And luckily I live in Indiana and they don't have strict emission laws (or at least they never enforce them). In fact, I think it is only repair shops that aren't allowed to remove functioning cats. There are alot of beater trucks and performance cars that run no cats all the time, but honestly I'm at that point in my life where, to me, it isn't worth the extra couple hp & tq. Part of the reason for getting this car was how efficient it was and that kinda defeats the purpose by removing the most important part of the emissions system. I have nothing against others who do, I used to be that guy and the only reason i did was because high performance cats back then were very expensive and cost as much a full stainless 3" turbo back.