I would suggest that you install the Bassani first and drive the car around for a month before gutting any cats. Bassani is pretty loud & it drones on the highway - I installed an inline 4" resonator with mine (nice!). Gutting either cat or precats will make car loud and both will be very loud, so make sure you want more sound before you do it.


1999 Amazon Green SVT Contour (#554/2760)
Stock SVT Duratec V6 with:
Intake- K&N filter/75mm MAF meter
Exhaust- MSDS Y-pipe/Bassani catback
Durability-Ford "dual mode" damper, Mobil 1/K&N oil filter
179.2 FWHP at 6900 RPM