Well I just gutted my cat, and I think that some of it went into the muffler cause now it is completely nutless. I cant' get the nuts off the flange in from of the muffler so It looks like tomorrow its getting cut off and a new muffler is going on...bah

If you end up having to do this, just replace the cat with a piece of straight pipe while you're there.

If you end up having to do this, just replace the cat with a piece of straight pipe while you're there.

BUT THEN YOU MAY HAVE A PROBLEM GETTING A STATE INSPECTION STICKER...ATLEAST HERE IN NY.....ITS GOTTA BE THERE....HOLLOWED OUT IS THE WAY TO GO ..IF YOU WANNA KEEP IT LEGAL (LOOKING)........MATTY D.

Matty D Is right, gotta have a cat for legal inspection. Anyways. I gutted it with a 3/4 drill bit and a really long drill extension and just drilled it out. And vacuumed all the pieces out. It was a royal pain in the ass. THe only pieces i coudln't get out went down the pipe and Into my damn muffller. Now i got serious issues. New Muffler here I come, thats why I need pipe diameters.

I'VE BEEN CONTEMPLATING THE HOLLOWED OUT TRICK MYSELF...BUT ITS TO DARN COLD OUTSIDE TO DO MUCH WORK ON THE ZUKE RIGHT NOW  

Yeah, just make sure you don't plug up you muffler! Damnit....

Have you checked the Cam Timing Belt yet
If you got missing teeth it can slip and cause
the lack of power, it will slip on the crank, and
with a 16V if it slips too much you will lunch the
valves.

Just did the timing belt last month, when the tensioner decided to let go. So I don't think its that, I do have the 16 Valve motor, I made sure the timing was right. If this cat thing doesn't work out, i'll have to look into the ignition timing.

Did the valves hit the pistons
They might have, just enough to
lower your compression and  
the power, has the engine been
like it is now since you did the belt
Check the Compression and report back

The power is the same as it was before and after the belt. I know the motor is an interference motor, so i was really particular when i put it on. So I don't think that is it. But Dont know

where was the timing mark that
you used to time the Cam  

The little dot on the gear.......thats what it was suppsoed to be I hope.

Yes, but where was it pointing ??

It was at 12 oclock

Good  

Thats what I wanted to hear. But like I said I think the exhaust is just plugged with cat guts. Gonna have to hack it up tomorrow. We will see how that goes lol Thanks for the help