Gut my cat or not?

[01B51.8T]

Not sure if i should gut my cat and put a spacer on the rear o2(anybody know if/how well this works?) or get a tune and have it deleted or just buy a new after market cat... A Borla catback is going in behind it. I'm in upstate NY and want to continue to be able to pass inspection.

This all could be avoided if theres a way to clean my old cat, its currently out of the car and clogged.

[jimmcgee]

any picture of the clogged cat ?
how hard is the stuff inside , thinking of doing this when I take my turbo off for maintenance.

[01B51.8T]

Stuff was hard this is after I tried scraping it and banging it. Still almost totally clogged.

[surfer1037]

Just gutted my cat, it took a long time. Beating the hell out of it, drilling, breaking. Thought it would never end

[NOBR8KSS]

You can buy a high-flow cat from several of the sponsors for around $350. Same benefits as a test pipe, but no harmful effects to the environment.

[FeebleBiscuit]

It's a pain to knock out a cat anyways and you have to worry about getting the right mask. I like new parts anyways.