How to tell if your cat is clogged?

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07-27-2008, 10:19 PM

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07-27-2008, 10:21 PM

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wow how is that cat so hot? which cat is that?

07-27-2008, 10:26 PM

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wow how is that cat so hot? which cat is that?

I'm going to guess that it is clogged!

07-27-2008, 10:51 PM

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A friend of mine on a track day removed clogged cat and jabbed the crap outta it with a long screwdriver, problem solved (of course if you don't have emissions tests).

07-28-2008, 09:29 AM

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Marc, any difference in spool with that cat swap?

07-28-2008, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Marc@M-Tuned.com

I'm going to guess that it is clogged!

sure was!

this is what happened when i simply dumped it out....

suffice to say, it got the broom handle treatment.

07-28-2008, 09:41 AM

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So those chunks came out before you went all Justin Volpe on it?

07-28-2008, 09:46 AM

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So those chunks came out before you went all Justin Volpe on it?

yep

07-28-2008, 09:53 AM

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Marc, any difference in spool with that cat swap?

Ont the SRT4 I personally watched there was zero difference in spool. The dyno chart looks the exact same. 1hp difference is so minor. I was freaking amazed!

07-28-2008, 10:37 AM

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Yes, modern Cats flow so well removing them is very hard to justify. To gut out a clocked cat or to save the cash of having to buy a new, I guess can be explained. But I personally, I think gutting a fully working cat to get a 1% improvement in power, as I have seen people do, is just unbelievably selfish.

Just my 0.02. *stepping of soap box*