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ELMARAUDER
10-28-2008, 02:52 PM
WHATS A GOOD BRAND,ANY PRICES.CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DO TOO MY CATS..PM THE INFO ,THANKS:mad2:
fastblackmerc
10-28-2008, 03:03 PM
What is the check engine code?
Vortech347
10-28-2008, 03:12 PM
Could be a bad o2?
n3fvg
10-28-2008, 03:35 PM
WHATS A GOOD BRAND,ANY PRICES.CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DO TOO MY CATS..PM THE INFO ,THANKS:mad2:

I like the stainless Magnaflow performance cats, resonable price too!
BLACKMARAUDER04
10-28-2008, 03:49 PM
There is a Federal Gov't emissions warranty on cats for 8 years or 80,000 miles whichever comes first.
O's Fan Rich
10-28-2008, 06:38 PM
WHATS A GOOD BRAND,ANY PRICES.CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DO TOO MY CATS..PM THE INFO ,THANKS:mad2:

Here you go... great place to find them.
http://www.petfinder.com/breeds/Cat




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red
10-28-2008, 06:58 PM
I agree: MagnaFlow (a.k.a., Car Sound) makes a good variety of catalytic converters that are competitively priced.
Hacklemerc
10-28-2008, 07:33 PM
:) Rich you beat me to it. I was gonna say try the local shelter or Petsmart.
O's Fan Rich
10-29-2008, 03:43 AM
:) Rich you beat me to it. I was gonna say try the local shelter or Petsmart.


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I promote that site every chance I get. Great place to find a great pet.
Stranger in the Black Sedan
10-30-2008, 02:28 PM
I would be extremely surprised if stock cats "went". The stock cats will be of higher quality than the "free flow" aftermarket cats, as far as converting and longevity go. You can get the Carsound/Magnaflow/Walker cats so cheap because I'm sure the materials are not as good as stock. They may "flow more" because they make the honeycomb shorter = less restriction, but also less surface area exposed to the exhaust to convert toxins. I would look into the O2s like the guys said. Unless you were running race gas through your cats, or unless you have like 150k++++ miles on the car they should be fine.
hot-rauder
10-30-2008, 03:05 PM
I would be extremely surprised if stock cats "went". The stock cats will be of higher quality than the "free flow" aftermarket cats, as far as converting and longevity go. You can get the Carsound/Magnaflow/Walker cats so cheap because I'm sure the materials are not as good as stock. They may "flow more" because they make the honeycomb shorter = less restriction, but also less surface area exposed to the exhaust to convert toxins. I would look into the O2s like the guys said. Unless you were running race gas through your cats, or unless you have like 150k++++ miles on the car they should be fine.

my car has 55k on it and the stockc cats are going...
red
10-30-2008, 03:48 PM
I would be extremely surprised if stock cats "went". The stock cats will be of higher quality than the "free flow" aftermarket cats, as far as converting and longevity go. You can get the Carsound/Magnaflow/Walker cats so cheap because I'm sure the materials are not as good as stock. They may "flow more" because they make the honeycomb shorter = less restriction, but also less surface area exposed to the exhaust to convert toxins. I would look into the O2s like the guys said. Unless you were running race gas through your cats, or unless you have like 150k++++ miles on the car they should be fine.
My car's stock cats were replaced at ~20k under warranty because the ceramic carrier broke down. The car was bone stock. With the metallic substrates, there's actually more catalyst as there's more surface area. The rigidity and heat transfer properties of the metallic cores also allows them to resist break down better than ceramics. And, these can be had for much cheaper than the ~$900 per side list price of the stock cats. It is the lead in certain race fuels that leads to catalyst poisoning (i.e., failure).