Confirm my clogged cat?
01-23-2009, 07:24 AM
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Yes, a clogged cat will make you run like someone lodged a potato in the tailpipe.
The cats tend to get extra hot and start glowing.
When stuff breaks up, it can get lodged in the exhaust system and cause restrictions further back as well.
Sounds to me like an excuse to install a high-flow cat (legal) and shake out the muffler
while you're at it to see if anything falls out or rattles inside (do you have a muffler?)
The cats tend to get extra hot and start glowing.
When stuff breaks up, it can get lodged in the exhaust system and cause restrictions further back as well.
Sounds to me like an excuse to install a high-flow cat (legal) and shake out the muffler
while you're at it to see if anything falls out or rattles inside (do you have a muffler?)
01-23-2009, 10:06 AM
#22
Yes, a clogged cat will make you run like someone lodged a potato in the tailpipe.
The cats tend to get extra hot and start glowing.
When stuff breaks up, it can get lodged in the exhaust system and cause restrictions further back as well.
Sounds to me like an excuse to install a high-flow cat (legal) and shake out the muffler
while you're at it to see if anything falls out or rattles inside (do you have a muffler?)
The cats tend to get extra hot and start glowing.
When stuff breaks up, it can get lodged in the exhaust system and cause restrictions further back as well.
Sounds to me like an excuse to install a high-flow cat (legal) and shake out the muffler
while you're at it to see if anything falls out or rattles inside (do you have a muffler?)
01-23-2009, 10:09 AM
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My exhaust is cut right before the passenger side cat. No muffler. Can a cat be "slightly" clogged? Because I can still drive my car around, it runs crappy though.
Btw, I have a high-flow being sent to me right now, and I'm going to do it myself.
Btw, I have a high-flow being sent to me right now, and I'm going to do it myself.
01-26-2009, 06:09 PM
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If you are going to put another convertor in the car there is a "break in" procedure that will prolong the life of the cat and spare you the grief of having to install another one in the future.
I think its called the flash point, ( don't quote me on that ) but after you install a new cat mainly the Ceramic block cats you have to run the engine to operating temperature and then the exhaust past a certain temperature. After the cat reaches that certain temperature the wrap expands and seals the substrate in the cat. If you don't take the car for a good drive after installing the cat the chances of failure is much higher.
Just a little information for ya,
Arthur
I think its called the flash point, ( don't quote me on that ) but after you install a new cat mainly the Ceramic block cats you have to run the engine to operating temperature and then the exhaust past a certain temperature. After the cat reaches that certain temperature the wrap expands and seals the substrate in the cat. If you don't take the car for a good drive after installing the cat the chances of failure is much higher.
Just a little information for ya,
Arthur
01-26-2009, 09:14 PM
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If you are going to put another convertor in the car there is a "break in" procedure that will prolong the life of the cat and spare you the grief of having to install another one in the future.
I think its called the flash point, ( don't quote me on that ) but after you install a new cat mainly the Ceramic block cats you have to run the engine to operating temperature and then the exhaust past a certain temperature. After the cat reaches that certain temperature the wrap expands and seals the substrate in the cat. If you don't take the car for a good drive after installing the cat the chances of failure is much higher.
Just a little information for ya,
Arthur
I think its called the flash point, ( don't quote me on that ) but after you install a new cat mainly the Ceramic block cats you have to run the engine to operating temperature and then the exhaust past a certain temperature. After the cat reaches that certain temperature the wrap expands and seals the substrate in the cat. If you don't take the car for a good drive after installing the cat the chances of failure is much higher.
Just a little information for ya,
Arthur
01-26-2009, 09:51 PM
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That would work fine. Once the material is allowed to cool after the initial heat up, it looses its ability to expand again. So a good highway drive would be perfect right after you install it. I wouldn't worry about letting the car idle to warm the engine up, just let it warm up as you drive. The exhaust is usually hotter under load so driving is the best way to "cure" the cat.
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