VIStanger

My mechanic has told me that one my catalitic converters is starting to go. It's making this awful ratling noise. Can the cats be deleted or will it affect the car?

Thanks!

shadowfoxx

people put on "off road" midpipes all the time which do not have cats.. but you need to consider this..

1) You will not pass emissions testing... (so if where you live requires emissions testing just replace the cats)
2) it is actually illegal to remove the cats.. I don't have cats and have never been ticketed for it but it can happen.
3) your check engine light will come on
4) your car will start to retard the timing thus loosing some hp.

3 and 4 can be overcome by getting and installing either a mil eliminator or a chip or flash tuner to turn off the rear o2 sensors.

VIStanger

I have the Superchips flash tuner. I do not know if it allows me to turn off my 02 sensor.

Thanks!

redass02gt

you can take your car to ford. cat converters are supposed to be warrantied for 8 years or something like that. something to look into if you want to stay legal.

VIStanger

Spoke to superchips and they say no it wont. The fellow mentioned 02 simulators? Anyone tried these?

VIStanger

I'm in Canada and where I'm located there are no emmision laws and I'm not concerned about staying street legal.

ben790450

If you have no emissions laws then ur fine. If you get caught and non of us ever have then its a $200 fine (atleast where im from) but cops cant see up under your car nor will they take the time to so unless you run into a cop that really knows his **** *cough cough* mitch *cough cough* then youll be fine. But i cant legally say go for an off road x pipe for the road. . . See all of us that have Off road x pipes use our mustangs for strickly 4wheeling. Off road use you see (see how my car isnt on the road in the pics!).

shadowfoxx

Yeah.. I don't know about superchips.. I know that sct and diablosport do allow you to.. I have a diablosport flash tuner and it worked perfect for me.. and a buddy of mine has sct and it works for his too.

ben790450

They are called MIL eliminators and they go for what around $70 maybe less if im not mistaken right guys?

VIStanger

I really wish I had bought an SCT rather than the damn Superchips.