removing the cat

[2wickedtoyz]

am i ok if i remove the cat on my 94 1mzfe it has an o2 sensor after it so that kinda detered me for a while. i just want to know if there was anybody who did the same?

[2 8]

Originally Posted by 2wickedtoyz

am i ok if i remove the cat on my 94 1mzfe it has an o2 sensor after it so that kinda detered me for a while. i just want to know if there was anybody who did the same?

don't you have emissions in FL?

[toyomoho]

Check the county where your car is licensed to see if an emission testing is required. If yes, the lack of a converter will cause the car to fail either the inspection check or tail pipe emissions test.

[RichieRichJP]

I think you're car would actually run slower without it reading properly. I guess the computer will read and try to compensate improperly to fix the problem (so i heard). Anyway, some guy at an exhaust shop said they have $10,000 fine if you're caught without a cat. I'll save that trouble and the noise from not having one

[mspringer]

You can get a high-flow cat, which is legal and will flow better, but I wouldn't bother doing that, or deleting the cat. These motors aren't making enough power / exhaust pressure to make much additional power without a cat or with a high-flow cat. With a turbo or supercharger, then maybe it would make sense.

By the way, if you have a downstream O2, then the car WILL throw a code if you delete the cat, unless you have O2 simulators connected.

[-SCWEET1-]

Your okay, just flange a pipe if you need to put the cat back on.

[Eye8Pussies]

or do the old, gut the cat trick, so that it will still pass visual inspections