Okay, this is a new one on me. But apparently they are not only being stolen, but there is a theft deterrent device available.

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Scotty Hall
Bartlesville, OK
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
It whines a lot, but I like it.

The only limitation you will ever face in life is yourself!

They will be **** out of luck if they try to steal the cat out of my car... what cat?

:-)

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Shawn W. Larsen


'99 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP ___ '00 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP ___ '07 Chevy Trailblazer SS

Yeah the theft of cats here in St. Louis has always been a major problem at most of the local malls in the surrounding area. From the looks of it, it centers around cars with some kinda lift to them so that the theives and get under the vehicle and boost the cat from it.

Personally I think the best deterrant is the one from the first RoboCop movie. Where the kid is trying to steal the old Ford Probe and once in the drivers seat he tries to jimmy the steering column and those two metal bands wrap around him and electrocute him to death. And then you see the announcer for the commerical approach the car and pulls out the charred body and simply drives off.

That is how justice should be served.

Evil yes, inhumane maybe.....but does it stop the theif from ever doing it again? HELL YEAH!!

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James Shafer 2003 GP GTX St. Louis MO
1.9 Modified Rockers, TOGs, 180 Tstat, PRJ 10.4 Wires, P/P Gen 3, SLP Ram Air Hood/Wizaired CAI, Gen 1 Spoiler, 3.5 Pulley, 18" TSW Mondellos w/ AGX Struts, SSC Gen II Springs

They had a prob at Woodfield mall out buy me, like 400 were stolen from SUVs' over a period of a few months

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2002 GT...Wizardair, ZZP 2.5 o/r dp, Special Eddition two-tone leather interior added, HUD added, 12" Brake Upgrade, ZZP strut tower bars, gmpp sway bars,-6an braided SS fuel hoses , Hptuned, Top Swaped.....
I've got Boost!! I've got only 1.5* KR left my poor L36 block.....

that was a hot topic here in town this past year. I think the total number of car were like 50 or so. all the cats unbolted, or cut off. this hapned witin a few weeks. that is the first mod I do to a car..take the Cat off. I was half tempted to just set it ontop of a car that way they haul it away. I know they are worth big money..but I dont care. I think I have 2 or 3 still in my garage somewhere.

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2001 GTP street car- GT45 turbo,Stage 4 Intense turbo cam,FMIC,150 wet, double roller timing chain, Diamond forged coated pistons 8:0:1, Diamond piston rings, cryoed L32 connecting rods, Cryoed crank, Clevite77 main bearings, Clevite77 cam bearings, Clevite77 L32 rod bearings, ARP Everything, Intense/meizere true billet Flexplate, Custom UIM, Intense oil pressure kit, Cometic 4 layer head gaskets, OE-R lifters, Cryoed L67 block, ATI turbo dampner, MUCH MORE, 6 more to choose from ASE Certified

Wow. I thought this was a joke.
James, you really should quit watching so much T.V. (But good idea)

There was a theft ring busted here in florida not to long ago for the same thing. There is some kind of metal inside the cat that is so valueable

I took the cat off of my sons 99 GTP and got $60 for it from the scrap yard. I was stunned at how much they were worth.

Hmm shards of metal attached to the top side of the cat...surprise surprise

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XP, TOG's, Lightning injectors, 2.8 pulley, 105 CC springs, Wizaired, 3.29 gears, tripleedgeperformance ported blower, machined LIM, 180* tstat, RS12YC@.053, FP rewire, Alt rewire, stage 1 V boost, PRJ wires, Stage 2 IC

So thats why they cost so much new.
I don't need one.

I remember, back when cats first started showing up on cars in mass, there were recyclers showing up too and I believe there is platinum used in them and they were recycling that along with the metal. I dont know if that is still true, but if the recyclers are still out there Id be interested in knowing what they get for each of those things.

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Scotty Hall
Bartlesville, OK
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
It whines a lot, but I like it.

The only limitation you will ever face in life is yourself!