booky

I am having some rusted through exhaust pipe replaced on my '86 GT. Everything on the car is stock.

The exhaust pipe I am replacing happens right after the second set of cats.

The shop guy said he can just drop the second set of cats when he is putting in the new pipe, if I want.

Would you drop the second set of cats downstream or leave them and only have him replace the pipe?

Is there any advantages or disadvantages of dropping these cats?

Any help would be great.

rmodel65

why not buy an off road hpipe and bolt it in yourself??

mjr46

personally i wouldn't wast any money repairing stock pipes, by the time your all said and done you could of bought new and bigger and better at that

projectresto83

Just get a an offroad H-pipe and be done with it. How is Ohio and their inspections and emission crap?

booky

I live in Van Wert County in Ohio, and to my knowledge there is No emissions testing in this county.

SpoonyGT

No emissions in warren, clinton, montgomery, or hamilton counties. I have no rear 02s, longtubes, and 0 cats

Shelty

ditch the cats all together, you'll be much happier

86 5.0L

I'd stick with atleast two cats, since the smell sucks, girls hate it

projectresto83

They will get over it.

86 5.0L

yeah when they pass out lol