cat split from pipe, help

[grrrwoof]

so my exhaust has been a little louder than usual for a week or two now and i thought there was just a small hole in my exhaust, so as i'm driving home from work i hear a really loud noise from under the car and it starts to shake when i gas it plus i barely get any power...finally get to a parking lot and i see my cat has been split from the pipe at the front end side..me thinks it split from the rust? or is there a bracket or something that holds the two together and it fell off? thanks

[tiFreak]

there should be two flanges at the ends of the pipe, it is possible the rust made it separate

[grrrwoof]

it did not split at the ends, it split where the cat meets the pipe
hope the pic works, its kinda dark though

[tiFreak]

looks like the pipe just broke off then, that's going to be tough to fix, it'll need a big, fat bead welded around it

[grrrwoof]

ah i see..luckily i bought a used one from a member the other day
just need to wait for it now...
how much do you think it would cost to weld-fix that?

[tiFreak]

I'm not really sure, I've never paid attention to what my boss charges for stuff like that, couldn't be too much though

[grrrwoof]

ah ok
thanks for your help and the quick replies