Cats to be replaced ASAP

Petrucci914 · Post by **Petrucci914** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:39 am

Ya, I think my CATs are clogging up. If I'm driving for a while I'll notice that my power degrades over time. I think my cats are getting too hot and then becoming restrictive. Calling the exhaust shop tomorrow.

Vivid_Art · Post by **Vivid_Art** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:00 am

QUICK, how many miles do you have!? I had to replace my cat during the summer, i had the same loss of power and a P042something code. Took it to toyota and Pontiac both and they told me the cat was bad and it would cost $1200 JUST for the cat. BUT i got it done under warranty! I freaked when the tech had to go talk to his boss b/c I had a CAI and a after market header, but they were cool and did the work anyway.

Petrucci914 · Post by **Petrucci914** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:04 am

I have like 82k on her. $1200? Why would I pay that much for a crappy OEM replacement? It'll be a custom Magnaflow job, baby! I have no CEL.......yet.

Vivid_Art · Post by **Vivid_Art** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:07 am

yeah well i had no other options, I was flat broke and luck was on my side when they said they would do it under warranty. How much is the magnaflow?

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:27 am

gut the cat......

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:31 am

Quote, originally posted by northvibe Â»gut the cat......That causes more pollution and is against the law. You'll get the animal rights activists after you too.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:49 am

we are in MN/WI so no emission tests....Although Im not about polluting a lot thas a easy route... or just get a new one.... is this the Magnaflow cat? or the pre cat one? cuz then you could get a downpipe to replace that. if its the magnaflow one, that should be under warranty

Petrucci914 · Post by **Petrucci914** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:45 am

Ok, I'm going to replace them both. I will still see a performance boost that way and save a forest. Hey P, remember that smell after we went for a ride in my Vibe? That's the catalytic converter, I'm finding out now. I want to do this as soon as possible so I need to order them very soon. I've been trying to pick them out through Magnaflow's site. What do you guys think about these?PRE-CONVERTER 50005http://www.car-sound.com/02pro...0.aspCenter-Center Spun Ceramic 54955http://www.car-sound.com/02pro...9.asp

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:56 am

The pre-converter looks about right but I'm not sure about the center-center spun. You should check the length for ease of installation. If they're too short you'll have to add pieces of pipe.

Petrucci914 · Post by **Petrucci914** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:59 am

I'm going to have them replace that piping anyways. It's 2 inches there and the Catback System is 2.25.It'd only be about 2 feet of piping to replace. I'll have them weld the catback on this time as well.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:01 am

Sounds good.

Petrucci914 · Post by **Petrucci914** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:52 am

Everyone else think these will work?

vibegtcouple · Post by **vibegtcouple** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:19 pm

take it off i got an ebay o2 sem. and to the cat out you will love the sound it will make with your muffler , just keep your stock on for the emssion test if you have that

Petrucci914 · Post by **Petrucci914** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:21 pm

Ordered both. Hopefully I can get this all done next week.

Petrucci914 · Post by **Petrucci914** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:30 pm

Ya, getting the rotten egg smell now. It's pretty apparent when it's cold, but the burnt smell is there after I'm driving for a while. Hopefully the cats get here on monday and I can schedule that appointment very soon.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:45 am

did you look under the car to see if there were some egg's cooking for you in the morning

maybe your vibe likes to make you breakfast

Petrucci914 · Post by **Petrucci914** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:41 am

That'd be hot. I need something to make me breakfast in the morning.

Petrucci914 · Post by **Petrucci914** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:17 am

FINALLY received both of them. Going tomorrow for an estimate. Hopefully this happens very soon. Power is lacking hardcore.

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Raven · Post by **Raven** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:37 am

Do you have an interior picture of those? Is it like a resonator inside?

Petrucci914 · Post by **Petrucci914** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:40 am

Absolutely. It's like a honeycomb.

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Raven · Post by **Raven** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:32 am

Wow, that's not at all like I imagined. That's a magnaflow, a regular cat must look even more restrictive.

Petrucci914 · Post by **Petrucci914** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:55 am

Quote, originally posted by Sunny Â»Wow, that's not at all like I imagined. That's a magnaflow, a regular cat must look even more restrictive.If you look into it you can see through to the other end. It's an intricate mesh but not overly restrictive and it deadens the sound a bit. The honeycomb design is similar in all of them but it is how it is placed that is different. On the OEM one there are metal baffles that impede flow........they show it on the Magnaflow boxes on how they differ.

Petrucci914 · Post by **Petrucci914** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:17 pm

CATs were replaced on Thursday. The car is running pretty damn good right now so I'm glad I did it. The old cats didn't look really clogged, I could see through them but they were black and had a decent amount of soot in them.

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