RE: X Pipe with or without Cats
Well those guys might not do it because it is illegal to remove cats. Either you can do it yourself, which isnt really that hard, or take it to a performance shop. If you do it yourself it's probably gonna take you a couple hours as long as you dont snap the bolts trying to get them off. You will need about a 2 foot extension, a swivel, 15mm socket (I think) some PB blaster (to help eat the rust off), a wrench to take out your o2 sensors, some patience and a 12 pack lol. Air tools will help out alot.
If you take it to a shop they should have it done in about an hour/hour and a half. As far as the cost goes, I really dont know man it just depends on the shop.
One more thing to consider is the fact that with an O/R midpipe (and sometimes a catted midpipe) your car is gonna throw the service engine soon light, due to the rear o2 sensors reading that there arent any cats anymore and that the exhaust is now "dirty". Either you can buy a handheld tuner (Diablo, SCT, Sniper) to simply shut off the rear o2's or you can try to find some MIL eliminators on ebay. Stores dont sell these anymore because the EPA cracked down on them being used to fool the emissions places. You can also make your own for about $5 worth of radio shack supplies, soldering gun and some heat shrink. I can give you a link to those directions if you want.
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