I tried replacing my resonator assembly last night and was only able to get one out of the three nuts off that bolt it to the cat. I can probably get the other two off, but I would damage the studs on the cat. One question, are those in fact studs welded to the back end of the cat or are they bolts? Everything is rusted so bad, it's hard to tell. If they're bolts I can probably just cut them off. If I replace the cat too, I can avoid having to take these other two nuts off. Problem is, a cat is $200 from the local parts stores. Since there are a lot of guys here that replace their exhaust, I was wondering if anyone had a stock cat laying around that they wanted to get rid of. I can get one off of carparts.com for $51.46, but I'm a little skeptical whether it would fit or not. It says it's direct fit, but who knows. If anyone can help, let me know or if anyone knows where I can get a cat for cheap let me know. Thanks in advance. I'll be getting rid of the car in the spring so I don't want to put a lot of $ into it right now.

 

you can just buy new cat studs from honda. they're like $3 each. that should solve your problem. last time i did it, it was ugly, but you can get them out much easier after the cat is out of the car.

 

I was thinking of doing that. I think I will take the cat and resonator assy out of the car tonight, throw it on the workbench and try to drill out those studs. Then I'll just put some grade 8 through bolts in there. Buying a cheap cat would be easier, but we'll see.