Catalytic converter question

[CattleHauler]

what's inside of a catalytic converter?...is it something I can just pull out or something by unbolting the exhaust behind it and beating the $hit out of it and pulling pieces out with some pliers?...haha

[Dave]

Pull it out all the way get yourself a piece of pipe and start beating it through that should take care of it

[Patrick]

You can get a delete pipe from Ford for a stock system, but yes you can beat the insides out of a cat. They claim its not as good as a straight pipe because of turbulance, but there should be some HP benefit, and it will sound better.

[CattleHauler]

Originally Posted by Patrick@DPP

You can get a delete pipe from Ford for a stock system, but yes you can beat the insides out of a cat. They claim its not as good as a straight pipe because of turbulance, but there should be some HP benefit, and it will sound better.

how much would the delete pipe be from Ford?...could I beat the inside of it out while it's still on the truck?...lol...i'm lookin mainly for sound...if its still there, just gutted, will it sound the same as a straight pipe?

[Blue01F250]

yah, it will sound pretty much the same as a straight if its gutted vs putting a delete pipe in there..

as far as clearing it out on the truck.. I have no clue ... I've always seen it taken off and then shove a pole thru it or something.. but my brothers old 5.7 chevy they just whacked it with a hammer several times until you could hear crap rattling around then gunned the throttle and shot that crap out the tailpipe

[jfines@cox.net]

I spent $49 for my delete pipe from one of the sponsors on this site. Just put it in on Friday. was a PITA to get the cat off. But now gets up faster.

[CattleHauler]

Originally Posted by Blue01F250

yah, it will sound pretty much the same as a straight if its gutted vs putting a delete pipe in there..

as far as clearing it out on the truck.. I have no clue ... I've always seen it taken off and then shove a pole thru it or something.. but my brothers old 5.7 chevy they just whacked it with a hammer several times until you could hear crap rattling around then gunned the throttle and shot that crap out the tailpipe

that was my plan...just to beat the $hit out of it and and stick a prybar up in there and bust it up...haha...then let engine just blow it out...I didn't know if that'd work though...lol

[Blue01F250]

always worth a shot... try the easiest way first!

[CattleHauler]

Originally Posted by jfines@cox.net

I spent $49 for my delete pipe from one of the sponsors on this site. Just put it in on Friday. was a PITA to get the cat off. But now gets up faster.

why was the cat hard to get off?...do you just sawzall it off and weld a put in place or what?

[CattleHauler]

Originally Posted by Blue01F250

always worth a shot... try the easiest way first!

I like the way you think!...haha