Any Fake Cats out there?


Due to my town and surrounding areas being well known for street racing, the local authorities have taken it upon themselves to pull over cars that look modified and do a spot check which is basically looking for cats, improper lowering, yadda yadda yadda. My car is 100% stock at the moment but I would like to modify it eventually with a turbo back. I would like to make a "Fake Cat" to pass the visual which would basically make me much safer to the fines, towing, etc.

Anybody have any pics or the best way to go about this? Thanks

 

Here you go:
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=208908

 

Tou beat me to it.

You could also gut you current cat by smashing out the catalyst.

 

Not that I know of.. You can make your own..

Though I have heard Buschur carries a "Jack Russel" in stock...

 

I used a large screwdriver and a medium sized prybar to knock out (or gut) the OE cat. on my old civic ...would work in this application too. cost $0. Time 1 Hr.


Edit: this would probably flow better...

 

I definitely would stay away from the knocking out thing.. Although it removes the guts of the cat, it may inherantly make things worse.

It makes more sense to keep the catalytic converter or get a larger aftermarket unit.. I really don't understand the obscession with the 5-7 hp difference between an aftermarket cat and a straight pipe..

 

RRE makes one. you have to call them they don't have it on their web site

 

I really want to do this but don't want to hack up my perfectly good cat. I'll need it for SMOG.. and in CALI even if you have a cat, they may still send you to a smog referee... damn -_-.

Wonder if any sites sell cat SHELL's... hmm .

 

+1

RRE "Rally Cat" ftw

 

It's actually about 15WHP, it also holds off the detonation threshold, it allows faster spoolup, it adds torque, technically it should aid in gas mileage as you are removing a restriction.


It is noticeable whp across the board, I have removed three cats from three separate cars, all aided in WHP noticeably.

 

Someone say fake cat!?!


http://www.wildlifetreasures.com/sleepkittiesorder.htm

Gotta love Google....and we live in a wierd world...

Rodly has it - test pipe with the heat shield from the org. cat.

 

^ WTF?! lol

 

haha! I guess you can talk to SmikeEvo for one! are you in cali?

 

tell me about it!!!

 

Ya that was to be one of the wierdest things I have ever seen. I dare not ask why someone would want a stuffed fake cat...

Ok, back on topic.

If you live in an inspection only state - then the cat-cover trick should work. But if you live in a smog state (cali, nj...) Make the cat-cover test pipe, but keep yours for inspection time.