G3RX8

just wondering how are your guys cats holdong up

dozer

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barely

alnielsen

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swoope

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post 100.

beers

Daemos

swoope: Any pictures of your unconventional mounting?

swoope

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backwards.

send pm.


beers

swoope

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for those that have been pming me about this, if you have not got an update about this send me a pm..

beers

TeamRX8

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post it up

swoope

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23 k miles.

7 track days. one private, lots of time..

still going strong for the little cat that could..

mounted non conventional.

beers

TeamRX8

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is it OK if I use salt & pepper with eating my hat?

swoope

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nope,

i think it is related to what you got.. the borescope of the front at 18k miles was shocking.. not perfect on the front side, but really, really close.

but you have to recall. the mounting is not the norm.

we all learn together. risk is good.

sharing is what makes it work..

beers

altiain

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Wouldn't sharing imply posting some details on your "unconventional" mounting?

I tried doing this the super secret handshake way with a PM, but your inbox is full.

swoope

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some room now.

add 70 min of more really ugly track time.. just over a mile long. all second gear.. from 4200 rpm to just before fuel cut off.

beers

SpencerM1

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::: bump :::

Any pics 12+ months later?

How is it holding up SwoopE? We are still waiting on pics.

swoope

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really,

Spensemuffin.

well for you spelling,,

cant get my name right, cant help you..

btw, i have email photos to all that have asked..


beers

wickson

Does anyone have a picture of swoope' unconventional setup?
Sent him a pm, he hasn't logged on since January.

Thanks

swoope

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thought i had put it up somewhere. here is an update. at 37k miles with the last 3k being track events and travel to and from. the davesport gave up the ghost..

some photos.




this is the rear of the cat, cant imagine how plugged the front is.







the unconventional set up.. seems to have worked..

beers

TeamRX8

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You mean "seems to have not"

plenty of those died sooner and it was likely going off longer than you realized

the "cocktail shaker' DOES work ...

04Green

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Swoope,

Need to clean the garage man...

Did the scope reach in from the front?

TeamRX8

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A failing cat is a great way to ruin an engine, just sayin' ...

swoope

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yea,

the last event before it died i had multiple issues.. broken sway bar mount, heat cycled tires. fear of daytona banking and a vibration above 121 mph. i guess i missed the fail of the cat..

the real fail of the cat was semi subtle. car seemed meh on the drive to RR. i was running new tires so it was all a bit new..

but damn, when it went it was obvious.. kept loosing 10mph into turn 1..

now that i know all that. thought it was the motor, then an exhaust leak.. well, new same cat and gaskets installed. car is solid again..

got the traction control light on the 2 to 3rd shift.. not bad for the 75k, first batch of mazda reman motors.

really wish i took you up on the motor the brice owes me.. sol on that one..

as to the cocktail shaker, they are about an hour away from me. if my rx8 was a daily driver i would have done it.. but 500 bucks for a track car in a state that has no emissions testing is silly..

beers

swoope

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btw,

if anyone else is interested, have photos of failed cat and comments about my midpipe setup.

beers

swoope

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btw,

you from that photo should have clue about how rare my new car is..

beers