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Old Aug 29, 2016 | 08:51 AM
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I was given a pair of high flow 3" cats off a long tube header set. The guy who gave them to me ensures they're fine however the core is not tight, the core moves forward and backward when the cat is shaken. It's a metallic core, and I;ve never used these before (just ceramic) so I am not sure if this is normal or not. The last thing I want to do is install these and have the brake up a few hundred miles down the road.

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Old Aug 29, 2016 | 09:09 AM
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I bought two magnaflow metallic spun high flow cats and they do not move at all. It might still work but if it's loose it's definitely going to make noise. I would just buy another.
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that's what I was thinking. Thanks!
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Old Aug 29, 2016 | 12:38 PM
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The Jet-Hot inserts that look like a packed-in Chore Boy
scrubber pad, are known to fail. Whether this is those,
is not clear.
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These are from an American racing headers set up, I don't believe they are the same as what you're mentioning.
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