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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 10:00 AM
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my stock cats bolt broke. what am I suppose to do? what are my options. I'm look for another highflow cat, but I just cant seem to find one. Would it be ok to just bolt on 2 and leave the other one broken. Need your help. Thanks guys





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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 10:30 AM
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Disconnect the exhaust from where it's broken and pound out the broken stud. Go to the dealer and buy a new one and put it back together.
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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 10:31 AM
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Take it to the VET asap.!!!!! jk. If I remember there is a site that sells the S2000 high flow cats for a good price but its in my favorites at home. I will get back to you with the link when I get home.

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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 11:08 AM
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The easiest way would be to remove the broken stud (extractor, drill, torch, etc.) and replace it with a similar piece from, say... Home Depot.
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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 11:23 AM
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thanks for all your help? but how much does a stock cat cost? is it alot? or should I just go with a after market cat?
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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 11:24 AM
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Be careful when you mess with cats. The EPA will get you, and get you hard. Like $10,000 hard.
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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 11:27 AM
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i just wanna put my car together so I can drive her. I miss it already. Just wanna do it the right way. anyone know the cost of a cat?
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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by dp2580,Aug 16 2004, 01:27 PM
i just wanna put my car together so I can drive her. I miss it already. Just wanna do it the right way. anyone know the cost of a cat?
The stock cat will run you about $600.00. The bolt, on the other hand will run you about 7 bucks. If the stock one is undamaged, why do you need a new one? But if you must get a new one, I think an aftermarket cat will be cheaper. Keep in mind that the stock cat is already a high flow one.
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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 12:03 PM
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the bolt that broke off was connected to the cat. I think they only way I can fix it is if I weld it back on to the cat. Do you think it'll be that much of a problem I i just conect only 2 of the bolts?
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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 12:10 PM
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The bolts are just pressed into the rear flange. As xviper mentioned, you can just hammer them out. I broke / stripped all of my rear cat bolts, so I just hammered them out and replaced all 3 with regular bolts, spring washers, and nuts.
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