i'm seriously considering getting rid of it and them for the newer pipe that has none. has anyone done this??? and wht if any changes did you notice??? :thumbright:

Removed all my cats and it sounds great. No codes or other issues. :thumbright:

Joe's right, but I am not a fan of getting rid of them all.

The precats are more or less a waste of space. They were put there to help cold start emissions... which, technically, are the worse ones out there... but are also the most nebulous, because their effect is done within the first mile of driving, then you are stuck with them for the rest of the trip.

My feelings are like this: We as performance car enthusiasts, are under the gun. The more we mess with the emissions controls, the more we pollute. The more we pollute, the more attention we get - the type we don'e want or need. A little self restraint and responsibility here will go a long way toward keeping the man off our back.

I don't agree with the draconian measures that CARB and other states are doing, but I do know a need exists.

And you folks in FL better keep an eye out - CA, TX and FL are the top CO producers, it won't take long before emissions testing comes back to FL. And at this rate, with the insane number of FL Corvette owners (I am sure that Fbody, Mustang and others are equally guilty) gutting or otherwise removing their cats, it won't take long for that testing to come back... and none want to hear about it. Tough. You have been warned. And as soon as the EPA withholds federal monies, things will change.

However, if the FL folks who have removed the cat start putting high flow cats back on, you could slow that kinda big brother invasion. I am not kidding. Oh, and modern high flow cats are not gonna cost you all that much $$, under $150.00 and if you do a custom setup with two smaller bullet cats (on an L98), the power loss will be under 10hp. It's that minor... add in some torque inprovment, it's worth it.

Just some food for thought.