Recommended replacement catalytic converter?

My cat is shot and I have to replace it by August. I don't want to take the truck to a stealership. A good friend of mine is a mechanic and I figure I'd buy the cat online and bring it to him to weld in.

Can anybody recommend me a cheap catalytic converter?

 

I don't think there is a such thing as a cheap one...

 

Unless there is something wrong with the vehicle's engine, catalytic converters do not wear out. If the engine is burning oil or something like that they can get plugged or if they have been physically damaged, but they don't just go bad.
I had a dealer try and sell me one several years ago on a ford truck I have. He wanted 600 dollars so I went to a muffler shop and let them do it for 100 dollars. They told me up front they do not wear out but will go bad if there is engine troubles. After taking mine off and inspecting it there was nothing wrong with it so I was out the 100 for a lesson.
Try a muffler shop for an inexpensive one if you really need one.

 

This might be a cheaper DIY option if you are worried about passing emissions: http://urdusa.com/Electronics-Rear-Sensor-Simulator/c66_170/index.html

 

Agree 100%. The biggest killer is probably a rich fuel mixture which causes overheating and melting of the catalytic converter internals and blockage.

 

Just straight pipe it a budy of mine had a clogged cat on his cavalier and they just sliced it open then tore everything out and welded it back together haha.

 

I don't think he''ll past smog like that.

 

Yea where I live we don't have smog ahah

 

I took my out and soak it in dis soap and water overnight 5 months ago. cel has not been back yet( over 8000 miles so far). Check out you tube under catalytic converter.