my car has been freakin out for the longest time and i couldnt find out whats wrong with it, well turns out that my catalytic converter is clogged and has been for about 3 years? just recently it got to the point where it started cause an exhaust leak which ended up melting a vaccume line, causing my breaks to go out... (e-break=love) to get it fixed its gonna cost me around 700 bucks... 600 for a new cat and 100 for labor... can i just put a freakin straight pipe through there and plug the sensors into it? if so how much would something like this cost? its not a fast car i just dont want to spend 700 bucks... its a i4 zetec motor in a 96 ford contour mtx
thanks
brad