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Re: Removing the CAT with Straight pipe??? #103915 08/28/01 04:41 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,041 San Jose CA S Speed Demons Member
Speed Demons Member S Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,041 San Jose CA	Ouch! Silver 98 SVT Contour E0 #4124 (Currently on Life Support) Built 11/97 Bought 1/98 Eibach Pro Kit \ Koni \ Niche Pultec 17"x7.5 \ Yokohama Parada 215/17/40 \ Shaved Wheel wells / Brembo-KVR Cross Drilled Rotors / KVR Carbon Fibre Brake Pads / Aeroquip SS Brake Lines \ 21mm Rear Progress Tech. (Powder Coated Black) \ Superchips Auto Meter Pro Shift Light \ Extrude Honed \ Stripped Resonater Street Scene Free Flow Exhaust \ Injen Technology Prototype CAI \ Weapon R filter \ Hose Techniques Red Kit \ Folia Tec Red Caliper Paint \ MOMO (shift knob, pedals, seat belt pads) \ Clarion, Sounstream, Kicker \ Optima Red Top Battery \ SVT Emblem Mods Jet Hot Coatings (25-30% Cooler) on Upper Intake Manifold, Sho Shop Y-Pipe, Cat, and CAI "Come Out...Come Out Where Ever You Are" http://www.geocities.com/speeddemons19

Re: Removing the CAT with Straight pipe??? #103916 08/28/01 07:23 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada S sweetsilverSVT Junior Member
sweetsilverSVT Junior Member S Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada	Removing your cat will not hurt your engine.. The engine management system trying to make up for the reading the cat O2 sensor is getting will make the "check engine" light come on. I saw somewhere that there was a fix for that so you could run with no cat and not have the check engine light on. If anybody knows let me know. And as far as horsepower it is definatly a plus++++ I wouldnt expect more that 6-8 wheel horsepower. But for the price you can't go wrong. If you think you can get away with it i say go for it! the best part of owning a SVT?? quote from various honda, camaro, celica, DSM owners after a race... "What the hell is that thing?!!!" 89' Taurus SHO - DOA 95' 200SX SE-R - Sold 98.5 Contour SVT - Just right!

Re: Removing the CAT with Straight pipe??? #103917 08/30/01 04:41 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 2,631 ks M Merlin Member
Merlin Member M Joined: May 2000 Posts: 2,631 ks	CE won't come on with off road Y. If it is reading funny or you have headers on it might read to the CE.... That has been my experience. I had no prob with a CE light with my setup. Hope this helps. Merlin 281hp 324tq Timing 14' FP 36,24lbs,190lph,75Maf,65tb,cobra upper&lower,B303, GT-40 Crate with X al heads, Mac shorties, Off Road H,2chamber Flow's dumped, Tokico 5wys, Hotichkis Ctrl Arms, Alum Drive shaft, 3.73, Sub Frame,Steeda Tri-Ax, 94 Seats Drivers side powered.

Re: Removing the CAT with Straight pipe??? #103918 08/30/01 05:26 AM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,419 Conshohocken, PA P PA 3L SVT Member
PA 3L SVT Member P Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,419 Conshohocken, PA	The CEG term for the electronics to fool the system into thinking the two manifold/pre-cats were working fine is MIL eliminator. Used in place of downstream O2 sensors. Any emissions inspection will check for presence of cats. Most people who want to eliminate their cats gut them (bash all the honeycomb catalyst out of 'em) but leave the shell there. i.e. Joe Inspector doesn't look inside the cat. I have seen that there are confirmed cases of Contiques passing Cali Smog Check with all three cats gutted. Hope this helps. 1998 Silver Frost SVT Contour born on...8/28/01[/i] American Iron Shootout Radial Tire 2 Class Champion, Cecil County Dragway April 20, 2002

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