This Illegal Mod Will Make Your Car Run Better

This Illegal Mod Will Make Your Car Run Better, DIY life hacks and car repair with Scotty Kilmer. Catalytic converter delete. Car life hacks. How to make car run better. Illegal car modifications. How to remove catalytic converter. Why it's illegal to delete the catalytic converter and straight pipe your car. How catalytic converters work. How to tell if your catalytic converter is bad. Car Advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 52 years.
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[@scottykilmer]

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[@kimjameson7979]

Your cat strolling into the frame at 3.33 was serendipitous.

[@mathewfullerton8577]

Scotty, would you recommend running lacquer thinner through once a year or so on your car to extend the life of the catalytic converter?

[@xdrew707x]

Can we do mechanic friday instead, so you can give one away by placing a non offensive comment hahaha

[@Tsalinger]

Cat-Lick-Converter. Cats don't mess with air tools, compressors and carbon their electricians. Just drag a piece of wire around and they will have it striped in no time.

[@2Str0k3]

Scotty explain me this. I have a 98 Corolla, 1.6 4A-FE. Leaks oil into cylinder 2. In the emission test it gets perfect readings for everything at first and the next second the hydro carbons jump up 4x the allowed limit. Soon after they go down. And back up again and then down again. New plugs, new-ish wires. Lambda is fine always. Its a hot engine. Does that...

[@thepsychonaut3007]

If Scotty loses his arms he'll be mute

[@ifreemantoo]

Where's the laugh emoticon when you need it.

[@pastmasterdan4080]

The Psychonaut, nah, he just won't be able to balance himself

[@favpleasure]

😂

[@spartacussmith7070]

@@ifreemantoo 😂

[@TheCrystalGlow]

ifreemantoo 😆

[@TheDigeez]

I nothing about cars, and still subscribed! I wish Scotty was my mechanic. I imagined myself in this video having a bad cat and him explaining it all to me. The best! Super informative.

[@JonnyDIY]

If I hear one more person refer to it as a "Cadillac Converter" my head is gonna blow! 🤯

[@DirtySouthRider]

HILLARIOUS!!!!

[@robertarmstrong1140]

I got a Cadillac covert with a 6.0 and it’s all wheel drive 🤣😂🤣😂

[@cityboy1957]

Jonny DIY They're like a Cadillac: when they're good, they're good, when they're bad, they're bad! Lol

[@malfunk7192]

Heard an Autozone employee say it not too long ago:/

[@louiewatson9389]

How much iz a earl chain?

[@Honda_life_2020_]

I like how the random animals are always stealing the show in the backgrounds in your videos. Hahaha!

[@cliffdaddy126]

"Some people will complain......." *Shows Ericthecarguy*

[@Kingus_Dingus]

cliffdaddy126 he loves taking shots at other people but I’m willing to bet my last dollar that someone says something about him, his age will show and he’ll have a heart attack and break his hip when he falls

[@luisroca9947]

😂😂

[@Maybe-So]

They are all probably friends. Look at Samcrac’s latest video, he picks hard on Rich Rebuilds... (and Rich picks on Samcrac... )

[@samv2783]

I think he said whine when he showed ETCG.

[@Kingus_Dingus]

Pretty Sure yea OLD G

[@sealand000]

The [real] cat makes several appearances in this video.

[@tamipotirala6973]

I put on a aftermarket cat on my 1999 gmc sonoma 2.2L once and had codes pop so I took it off and put a oem on

[@cantfindneutral]

So if my car has an exotic metal. I must have an exotic car then.

[@mikemartinez9847]

Logic

[@shadowfan982]

exotic for a mechanic living in Houston Texas

[@williamroberts1365]

The exotic metals is why they are expensive and thieves like to steal them off of vehicles.

[@TheCrystalGlow]

Natural Creature so that car does 0-60 in what..? 2 days?

[@michaelatoz580]

My car is erotic it shakes and vibrates going down the road.

[@relentlessenterprises9238]

So you're saying *Cadillac convertibles* don't last forever??

[@oldcroneysgarage9739]

*G I G A N T I C M O N E Y P I T S*

[@ROMSradio]

Okay Ricky

[@garybrinker4522]

No....geta TBird..

[@OOICU812]

You need to check your hearing aid batteries. 😃

[@ninjamaster3453]

Especially those classic Cimarrons

[@josephwhiskeybeale]

Scotty trying to make me commit crimes over here

[@farmerboy9029]

"Crime" if you wanna call it that

[@az7378]

@Joseph Whiskey Beale Na your not committing crimes your making your car run better.

[@stuartcote4915]

Trump is getting rid of California emissions so you don't need a converter.

[@T0ghar]

@@stuartcote4915 Will be so great when all the kids in school will have Asthma.

[@johnbeer5242]

Yup and he will also bring the girl from my cousin Vinny to court to help u and bring her up the stand😀👏😀👏👏😀👏😀cause her father was a mechanic her brother's are mechanics everyone at the pizza place is a mechanic😀👏NY style

[@shan4b]

I've been watching Scotty for some time now. But I wish you guys could've seen the way my 19 year old lit up when he wanted to tell me about this great guy who he's taken a liking to because he's doing some research to buy his first car. Thanks Scotty 😊

[@AlexTheShocked]

3:32 suspicious cat walk by after hearing so much about cat converter.

[@daveturner6612]

That cat is the Team Leader in the Security Detail. Possibly has honorary middle name of Waldo.

[@joelspivak6622]

BaiAnNa2014 Twitter my cat understands every word I say! I swear... I tell her to get me something ... She brings it to me! I mention her name, no matter where she is, she comes trotting over to me! They are super smart animals!😻😻😻🐈🐈🐈

[@SM-mk9kl]

Scotty picks up and shake tests that cat every 6 weeks to make sure its a good cat😁🐈

[@lezlethal]

I bet the Cat actually does all of the repairs. Scotty is just the figurehead.

[@WIDESIDE72]

Holy crap! We almost made it to the end before he mentioned his 94 Celica. I was worried that he might have a video without it. Close call, Scotty!😬

[@jasonallen6836]

It isn't possible. That 94 Celica is paying a butt-load for product placement.

[@prodriver2112]

And his cat made an appearance @3.51

[@Me-jz1fc]

😅🤣😂

[@xg5zm]

Yes, and right to learn it wont through a PO430. The trick is to have a car old enough that ig doesn't check the cat efficiency, then your cat will never be bellow efficency threshold. Good

[@melvinshelton8448]

Have faith, Steve. Scotty will always find a way to work a reference to his Celica into whatever he's talking about - and it always make sense. Myself, I've about decided that he and his wife are secretly practicing witchcraft. Haven't you noticed that you can never quire get a good look at her? I bet some of us have never seen her at all! Anyway, all of this stuff is caused by one thing. Magic. It's all just simple witchcraft.

[@nathaniellebaron3948]

This guys is the coolest sober person I've never met

[@texxs01]

Ummm, I'm thinking that last part might not be true. I'm okay with that though.

[@markblackburn8685]

I believe he's has been nipping the nectar. Nothing wrong with that. Lol

[@Mr.Robert1]

Medication time.

[@travishutchison6459]

Lmfao this twackball is far from sober

[@enolwlfe]

@@travishutchison6459 yup grandpa's ole cough medicine daily,

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

If the converter fell off going down the road is it a stray cat?

[@jackradzelovage6961]

just dont touch it immediately or it will bite lol

[@graybeard2113]

Feral

[@heavychevy383]

ba-da-bump!

[@youtubeisbroken241]

Nope that’s just free power

[@rustyjohnson9558]

and a small group of them can rock your town......deciphonate that...

[@CRIFLIFE]

For being a blind man he sure knows how to work on a car.

[@ChrisRedfield1]

I always wondered the same!

[@dalcoz]

Is he really blind???

[@ChrisRedfield1]

@@dalcoz No, we just never see him without those damned sunglasses, so that's the joke. ROFL!

[@lj2163]

@@dalcoz 🙈

[@OZRIC1985]

Oh, Scotty's definitely not blind. But, he is such a major car repair expert that he could most likely fix any car problem with his eyes closed. ;-)

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

In his next life Scotty will be an orchestra conductor.

[@DavidRuiz-y3m]

Jajajaja 😂😂😂

[@darkboot100]

Scotty had me at "illegal"

[@mikegrant8490]

Illegal....such a sick bird. Maybe the emissions testing places should use canaries instead of the eagles?

[@williamhudson8493]

Me to that’s why I got the T-shirt that says the same

[@ΟΟύτις]

@@mikegrant8490 He can use aseton through the test.

[@davidwebb091370]

hey, Scotty, just one question: do your neighbors even know you're a global youtube superstar?

[@hello-do7pc]

No. They just think he's a crazy old cat man lol

[@LsLs-xz7et]

@@hello-do7pc As if u won't get old n fart sh*t out of your annus? LOL

[@aux1z11]

No they look out the window seeing him talk to his self all the time waving his arms and think hes nuts

[@ronaldbuckholz3093]

He does have over 2.7 million subscriber's, eccentric as he is he's making money

[@Daniel-br549]

@@ronaldbuckholz3093 he has to be making some money off of KZbin you think he would upgrade his garage or clean it out some

[@TW-dp3vz]

Dear Scotty I wanted to let you know, Almost anytime I have a question or could use advice I find your videos extremely helpful! keep up the great work! Always learn something new from you!

[@marcacosta8606]

Judge: You’re still facing 57 years. 6ix 9ine: You’ve heard of Scotty Kilmer ?

[@alastair_the_lyon]

Marc Acosta ?

[@danthonyphillips1617]

Marc Acosta 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

[@alfpa3529]

Those jokes got old already

[@luissierra614]

Noooo not scotty

[@marcacosta8606]

eddie mane nice

[@jmwelch73]

"I don't know what to do with my hands." -Ricky Bobby

[@maximelecours2258]

Shake and bake

[@cowboybob7093]

6:39 Use OEM cats 6:46 silicone spray anti tip 7:46 chemical tips 9:42 the hook/tip 10:00

[@joshbowman7114]

not true. he said "in the case of infinitys you have to buy the oem" not all cars use oems

[@Noooo23523]

@@joshbowman7114 if its not oem it doesnt have filtering metals and it breaks after 20k km

[@joshbowman7114]

@@Noooo23523 how is that even legal then? XD

[@Noooo23523]

@@joshbowman7114 its legal just it isnt good like oem it lacks the quality and materials and breaks every year depends

[@ramonejarrett8744]

@@joshbowman7114kly

[@Streetracerex1998]

That cool cat was wondering why scotty saying cat so much

[@RaoulThomas007]

DVL AV 5:52

[@kj9219]

He's waving his arms so much I feel a draft..

[@jeffmcfaniel169]

k j he blew my hair back.

[@oby-1607]

Ha, ha, ha, haaa, haa.

[@mk84ldb]

He must be Italian

[@chadpickens9929]

Reminds me of jack sparrow 🤣🤣

[@BodyWeakDotNet]

🤣😂🤣🤣🤣

[@jessziur4928]

Hello, I have p0420 in 3 Toyotas Camry 2002,2003 and 2007 ,same problem I remove cats and I see those very clean ,also live soaquin on soap and cleaned , the code come back again. can you give an Idea what's wrong?

[@johnnymartinez2917]

The dislikes are oem catalytic converter and muffler dealers

[@kjr07002]

Clog up your engines!

[@MrSupernova111]

lmao!

[@juliodelgadillo8510]

😭😭😂😂😂

[@Otto45]

Never used a catalytic converter. Even though its illegal, i still always take the cats out of any bike or car that i buy. They run so much better!

[@logancoles8940]

Nobody: Scotty: *R A T L I N G*

[@dabradguy]

i have visions of baby rats.

[@mbaqcytvav]

Rattling

[@therpcuban8608]

Lol I live In Florida...don’t have to worry about all this state inspection nonsense🤣

[@unfairfight3625]

That sounds awesome,,, im In Canada and avoid inspections for years,,,i know my car is great,, stickers don't make anything run, il spend that money on gas,,if a catilic converter fails from rust ,,i can assure you there will be strait pipe welded on instead,,

[@markg999]

We use to have them but they stopped in mid late 90s.

[@jackheris687]

No inspection means junky cars on the road with higher fatalities.

[@DOSgrid]

I had 4 cats on my Ford 5.0! They clogged after a seafoam treatment. (Like ashes over the honeycomb ceramic catalyst unit.) You mentioned soap and water. I HIGHLY recommend laundry detergent and water soaking overnight than rinsed out with a hose. I removed the cats and put racquetballs in the ends to seal it. After it was done i never knew that engine put out that much power.

[@joeydurocher5450]

Have you tried removing all 4? I'm thinking of doing that myself. I keep hearing people saying "Just remove it they don't really work until 2009" and I got a 2002 😑

[@bobtrainor7233]

Do you leave the racquet balls in or take them out?

[@TyDomi]

@@joeydurocher5450 Back in the 80's we would always even converter, you'll have to find a muffler man that can trust you so he won't get turned in

[@tedyBear59]

Why would you put racket balls in your pipes!??

[@brentspellmeyer8943]

@@tedyBear59 I'm taking it they are there just to hold the soapy water in while he soaked it overnight then removed before rinsing out and then placing back on vehicle.

[@ryanfontenot6629]

My girl asked what I was doing outside said im gutting my cats. She started crying

[@RodFleming-World]

Aaarrrggghhhh

[@coltonkelly6303]

Hahaha I cant

[@carlovincetti1352]

Hey, they good eatin. Did she finally enjoy them? lol

[@officialdieselstudios2251]

There's some precious metals that can be extracted by them.

[@stevest1300]

Same here. I told her I was going to ram a piece of rebar through the cat. She called the cops.

[@SHUJINCELL]

Catalytic converter = weight. Unnecessary weight = slower car. Slower car = not cool. Therefore all catalytic converters must go.

[@16driver16]

Your obviously never driven a nice car that needs the signal from the O2 sensor to run well, without a cat you could make your car run rich/lean etc, you should make sure your vehicle doesnt need it before you remove it.

[@recon_ron7746]

@@16driver16 it's called getting it tuned

[@16driver16]

@@thomassmith6027 its not like I breath air!

[@177SCmaro]

Same thing applies to humans. Extra fat = weight. Unnecessary weight = reduced sex life. Reduced sex life = not cool. Therefore all extra fat must go.

[@16driver16]

@@recon_ron7746 you have to have a custom ecu for that kinda of thing, or your gonna spend some serious cash on a tuned "stock" ecu you cant just swap jets in the carb like you used to

[@Wild_Cat]

My mechanic might have used a gasket sealer on the intake and ruined my cat

[@roberta7734]

I was in the middle of watching a Scotty Kilmer video, seriously?

[@kenkelble358]

This MAN scotty is a for real Vietnam combat Veteran!! 101 AIRBORNE.

[@johnburns4017]

My uncle worked with the 101st in Holland in WW2. Market Garden around Zon.

[@nickisfast4284]

Damn i am vietnamese

[@weetspliff1848]

@@nickisfast4284 🤣🤣🤣

[@keithwatson8228]

It's not breaking federal law. It's federal regulation. Big difference.

[@captaincorona1167]

1979 Oldsmobile cutlass calais: 7 mpg, then removed cat and muffler resulting in 14 mpg. 100% increase!

[@cpufreak101]

Yeah those old 70's cats were horrible for efficiency. They reduced pollution a bit but horribly inefficient. In such cases I'd suggest replacement with a modern high flow converter, as they're MUCH more efficient and result in almost to no MPG drop

[@daveb40361]

@@cpufreak101 Screw that. Take the cat off, punch out the ceramic honeycomb with a steel rod, put the cat back on, and no more cat problems. Won't work in areas where your car must pass an emissions inspection, but not every area has emission inspections.

[@cpufreak101]

@@daveb40361 not everyone is interested in committing federal crimes you know

[@daveb40361]

@@cpufreak101 What I know is that the stupid environmental laws decreed by a runaway federal bureaucracy called the EPA has cost us billions of dollars in unnecessary repair costs and poor-running engines. Do I give a rat's rear-end about those stupid laws? No, I don't. I also know that in most areas of the country where there is no annual or semi-annual emissions testing, there's not a snowball's chance in hell you'll get caught gutting a bad cat and reinstalling it. However, if you don't mind paying through the nose for unnecessary and expensive car repairs, be my guest.

[@cpufreak101]

@@daveb40361 all I can say is do you not like breathable air? Go to smog filled China or Indonesia if you want an example of a world without the EPA. Good luck breathing.

[@skeepee]

I had a girlfriend whose Hyundai Excel would slow down to 40 MPH on the freeway any time it encountered a grade. Now I know why.

[@Zeke933]

Scotty's cat is getting a lot of screen time this video

[@rickhunter7]

Overfilling your gas tank can cause all sorts of problems and codes. I had a code for the cat converter for the longest time and when I stopped Overfilling my tank the codes went away eventually.

[@KingLouis420th]

Never had an issue other than it fucked up my fuel gauge. The gauge still works but the empty is on the 1/2 tanks it’s like it just shifted. Fuel light and everything works

[@tedgey4286]

Why would you overfill your gas tank?

[@rickhunter7]

@@tedgey4286 you know how when the gas filling nozzle pops you can continue filling it a bit more sometimes just to round up the amount.

[@Happygrowercbris420]

Wait I don’t have a catalytic converter on my abarth anymore why am I here 😅😂

[@diarmuidoc9427]

My cat ain't clogged, he just did a poo on the carpet.

[@frankkaffy9019]

Lmao it's car talk not cat talk or is it lol 😂

[@gm1258001]

4:07 The AC Tech in me cannot look past the condensing unit and how much vegetation is surrounding it. Trim those plants Scotty if you want your AC to work efficiently. Ok, i'll stop, lol

[@mikehuntsr.3414]

I do landscaping and see that all the time. 5 minutes of work can save you thousands of dollars.

[@Elon_Trump]

I have been telling him to get that creeping ivy off his brick. He will learn the hard way soon.

[@eligavia]

gm1258001 I do landscape and always trim around AC. What happens if I didn’t tho?

[@mikehuntsr.3414]

@@eligavia Weeds grow up around the A/C and choke it out. Be careful weedeating around the power lines. It's better to spray that area or clear it by hand. The customer will get very mad if they don't have A/C.

[@Forseenlife]

Rat-Ling. And me with an Infiniti with 150,000 miles with the original cat 😳🙏

[@adamwest8256]

My truck has 2 cats. I cleaned them, but they're still leaving muddy prints on my hood.

[@plashadpobedy]

Time for a new truck

[@peterwindle4453]

gut the cats :-D

[@ilovemyevo556]

didn't you pay attention to the video? you have to soak them

[@plashadpobedy]

@@ilovemyevo556 I recognize dat cat. His name is "Miso". He's a professional actor. That scene is staged.

[@coltonkelly6303]

I love this

[@joshuawebb3337]

Remember my great uncle showing me how to fix my cat on my old 80s model. Step 1; remove the cat. Step 2; jam a crow bar through the cat. Step 3; shack out all the debris. Step 4; reinstall the cat. Old truck ran like new again.

[@carlovincetti1352]

Yup and even the new ones do too. It is only against the law if you are viewed doing it by a US Marshal on duty. Trust me your safe. This time:)

[@squirlmy]

@@carlovincetti1352 what do you do at inspections? I'm guessing there's a high probability it won't pass- but maybe I'm wrong?

[@kwacz]

well the vacuum leak thing isnt likely because the ecu compares the front o2 sensor to the rear o2 sensor. if the front 02 sensor is lean then the rear o2 sensor will also be lean and the ecu will normally know this and throw a different code. there are exceptions though, but for the most part the bad cat code is just that. But what caused the cat to go bad in the first place. If its plugged then you need to find out why or your new one will fail too.

[@willpugh9723]

He said that putting the cat in soapy water helps them sometimes... ??? Ever tried to put a cat in a bath.? 🙉

[@talon2pro]

What do you call motor oil from Cuba? Fidel Castrol

[@nottherealmccoy4955]

I think you're Havana's on..

[@VinnyMartello]

Da da dun tssssss

[@watchmesk8betta]

So what do you do when you hollow out one? Do you have to re gauge the spark plugs? Or use spark plug fowlers with the o2 sensors?

[@gbasplen]

Instructions unclear. I poured the soapy water in my fuel tank. How many miles should I drive?

[@williamhudson8493]

It’s been a year and nobody’s talking about bubbles ?

[@stevecooper7883]

Its been a week and nobody is talking about this comment?

[@dfabove9108]

Scotty forgot a key element....the soapy water must first be used for personal hygiene washing gonads etc. The oil and other petroleum products from the gonads protect the engine from water damage.

[@ls_812]

You have to drive backwards for 15 miles while maintaining 25 miles an hour

[@kennethiman2691]

Mentions whining and shows a pic of Eric the Car Guy!

[@theoverlyingTRUTH_NINJA]

Time stamp?

[@cesarghost1203]

Shots fired

[@davidlopezkk5mt229]

Kenneth Iman that was Stephen Cox

[@jessedukelacrosse6470]

@@theoverlyingTRUTH_NINJA 8:24

[@SonnyShizzle]

I've heard of people removing the catalytic converter, using a screwdriver to break up and remove the honeycomb insides, and then bolting them back in place. That way it works like a straight pipe, but looks like a cat. Not recommending it, but that's just what I've heard.

[@mathewo4111]

Sleeve the hollow cat with pipe and it still flows nice. Allegedly..

[@steve5912]

All you had to say was I’ve heard people gut their cats

[@mathewo4111]

Good contribution Steve. You have enriched the conversation.

[@steve5912]

Mathew Oates I’m just saying he didn’t have to write 50 sentences all he had to say was I’ve heard people gut their cats

[@tonytube27]

Scotty, you’re like one MILLION SHOP TEACHERS morphed into ONE!! 😂 🙏 🙏🙏🙏

[@tiehnporesources7078]

what is the first thing you notice when you develop a vacum leak?

[@dg115]

Big problem here in the UK of thieves cutting them off cars to sell the precious metals.

[@colinfarrell7457]

How much do they get for the metals?

[@1000ClayHunter]

DG *crackheads

[@oliverchapman3616]

Depends one what car a bmw 330d cat goes for about £300 but most scrapyards are suppose to make sure its legally obtained

[@828enigma6]

Same in the US.

[@recoveringnewyorker2243]

DG Really?! I thought the UK was a perfect utopia without crime!

[@salvatoreshiggerino6810]

Being stuck in heavy rush hour traffic really makes me appreciate people being required to have catalytic converters.

[@bobkeill9161]

Exhaust smells horrible

[@Chuydelmex13]

Salvatore Shiggerino sooooo true !!!

[@_KeepItG]

Come on it’s not that bad lol

[@IncertusetNescio]

I've been behind many an old stinker of a car and I totally agree on that. I can't imagine how bad rush hour must have smelled before they added them, doubly so for your health.

[@midnightrunner684]

Trump is The Man 💪 💯

[@bobt897]

I had a cat plugged so bad it forced exhaust out the electronic EGR valve.

[@tangoandcars9588]

2:06 cat in the background

[@Quad-Cube]

pspspspspspsss kitty kitty kitty

[@RacoonEggMcoc]

Thank you

[@aaryeshg.6526]

That kitty is the same kitty I saw in previous vids. Hey Scotty is that your kitty? 🙃

[@aaryeshg.6526]

3:53 Cat-alytic converter relaxing

[@aliencatcrew3336]

There he is stealing the show again. I love when that little guy walks into the shots. In one of scotties videos when the cat walked into the shot, he cut the camera off and started the scene over again NO CAT lol. Its great. Its like a comedy team. He is talking about serious stuff and this cat walks into the shot and licks his own crotch lol lol. Puts a damper on any car company that scotty doesn't like ALL OF THEM LOL

[@robertgarcia584]

"I use this stuff called lacquer thinner, from the automotive PAINT store..." ~ Scotty I love this guy!

[@alicebelew7648]

H

[@wbwills2]

Robert Garcia ,I’m not a mechanic.dont get what you’re saying.been working on 1996 4 runner .im starting to wonder if I’m going restarted! Are you saying lacquer thinner is lacquer thinner no matter where you get it? If it’s clogged can’t you just break that honeycomb stuff up and put it back on for a straight flow?

[@josephgarcia3767]

How often would you recommend cleaning the catalytic converter with the lacquer thinner? Additionally, how much should it be driven until the next gas tank fillup? Got a 1996 camry with about 250,000 miles.

[@macheteslice]

Is this Robert Garcia, "I didn't did it?", SSSA?

[@robertgarcia584]

@@wbwills2 Yup that's exactly what Scotty means. It's a joke. Laquer thinner is the same, no matter where you get it and is not special to any one field. You can find it anywhere including your local hardware store. As for you answer on breaking up the honeycomb inside your cat. conv., Yes you can and you will have better flow since there will be no restriction, but you will set a Check Engine Light on because the o2 sensor will pick it up immediately, not to mention your vehicle would run less efficiently resulting in less mpg. Not to mention failed smog issues.

[@timjd7964]

What about back pressure? I hear some would run worse

[@benjaminward5295]

I’m dumping a gallon of soapy water in my fuel tank LOL.

[@PhilJonesIII]

I just take the engine warning light out.

[@Jaden-up3bg]

😱

[@johnyoung468]

Benjamin Ward Then you can hop along,jump & skip down the road .⚠

[@bobbyhill4118]

Benjamin Ward whenever your check engine light comes on, it means you have to clean your engine. I like to use a mixture of 20 percent urine, 20 percent soap, 20 percent citric acid from the engine cleaner container in your car, you know, the one with the + and the - symbols written on it, and I like to use 40 turpentine to clean the engine out too. The black fluid in the bottom of the engine is simply the vehicle’s diarrhea, you must suck it out with your tongue and throw it into the nearest lake or pond for the fish to return to the ecosystem. Don’t drink it, as it tastes bad. Instead, you should replace the black crap with dish soap. Put it all back together and your car will run like a charm.

[@jackradzelovage6961]

i cleaned the inside of a metal tank (88 trooper) by emptying it out and filling it with water and drano, then emptying that out (fuel system was purged afterwards obviously). no ill effects :D

[@FranciscoMartinez-of3gr]

You mean putting lacker paint thiner mix with gasoline and pouring it in fuel tank works to clean the catalytic converter???, I didn't know that

[@jackradzelovage6961]

@Bighorn44 None any serious answer that contains the word potato gets a like XD

[@abbas674]

Wouldn't removing it make your car run leaner

[@SmokesOnMe]

My cat has been rattling for years. Every smog I'm shocked

[@khuo0219]

Cat in the background, "why are you always talking about me?"

[@ChrisRedfield1]

ROFL!

[@intercept7965]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jolothebarbarian4666]

I would like to see Scotty do his own budget minded builds. Off road rig, hot rod, finding, buying and fixing a vehicle for daily driving, fun weekend toy, etc. Would be interesting to see his thought process and how he works.

[@TheHortond]

He only recommends Toyotas. I don't think he is into anything but stock car configurations

[@joeysplats3209]

Scotty's garage looks like my neighbor's. There's never an actual car inside.

[@maarten332]

You also hear somebody yelling all the time?

[@jay90374]

Obviously it's not a garage, it's a shop full of tools, way too small to put a car in then actually work on it!

[@dragan3290]

At least he can walk in the garage without killing himself! Lol my garage is a lot worse!

[@Triggernlfrl]

Repairing cars is a outside job at Scotty's place. (outside is that other dimension you sometimes can experiance when leaving the screen;)

[@lezlethal]

Most home mechanics work out side the garage. You normally don't have the space to get a vehicle inside and still have working room. Unless you have a huge 3-4 car garage.

[@vinnieboombatzmd3508]

I remember back in the 70's when they started using cat converters, the first thing you did when you got a car with them was to take it to a muffler shop and get them taken out. The cars ran so much better without them. Of course that was in the years between when the gov required emissions equipment on new cars and before they started yearly emissions testing in some states.

[@aaronmortensen9743]

I took mine off hammered a rebar thru them till they where empty an put them back on. No emission test in ky so helped mileage an sounded better.

[@douglasjackson2361]

Get this... While living in California back in the 80's, I had a 6 cyl Ford Granada. At over 150K miles, it would eventually never go over 35 MPH. My 'mechanic' friend removed the honeycomb from inside the cat converter. It ran great and never failed a SMOG inspection.

[@aerouwid4624]

nobody: scotty: *laughing horse pic*

[@RedneckHillbilly-ho9md]

aerouwid I love that pic with Scotty's laugh!

[@jacobsebastien3910]

💯✔️

[@JayB-wf8ro]

@@j_freed hh

[@JayB-wf8ro]

@@j_freed up

[@JayB-wf8ro]

Ha

[@Cragified]

Ghosts of oil tortured cats past were stalking Scotty the whole video.

[@mattblack5410]

I wonder if Scotty's cats like antifreeze?

[@carlweeks9256]

Catalytic Converters don't make the car run bad, unless it's clogged. Also, keep in mind, if your vehicle is 1996+, it will turn on the check engine light, due to downstream o2 sensors required in OBD 2 systems. BTW, I actually pounded out the guts on a clogged up converter, (it went back in the car, as a hollow body) just to get a beater car going again so I could give it to a relative who was in need of cheap transportation.

[@madfx8058]

I remember visiting the motherland for the 1st time Manila, Philippines. One thing I remember was that a lot of 2nd hand commercial vehicles from mainland asia congested the streets. Many of these vehicles had the catalytic converters chopped off!! The smog was horrendous and I always had a metallic taste in my mouth

[@mrstrongable]

I see this guy and automatically think “chip im all jacked up on Mt Dew!”

[@MCJerryG]

Hahaha

[@driver3025]

mathew wright hell yeah.! I wonder if he made a stone cold fox.....

[@bernee6969]

mathew wright ,lmfao

[@bignoseharry6561]

Hhhmmn, Mountain Due, Mooooooon Shhhhhhhine !

[@miked8227]

He’s the mechanics version of Joe Cocker, arms a flaying

[@nigelterry9299]

You have a beautiful Tuxedo cat and talk a lot of sense.

[@someguy8109]

I love the cat chilling in the background. I have one like that at my house, whenever you go outside he comes and chills with you.

[@16B9]

That cat is a camera hog. It's always getting in a camera shot. It should have it's own channel.

[@redneckwithajeep5001]

I probably shouldn’t admit this when I worked as a lube tech in a shop that would do major jobs on cars we had a few customers that had cars that flat out wouldn’t run due to the cat. A few just flat out didn’t have the money to replace the cat so we took a drill bit to the front side and sent them on their way

[@davionnathomas3563]

What do you mean by front side ?

[@redneckwithajeep5001]

@@davionnathomas3563 the side where the exhaust would flow into the cat from the engine

[@memoirsofalegend5472]

He reminds me so much of Dennis Hopper in Speed.

[@jackgerald5802]

Pop quiz hotshot

[@tonytube27]

OMG!!! 😂

[@anthonyrowell7853]

U mean “Dennis hopper ON speed” right?

[@memoirsofalegend5472]

@@anthonyrowell7853 🤣

[@invisiblemushroom1445]

@@anthonyrowell7853 my thoughts exactly! 🤦‍♂️🤣

[@tint661]

Scotty, you remember the catalytic converter refill kits GM used to sell. Basically you knocked a metal plug out of the converter. You shook all of the stuff that was in there out. Then you replaced the screen and refilled the converter with the GM supplied material and replaced the metal plug and then re installed the converter and out the door. I worked for a GM garage in the late 70's and early 80's. Not sure if they made new converters back then but that is how that garage fixed the problem. I never saw that in any other garage.

[@jamesmaySaysTheKingIsComing]

I remember it, because I did it. Hardest part was getting the old "beads" out. That air operated tool to get them out was a joke; had to shake some of them out. You know, grunt, shake, grunt shake.

[@mikevale3620]

My 2004 MINI Cooper S...140,000 Km, full service history, no problems with the cat.

[@oliverhernandez9781]

I didn't know scotty spoke Italian!!...his hands are everywhere!!

[@leojones5403]

Italian background

[@pri0r_t0_a_weekago...fukwi48]

leo jones not with the name Kilmer buddy....

[@josephbragg5020]

Is that italian I was thinking more like Swaheeli

[@IntegraProsper]

I GUESS I'M BREAKING THE LAW... E36 2JZ SWAP, 3" PIPE STRAIGHT....NO CATS. BUT MY STATE DOESN'T REQUIRE EMISSION TESTS. 🙂

[@zeusapollo8688]

Tragedy of the commons Other than that...

[@amazoidal]

What state do you live in? I'm in Calif and am movin..

[@unkownstuntman]

@@amazoidal no vehicle inspections in Arkansas.... It's awesome lol

[@Bolero6879]

@@amazoidal no inspection in kansas

[@lawrencewang3327]

Sc, no inspections since 95

[@bigsparky8888]

A friend had an old GM ASTRO VAN WITH CLOSE TO 300,000 MILES ON IT...IT GRUNTED TO GO 35 OR 40...I crawled under neath...found a 2" round metal plug (like a soft plug) so I took it out...it flat ran way better and didn't make more noise either...crazy deal...

[@bizzybcarm.d.7828]

If you only have one o2 sensor before the cat, and its emissions are done using the obd2 port. You can break the material in the cat, put it back on and still pass emissions. You can also do this on most cars(obd1) with smog pumps because they almost always only need the air pump. If anyone asks I didnt tell you this and I've never done this lol

[@RoyMeraki]

Why is it about scotty telling his celica runs like a clock but its hood is open all the time in his videos

[@LastCallSRT]

RoyMeraki SHOTS FIRED

[@FirstLast-mb9fq]

Toyotas will run forever, if you fix them when they break lol. Honestly, honda makes a better car overall imo.

[@MG-ks1qg]

Maybe it's not a very good clock

[@rockiemountin7535]

RoyMeraki He’ll tell you he’s doing preventative maintenance

[@twobunz6594]

He just sits and looks at what a fine piece of machinery it is.

[@JamesZ1025]

Will you get better mpg? 2016 Silverado 2500 HD gets 8.4 mpg with or without trailer. SC has no vehicle inspections

[@Kllrkrtt309]

Straight piped gang 🤘🏻

[@uruiamnot]

I LOVE 💜 living in a state with no vehicle inspection laws!! Suckas!!! 😍🤑

[@fdhicks69]

uruiamnot Mine are plated in a jurisdiction that does not require it even though my state does.

[@erickaltenbrunner7815]

I like old cars love my old Dodge Dart it never has problems that slant six was a great engine.

[@BirdogEd]

My CATS contribute to “Global WHINNING”, so I guess I’ll keep’m...😂😂😂😂😂😂🤡 😎🇩🇪🚙

[@StopFear]

well "funny" and "haha" but its great that the federal law requires it.

[@jordanreynolds1389]

@@StopFear Global Warming isnt real

[@livejay9062]

@@jordanreynolds1389 show us your scientific credentials Bubba.

[@girohead]

"Some people whine"...shows ECG, but I did question running that stuff in my car. I've tried G2P which is like Cataclean and has worked successfully on two other cars. My Totoa has this 420 I cannot get remove, but I'm stubborn. The temp readins (in/out, like ECG shows) show no increase in temp, which implies the cat isn't working, but maybe it's just clogged, I may try lacquer thinner after all.

[@549BR]

Looks like Scotty's cat leads a life of leisure there in Houston.

[@thereve]

I’m sure Scotty has NEVER installed a pipe in place of a catalyst....

[@paulhoskins7852]

;)

[@fuckgoogleandyou8779]

Hahaha sure bet

[@papadocusmc3949]

or just knock out the cone and put it back on done

[@randalln.587]

Scotty I do exhaust for a living. If you have ANY AIR LEAKS in your welds it will set light off also. I put aftermarket cats on infinity all the time. You must put and match GVW Or vehicle pounds. And don't buy ones off scamazon.

[@f.garibaldi2409]

I appreciate the visual aids. You got me with the cat pictures.