Gut the cat!!!!
I did it on my '98 V6 SE. Its so easy... Dropping the cat is a cinch. To gut it, just slam a metal pipe down there and hit it with a good sledge until you start pushing your way through it. Took me about 10 minutes to get it all emptied out. Free performance and you'll still pass emissions completely fine! Keep in mind on the V6s you still have 2 primary cats, one on each manifold. Those are the ones that are monitored by the 02 sensor anyway...
