"Since day one with my 1999 se, it has been running on the rich side, and I have had the check engine light on more times than I can care to recall."
Is the CEL still lighted? What are the codes?
"The other alternative was to gut the converters, and run the napa plug fouler trick."
In your case, I would suggest this. And I am pretty sure you've already found the link to gutting the pre-cats. Good luck.
Edit. If not, here it is.
http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/proj/gutting%20cats/
