Here’s a how to on cutting exhaust pipe to install a new catalytic converter on a diesel pickup so i can pass emissions here in arizona, i’ll show you how to.

How to replace catalytic converter with straight pipe. Place a test pipe (available at auto parts stores) into the exhaust system in the void left by the catalytic converter. The labor time to replace the front catalytic converter is 1 hour, a factory catalytic converter price is about $740, and a walker carb compliant part costs about $256. Unbolt your mid pipe with the cats and remove replace with off road x or h pipe you can buy them with or without high flow cats installed, if you go no cats just save your stock.

Depending on the make and model of your vehicle, it can cost between $945 and $2475 to. If you install a straight pipe, often called a test pipe, you will fail all emissions tests or smog checks. This is because a catalytic.

Let the system cool down: Twist the pipe around by hand until the mounting holes in the flanges. The short answer is yes you can.

To install the new pipe, you will simply need to reverse the process you used to. How to remove and replace with straight pipe. Once the nuts are removed, the converter can be pulled out and replaced with a straight pipe.