Went to GUT my cat and find this? wtf? Pic
10-11-2011, 12:04 AM
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Went to GUT my cat and find this? wtf? Pic
Ok so my cel stated cat was clogged,
i already suspected it was due to lack of power / bogging etc.
So i go to gut the cat and wtf?
there aint nothing in it?
No honey comb or anything.
is this what a stock cat looks like?
i presume it's stock as my car aint loud at all.
Is it possible my mufflers are clogged?
when i sea foamed more smoke came out of 1 pipe then the other,
im talking a lot from 1, and very little from other.
I figured it was also from that cat?
i already suspected it was due to lack of power / bogging etc.
So i go to gut the cat and wtf?
there aint nothing in it?
No honey comb or anything.
is this what a stock cat looks like?
i presume it's stock as my car aint loud at all.
Is it possible my mufflers are clogged?
when i sea foamed more smoke came out of 1 pipe then the other,
im talking a lot from 1, and very little from other.
I figured it was also from that cat?
10-11-2011, 12:36 AM
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lol...
Ok well then i am sure the mufflers clogged.
If it melt the honey comb to non-existent lol.
So looks like tomorrow i will head to exhaust shop. and will no longer have dual pipes.
going to run a cat-less pipe, with magnaflow muffler, and tip.
Will update with pics in the morning.
Ok well then i am sure the mufflers clogged.
If it melt the honey comb to non-existent lol.
So looks like tomorrow i will head to exhaust shop. and will no longer have dual pipes.
going to run a cat-less pipe, with magnaflow muffler, and tip.
Will update with pics in the morning.
10-11-2011, 02:57 AM
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It's possible the material just cracked and fell to bits - it's a ceramic, when it fractures it keeps fracturing, and ends up in the muffler.
If you aren't the original owner I would have to say 'Grace' is right, and somebody got to it ahead of you.
If you aren't the original owner I would have to say 'Grace' is right, and somebody got to it ahead of you.
10-11-2011, 03:02 AM
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Yes,
But if some one gutted the cat could you explain why my 8 is just as quiet as stock?
has no rumble or anything.
Trust me i have watched plenty of gutted cat youtube videos.
I think all the honey comb bits are in my muffler, hence why the car is super quiet.
also explains how a **** load of smoke from 1 tail pipe, and hardly any from the other, when i sea foamed earlier today
But if some one gutted the cat could you explain why my 8 is just as quiet as stock?
has no rumble or anything.
Trust me i have watched plenty of gutted cat youtube videos.
I think all the honey comb bits are in my muffler, hence why the car is super quiet.
also explains how a **** load of smoke from 1 tail pipe, and hardly any from the other, when i sea foamed earlier today
10-11-2011, 05:49 AM
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Yes,
But if some one gutted the cat could you explain why my 8 is just as quiet as stock?
has no rumble or anything.
Trust me i have watched plenty of gutted cat youtube videos.
I think all the honey comb bits are in my muffler, hence why the car is super quiet.
also explains how a **** load of smoke from 1 tail pipe, and hardly any from the other, when i sea foamed earlier today
But if some one gutted the cat could you explain why my 8 is just as quiet as stock?
has no rumble or anything.
Trust me i have watched plenty of gutted cat youtube videos.
I think all the honey comb bits are in my muffler, hence why the car is super quiet.
also explains how a **** load of smoke from 1 tail pipe, and hardly any from the other, when i sea foamed earlier today
When i gutted my cat, it changed the tone, but not really the volume, and I run an HKS Hi-Power. About the only thing that got louder was the crackle and pop on decel and shifting.
Grace, mine is that clean. Once the honeycomb starts to crumble, it all pretty much falls apart and slides out. Any residual **** left over burns out after the first warmup pretty much. I had little embers blowing out of the tailpipe on my first drive.
10-11-2011, 11:33 AM
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Then you likely did it. If you disconnect the pipe like you should you'll see that most of it is pumped out of the engine and onto the floor. When you don't it puddles up at the cat and autoignites when you crank up the engine which more than likely shatters a ceramic cat substrate.
There is no cel for a plugged cat. The cel is for excess emissions, which in your case was due to the cat substrate blowing out.
There are actually two substrates on an OE cat. One before and one after the rear O2 sensor. Now you need a new muffler too.
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There is no cel for a plugged cat. The cel is for excess emissions, which in your case was due to the cat substrate blowing out.
There are actually two substrates on an OE cat. One before and one after the rear O2 sensor. Now you need a new muffler too.
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Last edited by TeamRX8; 10-11-2011 at 11:38 AM.
10-11-2011, 05:34 PM
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Got new exhaust on today.
No cat, with $30.00 advanced auto parts muffler and tip.
sounds great not loud at all just a nice grown upon accelleration
No cat, with $30.00 advanced auto parts muffler and tip.
sounds great not loud at all just a nice grown upon accelleration
10-11-2011, 08:55 PM
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That's what I was thinking about... I wouldn't be able to get into my apartment complex with that exhaust. My 8 at stock height used to scrape and I've seen stuff like an altima scrape. While I wouldn't say san antonio is the worst when it comes to roads, it wont be hard to find places where that exhaust will scrape. I'd be worried about it catching on stuff like more severe speed bumps and such...
