i bought a Magnaflow exhaust and when i was taking out the old exhaust, the bolts on the cat were so damn rusted that i couldnt get them off, they were rusted round....so instead of spending a boat load of time trying to get the bolts of and everything, i just put the test pipe in insted. i have a 95 ex and it has about 160k miles on it and i was wondering, with a car with that high mileage, is it safe to be running catless?
safe? why not? smart? hell no. you will get ass raped because your exhaust is not catatonic. it will smell bad, look bad, and can possibly sound bad. everyone will be pissed at you. ok...maybe htats an exaggeration...but its not a good idea :P. and 160k isnt that much on a civic...civics are known for long term reliability. which is really funny because japanese drivers usually get a new car after 30k :P.
ya i actully dont really like running catless cuz its damn loud, set off a freakin car alarm today...and i dont want to fail emissions test either. i was just wondering if it would be safe to drive around untill i get a cat which would prolly be in a couple weeks..
It'll be bad for the ozone, and after a few days, your entire car will blow apart into little pieces! (just kidding about the blowin up part)
It'll be safe for your car, nothin should happen except you'll have a stinky exhaust.
smart? hell no. you will get ass raped because your exhaust is not catatonic. it will smell bad, look bad, and can possibly sound bad. everyone will be pissed at you.
100% Bullchips. No car I own has a catalytic converter on it, and I can 100% guarantee you that any of my cars "Smell bad" "Look bad" (wtf? How does removing something on the underside of a car reduce looks?) and definately dont "sound bad". The only thing a cat does is run your exhaust through a system of carbon lining very slightly reducing emissions. Running without a cat converter will actually slightly improve your gas mileage.
is running catl-less safe?
