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I keep pulling the infamous 0420 code. I can't afford to pay for some new pre cats. Not like I'd want to anyway with it being a rip off. I just passed smog so I have another couple years before California cares about my pollution anyway. So how can I get this done? I don't have a welder to do this myself. Any shops out there that would do this along with optimizing my Y pipe? I'd like to know where I can go based all your opinions. Maybe somebodys house?  I live in the central Los Angeles area...
-1998.5 Contour SE V6 ATX.
PM me to tell me of a welder that can craft me a modified Y pipe in the Los Angeles area! OR I may be willing to buy a 3 flange modified Y.
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its illegal to do. and no shop will do it, but i did it to my car!
98 svt contour, magnaflows, sho shop intake, sho shop high flow cat, no pre cats, custom cougars short shifter, 3 liter hybird engine woo hoo im happy, and just added a dmd underdrive pulley.
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Originally posted by josesvt:
its illegal to do. and no shop will do it, but i did it to my car!
Yeah it's illegal... 
I don't have a welder so I can't just do this myself. What do I do?
-1998.5 Contour SE V6 ATX.
PM me to tell me of a welder that can craft me a modified Y pipe in the Los Angeles area! OR I may be willing to buy a 3 flange modified Y.
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I guess my post never went through.....But long story short, if you travel over to NECO forums, there is a link to gutting your precats while on the car...adverage is 3-4 hours to complete.
Thats how i did it....worked great.
Lupe
EDIT: I would descibe it more but its hard to type and explain with out talking to you directly...too much to say....Maybe someone local can help you out with it?
If not, I can PM you my phone numeber and talk you through it. id be glad to help if i can.
Last edited by Roz 1999 SVT-C; 10/23/04 08:11 AM.
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Isn't there a how to on that. I remeber saving a how to on gutting the precats about 4 months ago.
Troy
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Originally posted by Troy00690:
Isn't there a how to on that. I remeber saving a how to on gutting the precats about 4 months ago.
Troy
if you read my previous post, i told him the how-to is over at NECos website....if you cannot find it someone can ditrect him to it.
Lupe
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Originally posted by Roz 1999 SVT-C:
Originally posted by Troy00690:
Isn't there a how to on that. I remeber saving a how to on gutting the precats about 4 months ago.
Troy
if you read my previous post, i told him the how-to is over at NECos website....if you cannot find it someone can ditrect him to it.
Lupe
Yeah the page is here.
I don't know anybody local to help me out. Argh...
Hey Lupe, how did you optimize your Y pipe?
-1998.5 Contour SE V6 ATX.
PM me to tell me of a welder that can craft me a modified Y pipe in the Los Angeles area! OR I may be willing to buy a 3 flange modified Y.
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I havent yet...i did not have time to do it the same day as my cats.
There is a how too on CEG i beleive in teh FAQ.
Sorry.
Lupe
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Originally posted by Roz 1999 SVT-C:
I havent yet...i did not have time to do it the same day as my cats.
There is a how too on CEG i beleive in teh FAQ.
Sorry.
Lupe
Your cardomain site says that you have an optimized pipe. 
Edit: I mean to ask "where" did you get your pipe optimized. do'h.
-1998.5 Contour SE V6 ATX.
PM me to tell me of a welder that can craft me a modified Y pipe in the Los Angeles area! OR I may be willing to buy a 3 flange modified Y.
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I picked one up from a CEGer that parted his car out.
this was jsut fairly recent....i gutt my cats back in June.
Lupe
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