I have a 1987 s10 2.8l v6. I have a shitty exhaust and catalytic converter. i have a year before my next inspection so i was wondering how much would it cost to take off the cat, and run a new exhaust system without the cat. i‘m talking new piping and new muffler.
Well, if caught, could cost you and/or the shop doing the work $10,000 since it's a federal offense and that is the maximum punishment for tampering with emissions systems. You can probably buy a whole replacement pipe set (with muffler) from somewhere like summit or jegs, made for your truck, which may save considerable expense and hassle since you can do the work yourself. If that is a flat catalytic converter (as opposed to the newer round ones) then yes, they are pieces of junk, but to keep from smelling exhaust all the time, I'd certainly recommend investing in a $70 replacement one of the high flow varieties. Especially if you are going to have to be tested again in the somewhat near future anyway.
