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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 03:58 PM
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CAT Heat shield under car, Can I remove?

Im talking about the heat shield that is bolted to the underside of the car where the cat used to be. I guess it was there to keep heat from under the passenger seat...
I no longer have a CAT just a straight pipe so would it be ok to remove that and leave it off? Reason Im asking is because Im going to get my MAC SFC's welded and that piece gets in the way.
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 04:09 PM
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You can remove it if you do not have a cat. Cats get very hot and that shield is needed there when you run one.
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 04:43 PM
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Excellent, thats what I wanted to Hear. I already removed it since it has to come out anyways for the SFC's to go in...I just didnt know if I had to put it back on.
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 04:52 PM
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Cool, now you can lose one more thing that will vibrate and make noise.
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Old Apr 17, 2004 | 07:51 PM
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I had the same thing...it was rattling with my speakers so I removed it. I do not have a cat. Nothing happening under there, so yea...no cat=no problems
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Old Apr 17, 2004 | 10:07 PM
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Cool, now you can lose one more thing that will vibrate and make noise.
Amen. It seems I tend to fix one rattle, and find three more

Brandon
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