Removing a Cadillac Converter...
 

I've got a 25th Anniversary Camaro that I am thinking about removing the cadillac converter on. I got a guy who will do it for $30.00.

My question is, will it give my Camaro a nice ring to it, or will it sound like crap? Also if I choose to have it removed, will it be louder than crap (I still want to be able to listen to music, and not have to my music drownded out by the sound of the car), or will it just make it have a little more muscle sounds?

Thanks car gurus.

what are Cadillac parts doing in a camaro?!?

Heh heh.

It's a catalytic converter and it's an emmisions device. It's not going to affect the sound of your car that you'll notice and it also won't affect the performance that you'll notice.

I'm guessing you mean "catalytic" (sp?) converter? I don't think it will change the sound much but it should increase air flow. It will jack with your emissions, though. You should also check your state regs, I think some states actually check for those during their inspections. Might make the car harder to renew your tags or sell later.

I know it's called a catalytic converter. People respond to Cadillac converter more often. The guy at my auto shop seems to disagree. he says it will definitely improve the sound, and sometimes the CC can get clogged, thus giving your car a quieter sound that should be for dual exhaust.

It's not either, it's a Cadillac converter. I know because I saw it on the internet.

I thought it was illegal to remove the catalytic converter? If all else fails, just have him take the guts of the converter out and replace the pipe as it was..

It is illegal to remove it. All he will do is remove the converter, and replace it with a piece of pipe.

I had a car that the guts of the converter had turned 90 degrees and it was severely restricting the exhaust flow. I really don't think that unless yours is broken you'll see much change, though.

Don't you mean intarnet?

Cool. I'm sure it will give it a little better sound. I just didn't want it to be so ridiculously loud, you could tell I was coming for miles.

Intarnet has a capital "I", damnit. :)

I drive a cataract, maybe I have some spare parts for you

(lame yes, but I had to write something here, carry on)

I doubt it will make any noticeable difference in sound. You'll still have a muffler, so it won't be loud.

If you really wanted to improve sound and performance, you'd leave the catalytic converter alone and just add a performance muffler. I'd rather spend the extra money than do some hillbilly hack job on my car that will have little effect.

I've been told by 2 guys that have been doing muffler work for 25 years that it would significantly improve the sound. I'm not sure why the guy would lie about it for $30.00. Thanks for the tip though. I'll do some more research.