Decat - KINDA

[RyanGphoto]

So instead of replacing the 3rd cat with the De-cat.. Could I just bore out the 3rd cat and it would be like having a straight pipe (GRP 3rd cat delete) back there? So If I had to take it somewhere no one would know...

I dunno just thinking would that save me a few hundred $$ and still sound basically the same?

Any pitfalls? Any issues anyone can see?

Thanks
Ryan G

 

[kitkat]

Upsides: Free
Downsides: Flow won’t be the same as a straight tube, you ruin a valuable stock cat, it’s extra work, and the rest of the Emira community wonders why you bought an Emira to save $250.

 

[RyanGphoto]

Really just wondering for wondering sake.. To keep it stock looking.. that a valid response?

I doubt I would keep the 3rd cat if I removed it afterwards.. So not sure what to do with it other than scrap... open to ideas.. I guess I could keep it in storage for whenever I sell it (6+ years from now)..

I have a friend that offered to help me install the valve controller and I mentioned the 3rd cat delete and he said he has "bored" out his other cars and it's simple and free.. so I thought I would ask the community it's thoughts on this..

Ryan G

 

[seriously]

No one can even see the 3rd cat unless they take the under tray off. I would be concerned with the bore introducing all sorts of debris into that path. I would say not worth the trouble. Not even sure how that would sound.

 

[morphious]

2 points here, both were mentioned by @seriously and @kitkat. What if you ever needed an OG 3rd cat, expensive and the time it would take to remove, bore, reinstall, NOT worth the effort. Not much room to store it in a drawer in the garage.