I have a 93 Z28 with AS&M headers, SLP loudmouth, and stock catalytic. I want to get rid of the cat. I had the car up in the air trying to unbolt the cat from the y-pipe but could not get to the 2 upper bolts at all. I have no idea how the guy that did my headers tightened these bolts! Is there a certain way to get to these?

Any tips?

 

your'e better off getting a pipe welded in place of the cat so take it to a muffler shop have them cut the cat out and weld in a pipe.....my friend told me he got his done a a shop for 45.00

 

No shops around here will do that

 

I'm guessing you can't get to it with a wrench? What about a socket with a lot of extentions on it? Any way to get to it that way?

 

I tried with a socket, but I was at my friends house and he didnt have extensions. I should try that though

 

there should be some shop that will be willing to do it........even if its a small shop and you pay in cash and dont get a reciept

just so i understand...............if you do get the cat off are you gonna clamp a pipe in place or how are you gonna connect the system together again?

 

well what I want to try to do is gut the cat and slide a piece of pipe through it, effectively making it an off road pipe. However, if a cop by some chance got his head under there and looked, it would appear to still have the cat. Another option is to just weld in a piece of pipe, then take the outer shell off the cat and weld it on the pipe for the same effect.