So, if anyone remembers, a few weeks back I had some issues with my baby. When I started and warmed her up, I attempted to drive but had NO gas pedal - Nothing. I also had a CEL on. After 30 min of short driving and idling, everything was fine again, except the CEL. So, I cleaned the MAF/IAT, reset the ECU, and bam - CEL out and car running fine; or at least I thought.

I have been noticing power loss since then, but nothing major, just slightly at the top end - Until last night. I was on a closed road used for speed testing, and it got up to 194 KM/H, then nothing. The engine light started blinking and no power. I immediately pulled over and shut down the car. I got out and looked underneath to find a bright orange Cat.

So I obviously have a Cat that I need to replace. I am thinking of getting a B&B Mid pipe, and hopefully soon the entire exhaust system replaced. The only thing is, I don't have a stock Cat on in the first place. The guy who had it before me replaced it with something - I know this because from what I have read a stock exhaust system should not shoot flames when shifting.

I am wondering what you think about switching to the B&B Mid pipe, as well as any other suggestions for my issue. As well, I am needing to keep driving the car, and although I am not worried about the Cat unless I'm going high RPM's, I am thinking it should be fine for now - Is this correct? I have been driving for 2 weeks now with this.

PS I am also sure that I will have to replace plugs, coils, etc.

Thanks everyone

 

Its clogged and its gonna get worse down the rpm range as time goes by. At one time my car started to overheat when i kept pushing it while troubleshooting. Get a mid-pipe with a high flow cat if you care about the environment or get a resonated mid-pipe if u don't.

 

Ok thanks. I was suggested to just straight pipe it for now

 

I had a clogged cat that backed up pressure and blew my ignition system and eventually blew my motor. Get that cat taken off immediately. Straight pipes are really loud, /i would recommend either a resonated midpipe or a high performance cat.

 

I ended up gutting cat, its not significantly louder than before, only around 7000 rpm. I noticed an immediate difference, as I knew I should. I will hopefully be getting a midpipe shortly, but want to swap the ignition/plugs first