Catalytic Converter Help

[DraKhen99]

Hey all ... Saturday I started hearing a rattle coming from underneath my truck, and it turns out it's not the heat shield - it's the catalytic converter itself!

By the way, I've got a 1997 Chevy K/1500 W/T, RCLB.

I've called Midas, and they want $850-1000 to put in a direct fit replacement, and because of the 4wd, they're not sure they could even put a universal in.

Does anyone have any other ideas?

Thanks!

-John

[diadora516]

by aftermartket high flow cats, take it to a smaller shop and pay them to weld them in

[sundownz]

I paid 60 dollars to have my cat welded in and to have some of my pipes repaired. For the cat itself I paid 61.75 shipped from Performance Curve for a spun metallic unit:

http://www.performance-curve.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1181

Works great for me :)

[DraKhen99]

Now to just find a place around here that'll do it - most of them say that the way the exhaust is routed, it's cheaper to go direct replacement rather than welding in a universal - ug.

-John

[TEE]

BS...find another shop.

[no2guncntrl]

Perhaps you might look over this page...
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?N=700+4294923429+4294838974+400636+4294908216+4294908015+115+4294924744

http://www.car-sound.com/02product/02directfit.asp