Cat problemas

[cpeapea]

Heard a rattling sound coming from my cats, i suppose they must be broken up. truck still runs fine but they sound like crap rattling. well i guess i could spend the extra money and have a new set put on, or should i just have catless midpipes put on? what are yalls thoughts?

[Tex Arcana]

Well, if you plan on passing tailpipe emissions, you need those cats. Also, the cats should be under warranty--federal law states that all emissions equipment be warranted for 10 years/100,000 miles; so you should be able to get them replaced.

BTW.. how is the h**l did you manage to break up your cats??? they're WAY up there, and hard to hit on stuff...

[PoorSvtman]

Well, if you plan on passing tailpipe emissions, you need those cats. Also, the cats should be under warranty--federal law states that all emissions equipment be warranted for 10 years/100,000 miles; so you should be able to get them replaced.

BTW.. how is the h**l did you manage to break up your cats??? they're WAY up there, and hard to hit on stuff...

They can break up from the heat and all that Hp he is pushing out.

But if you have problems with inspections hit me up gaven :tu:

[Silver_2000]

Well, if you plan on passing tailpipe emissions, you need those cats. Also, the cats should be under warranty--federal law states that all emissions equipment be warranted for 10 years/100,000 miles; so you should be able to get them replaced.

BTW.. how is the h**l did you manage to break up your cats??? they're WAY up there, and hard to hit on stuff...
There is no tail pipe emissions on Gen 2's - ODBII tests only for 96 and newer. No dyno no sniffer in these parts

The cats break up from too much heat - Too much fuel will over heat them..

Pretty common problem ... Had a stock cat replaced by ford after it started rattling

Doug

[L8 APEX]

He has long tubes and cheapo cats:D Anyway, driving a hot cat through deep cold water cracks them up easily also. We replaced 5 cats in the last two weeks due to cold quenching. Certain brands break more than others.

[98Cobra]

I've had cats replaced at least twice on my truck. It happens...

[my2002lightning]

My passenger-side cat(s) seem to have been leaking water over-night intermittently for no apparent reason.

I have been driving in the rain lately.

Just go loud, Gaven. :nana2

Ronald

[03LightningRocks]

Are the Car Sound the same as Magnaflow? I have been reading quite a few of these "bad cats" threads lately.



Rocks

[Silver_2000]

My passenger-side cat(s) seem to have been leaking water over-night intermittently for no apparent reason.

I have been driving in the rain lately.

Just go loud, Gaven. :nana2

Ronald
Either that or its your AIR CONDITIONING .....

:ron:

[my2002lightning]

I ruled that out, Genius! :D

I'm just saying that with a relatively rich (stock) A/F and having run the L through a decent amt. of rainy streets/highways may have done something to the cats.



Either that or its your AIR CONDITIONING .....

:ron:

[Band]

My carsound cats are rattling also...

[Tex Arcana]

Either that or its your AIR CONDITIONING .....

:ron:QFT x 10^100...:p

[cpeapea]

im thinking maybe i should just gut them, its a half and half vote. if i do get new cats they will probably be random technology cats

[TreeFiddy]

Technically you should go without cats if you want to be more planet-friendly. Catalytic converters are to control smog, and actually increase "greenhouse gas" emissions.

:d

[Tex Arcana]

Technically you should go without cats if you want to be more planet-friendly. Catalytic converters are to control smog, and actually increase "greenhouse gas" emissions.

:d
Well, h*ll, if you wanna cut down the greenhouse emissions, stop eating beans... :ron:

[Silver_2000]

I ruled that out, Genius! :D

I'm just saying that with a relatively rich (stock) A/F and having run the L through a decent amt. of rainy streets/highways may have done something to the cats.
The cats make water as a byproduct of the catalytic process

Thats normal but it should come out the tail pipe not direct from the cats

[my2002lightning]

That's what I was thinking - it passes water out the tail-pipe as usual.

It's just lately it's been puddling water underneath the driver-side cat(s) after sitting overnight without having the A/C on for days.



The cats make water as a byproduct of the catalytic process

Thats normal but it should come out the tail pipe not direct from the cats