Yea pulled it out the back but it took some muscle and patience. Had to walk away from it for a bit cause it just wasn't coming out. It has 2 bolts for the motor mount that are the main issue. Also didn't realize how big and issue the oil lines to the turbo were going to be. They are directly in the way of getting the cat out through the top and also in the way of removing the heat shield for the manifold which makes getting to the bolts for the cat hard. I highly recommend PB oil or something stronger than WD-40 cause without that the O2 sensor may have never come out. Same for some of the exhaust bolts.