Tighter emmisions standards

For the guy with the bad convertor that would cost $1200. I had an old car that failed emissions. I knew it needed a new cat because when the exhaust was replaced, I saw that the element in the cst was gone. To replace it at the muffler shop was like $400. I said the hell with that and went out and bought a universal cat that was approximately the same length. Put it on and the car passed with flying colrs. So why not try a universal cat, mine was $30 instead on $300. Extra $100 to install at the shop. Oh, and I put the uni cat on myself.

x2 had to do that with the wife's truck. And I've done that for a few of my beater cars as well. Just get them to measure the outside diameter and install a universal replacement that's close to the same size. It will pass fine after that. Be sure to take the OEM cat shields off,and swap on the new one so it will have the carb OE number on it. Also don't let the vehicle sit for long periods without running. Tends to cause the elements in the cats to rot and clog up.