Originally Posted by AnthrAxNSB
That's just not true. Every flange and pipe on my 3" turbo-back was welded by an exhaust shop and there was no cat. They did not even mention the missing cat.
Incidentally, it was only $30 to weld every flange and pipe in the system.
Where did you take it and when? Because now they won't. I have a place in Orlando install a different exhaust on the 92 Eclipse and they didn't even say anything about the testpipe and they saw it. But Rainbow Mufflers on 38th would not work on my 92 Eclipse since it didn't have a cat. For $30 you must of known the owner, any average Joe they probably won't do it. Especially for $30.00. Most exhaust shops won't do it, you might have some mom & pop ones that will and will do it under the table.