How to tell if an RT Cat is bad

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May 8, 2002 | 06:32 AM

delio

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How to tell if an RT Cat is bad

Hey guys,

Any way to tell if the cat is bad just by looking at it. I have it out of the car and wondering if I may have burned it out over the last year...

May 8, 2002 | 06:53 AM

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Re: How to tell if an RT Cat is bad

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Hey guys,

Any way to tell if the cat is bad just by looking at it. I have it out of the car and wondering if I may have burned it out over the last year...

Well, for me it was easy:

RT Cat problems

Other than that, I don't know that you can tell by looking.

May 8, 2002 | 06:53 AM

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i think it smells.. you could do a backpressure test.. or you could do that laser thing VeeTec did.. i need to get one of them there cats..

May 8, 2002 | 07:10 AM

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Man, I'm starting to re-consider my RT Cat. I'm getting 0702 CELs b/c of it. I might put the stock one back on and fuhgetabouit.

DW

May 8, 2002 | 07:39 AM

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Test pipe.
There is no subsitute.

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May 8, 2002 | 07:43 AM

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Easy! Send it to me... where I will tell you it is broken. At that point you should buy a new cat.

Thank you for your time.

May 8, 2002 | 08:04 AM

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Delio WTF are you thinking, get a test pipe.

May 8, 2002 | 08:07 AM

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Delio WTF are you thinking, get a test pipe.

Yeah, WarpSpeed sells them for $35 shipped. Mine's in the mail.

May 8, 2002 | 09:40 AM

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Yeah, WarpSpeed sells them for $35 shipped. Mine's in the mail.

Do you know if they make 3" versions?

May 8, 2002 | 10:39 AM

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Same here. I want to get a test pipe too. Warpspeed sell them? Work for '96 Maxima?

May 8, 2002 | 01:34 PM

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Same here. I want to get a test pipe too. Warpspeed sell them? Work for '96 Maxima?

Yes to both of those.

SuDZ

May 8, 2002 | 03:45 PM

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Yes to both of those.

SuDZ

TEST PIPE.

Does warpspeed have b pipe for 5th gens yet?

May 9, 2002 | 05:02 AM

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Do you know if they make 3" versions?

I don't know. They may custom make you one if they don't make it already.

May 9, 2002 | 09:20 AM

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Del, Why do you need 3", you have a 2.5" Greddy cat back. What you need is a 3" to 2.5" reducer test pipe so the transition is smooth flowing.

May 9, 2002 | 10:28 AM

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Del, Why do you need 3", you have a 2.5" Greddy cat back. What you need is a 3" to 2.5" reducer test pipe so the transition is smooth flowing.

Ummm for the 3" cat back when it is available....lol

I spoke to Warpspeed, I think they understand my setup. We shall see what they say...