C]

I have not personally done it but I know people who have and they cut them off the truck, then broke all the stuff out of them, and had them welded back on.

[22Sierra22]

just cut them off and replace it with piping

[Nick]

just cut them off and replace it with piping

Good idea since that's against Federal law and you wouldn't pass inspection in a state that checks them...

[houndsman]

I think I will just leave em