The inside of a catalytic converter....
 

looks like what? Mine looks hollow and wide-open. Did the previous owner open it up? Anyone...what should it look like as you look through it?

Thanks.

thats a good ?, i have never seen one either

Inside of a Cat Converter
 

It looks like a light collimator or a fine honeycomb. You can see straight through it but not at even a slight angle. The grid is usually a few inches thick (in the direction of flow) and the grid has small openings - less than 1/16". If the grid is lying around in pieces, it has fractured and will give poor performance (pollution-wise and high rev.-wise)
Sounds like yours has been gutted.

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Best pic I could find with a quick search:

http://www.schoolscience.co.uk/conte...ges/catcon.jpg

There are multiple designs for cats, but I can guarantee that one of them is NOT an empty tube. Just think... free HP!

'85 cat has this fine honeycomb type material from one end to the other
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...icture1165.jpg

Great pic...thank you Zoro. Thanks to all that responded. Yup, mine is wide open. Previous owner musta gutted it. I mean it is completely hollow....looks like an empty chamber.

I have no emmission testing here so I guess this is a good free mod!

Will a gutted cat converter cause any damage to the engine?

No :D

Sounds like your cat was "rodded out".

excellent pic of the cat!


nothing a crowbar can't fix ;)

Too bad its so toxic, there is a lot of Platinum in there.

Someone gutted it. It should look like the photo posted.

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