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Title: Which cat?
Post by: jfrabat on April 24, 2009, 12:33:56 PM

OK, so I fixed the problem with my engine dying, but I managed to kill my cat before I did so (since there was no spark, the exhaust got flooded with fuel, and it would ignite in the cat, which resulted in a blown out cat); so now I am in the market for a new catalytic converter.  Any recomendations?  I am thinking I may as well get ahigh flow one, but I dont want to shell out $300+ for a Radome Technologies one...  I heard some flowmasters are good?  Any comments or recommendations?

Title: Re: Which cat?
Post by: jfrabat on April 24, 2009, 12:55:40 PM

From my seach, it seems the Magnaflow is a good option...  And only rus about $80.

Title: Re: Which cat?
Post by: Jeffy on April 24, 2009, 02:21:44 PM

Mine's a Carsound which is a subsidiary of MagnaFlow.  It's stainless steel, hi-flow and bolt-on.

Title: Re: Which cat?
Post by: jfrabat on April 24, 2009, 02:31:08 PM

Quote from: Jeffy on April 24, 2009, 02:21:44 PM

Mine's a Carsound which is a subsidiary of MagnaFlow.  It's stainless steel, hi-flow and bolt-on.

Yeah, I saw from another post when I searched; I ordered one from Q'tech for $90 shipped, and will install it once it arrives (still debating if I take it to a muffler shop because the old one will probably be in pretty bad shape and I dont want to be around the old cat when they take it out!).

Title: Re: Which cat?
Post by: Jeffy on April 24, 2009, 03:05:03 PM

Buy a cat-back and replace it all.  That makes it super easy.

Title: Re: Which cat?
Post by: Banshee600 on April 26, 2009, 09:50:21 AM

Cats are over rated mines been gone cut out with and a peice of pipe in it's place since I got the jeep last year. and here in western washington state you have to have a smog check before you can change the title. so I went to the test place and gave it a shot to get threw before I went threw the hassle of getting and installing the cat. passed with real good numbers.are limit is 1.2% co and mine was 0.5 at cruise and 0.3 at idle. they don't even look to see if everything is there. they just want there $20.00 for testing.

Title: Re: Which cat?
Post by: Jesse-James on April 26, 2009, 11:47:15 AM

Magnaflow for under $70 shipped.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MagnaFlow-High-Flow-Converter-2-25-Small-Oval-91005_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZQ7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a30QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em14Q2el1262QQhashZitem270377130538QQitemZ270377130538QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_3031wt_1217

Title: Re: Which cat?
Post by: jfrabat on April 27, 2009, 07:31:32 AM

Quote from: Jesse-James on April 26, 2009, 11:47:15 AM

Magnaflow for under $70 shipped.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MagnaFlow-High-Flow-Converter-2-25-Small-Oval-91005_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZQ7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a30QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em14Q2el1262QQhashZitem270377130538QQitemZ270377130538QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_3031wt_1217

Thanks, but I already ordered from Q'tech...  Same one Jeffy recommended.  Came out to $90 (could have saved $20 if I would have looked a bit harder!).