Catylitic converter glowing RED HOT
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Originally Posted by Chris ARE 360
LOL I think you have cursed yourself ![Winky](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_wink.gif)
How about tuning the damn thing properly with a reflashed PCM, Ls1edit on a dyno!
(After you re-ring it)
DO NOT USE ED's TUNING AFTER THE RERING OF THE MOTOR!!
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How about tuning the damn thing properly with a reflashed PCM, Ls1edit on a dyno!
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DO NOT USE ED's TUNING AFTER THE RERING OF THE MOTOR!!
Good luck
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Oh, I'm definitely cursed, no doubt.
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Originally Posted by Dom
Mine was so clogged up I couldn't rev above 3k. There were some screens melted into a softball size ball moving around and blocking the outlet pipe.
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Originally Posted by Quickin
Is it possible to clean them and make them as good as new, or are they shot when they get clogged?
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Originally Posted by Dom
My screen was melted into a ball. That's not fixable. What usually happens is the screens melt. I doubt anything would enter the cat cause it would have to come from the engine and that would mean you got bigger problems. ![Bomb](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_bomb.gif)
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They said if it was clogged or blocked the exhaust would just get backed up, but would not make it glow red.
What do you think?
A shop here will tack them off and weld on two 3" straight pipes for $80.00, is that a good price to do that?
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Originally Posted by Quickin
I was just told by a few muffler/exhaust shops that a cat can only get red hot if the motor is running rich.
They said if it was clogged or blocked the exhaust would just get backed up, but would not make it glow red.
What do you think?
A shop here will tack them off and weld on two 3" straight pipes for $80.00, is that a good price to do that?
They said if it was clogged or blocked the exhaust would just get backed up, but would not make it glow red.
What do you think?
A shop here will tack them off and weld on two 3" straight pipes for $80.00, is that a good price to do that?
Mine was backed up, I don't know if it glowed red cause I didn't check. If you have no loss of power then yours is probably not backed up.
$80 for 2 pipes is a pretty standard price. I would do it. Why don't you have them flanged so that you can put cats in there at a later time if you want to. Flange the cats too so you can swap them whenever. Just a thought.
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is this cat "fixable", its my driverside after it was glowing red hot.
http://www.ls1camaro.net/freehosting/DSC00167.JPG
http://www.ls1camaro.net/freehosting/DSC00169.JPG
im running WAY rich after my cam install, thats what i think fucked it up.
http://www.ls1camaro.net/freehosting/DSC00167.JPG
http://www.ls1camaro.net/freehosting/DSC00169.JPG
im running WAY rich after my cam install, thats what i think fucked it up.
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Originally Posted by jrp
is this cat "fixable", its my driverside after it was glowing red hot.
http://www.ls1camaro.net/freehosting/DSC00167.JPG
http://www.ls1camaro.net/freehosting/DSC00169.JPG
im running WAY rich after my cam install, thats what i think fucked it up.
http://www.ls1camaro.net/freehosting/DSC00167.JPG
http://www.ls1camaro.net/freehosting/DSC00169.JPG
im running WAY rich after my cam install, thats what i think fucked it up.
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Mine has to be melted somewhat if the bitch was glowing red like a turbo glows when it gets hot.
Those things are coming off and staying off.
How about running a straight pipe through the cat after hollowing out the cat so the coppers don't know its unusable????
Those things are coming off and staying off.
How about running a straight pipe through the cat after hollowing out the cat so the coppers don't know its unusable????