will i damage something by driving with clogged cats???
01-07-2008, 08:54 PM
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will i damage something by driving with clogged cats??? hey guys jus found out my cats are clogged, thanks for letting me know Strickly performance motorsports 
so will i be damageing my motor driving this way???
so will i be damageing my motor driving this way??? 
01-07-2008, 09:27 PM
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I actually worked on a Grand Prix at work recently with this situation. The cat was completely plugged and the guy tried to continue driving it. The only place for his exhaust to go was the EGR and it melted most of the plastic intake. I should have taken pics of that
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01-07-2008, 11:33 PM
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man, ok then i guess im going to need a ride to school tomarow! but anyways i am going to completly remove the cats! i dont care if i live in california! there going to be gone. so ok now all i need to know is where can i get the pacesetter headers for cheap or any other type of headers with the y pipe!! the cheapest i found so far is $450 with y pipe/ im lookin for the black painted headers! oor is it worth it to just cut off my cats then weld on some pipes??
01-07-2008, 11:36 PM
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btw the reason for clogging was due to running extremely rich due to the computer sensing a lean mixture in bank 1, so the computer added more fuel instead
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i wounldnt run it like that. itl cause horrible drivabiliy and u will melt your intake eventualy.and look for another mechanic. i can only speek from experience on this cuz i know a guy that had clogged cats and did just that on a 98 cobra(retard)
01-07-2008, 11:48 PM
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ok guys just please keep the machanic out of this, he is a member on this forum and i do not want people speaking this way bout him! but thanks for helping me out guys, i guess i will find another person to take me! but for now i willl be ordering pacesetter headers and y pipe and poly motor mounts!
01-07-2008, 11:58 PM
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I read earlier that your getting painted headers, I would def. spend a little extra and get coated. It will help them last longer and help keep underhood temps down. I know most sponsers on here will do 500 shipped for coated headers and a Y pipe when I got them but the coating is def. worth the extra $$$
01-08-2008, 12:13 AM
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I read earlier that your getting painted headers, I would def. spend a little extra and get coated. It will help them last longer and help keep underhood temps down. I know most sponsers on here will do 500 shipped for coated headers and a Y pipe when I got them but the coating is def. worth the extra $$$
but the painted ones already come fully painted right??? and i know i wont be going into snow or anything like that!! im just on a very tight budget due to me not being able to drive the car and that i have to wait for the parts to come in and that i have to wait for the weekends to work on it so my brother can help, and i might as well do the poly motor mounts too! but i thought the coated polished headers are just for looks??
01-08-2008, 12:15 AM
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