So.....whats the deal with hollowing out cats??

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04-20-2007, 10:17 PM

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So.....whats the deal with hollowing out cats??

how does one go about hollowing out their cat? Thanx.

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04-20-2007, 10:27 PM

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the inside material is ceramic, you can hammer/chisel it out

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04-21-2007, 06:06 AM

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Makes exhaust sound weird as hell if ya do it. Hollowed cats become...

expansion chambers when hollowed out and make exhaust sound...ummm... well just weird! Not a good/desireable sound at all!

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04-21-2007, 06:10 AM

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Just put some straight pipes in there, much easier.

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04-21-2007, 08:05 AM

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yeah...most likely what I am gonna do

just exploring my options.

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