Replacement Catalytic Converters
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Melting Slicks
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Replacement Catalytic Converters
Are the Eastern Catalytic converters any good? Anyone have any experience with these? I know they are not CA or NY legal, but I am in AZ so that does not matter. These are a bit cheaper than the Flowmaster ones...but not by much.
Speaking of Flowmaster...are their catalytic converters any good?
Thanks again.
Speaking of Flowmaster...are their catalytic converters any good?
Thanks again.
Racer
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From: Mesa AZ
Are the Eastern Catalytic converters any good? Anyone have any experience with these? I know they are not CA or NY legal, but I am in AZ so that does not matter. These are a bit cheaper than the Flowmaster ones...but not by much.
Speaking of Flowmaster...are their catalytic converters any good?
Thanks again.
Speaking of Flowmaster...are their catalytic converters any good?
Thanks again.
Tommy
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Melting Slicks
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From: Green Valley Arizona
Not able to hollow-out the cats as this is on a '96..so have OBDII and this would set the Check Engine Light, affect PCM, have to get emissions done every two years, and so on and on.
So back to replacing the cats:
Flowmaster, Eastern, or another? Have read some reveiws on Easterns, altough none for a C4, they seem to have a fit problem. So still investigating replacements.
So back to replacing the cats:
Flowmaster, Eastern, or another? Have read some reveiws on Easterns, altough none for a C4, they seem to have a fit problem. So still investigating replacements.
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I would think there's maybe just 1 or 2 manufacturers and anyone else is reboxing/rebranding those and reselling. There appears to be a couple different bracket configurations for the right side and I believe I'd likely go with the more stable appearing bracket arrangement.
I believe it was the Flowmaster that looked like it had the better of the bracket fabrication. Doesn't speak for the internals but maybe the fit and finish.
I believe it was the Flowmaster that looked like it had the better of the bracket fabrication. Doesn't speak for the internals but maybe the fit and finish.
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Melting Slicks
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Have ordered the Flowmaster cat for the left side, which is the one that is causing the pinging noise. Trying to decide whether I should replace the right side as well or not..???
What do you guys think?
What do you guys think?
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Melting Slicks
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Probably not that much of a difference in looks, but I was thinking more along the lines of having a more restrictive exhaust flow on the right side of the engine with the OEM cat than on the left side with the new Flowmaster cat.
Any merits to this thinking?
Any merits to this thinking?
Team Owner
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Magnaflow... and get the ones for California.
Here is why... you get what you pay for. Buy cheap junk, you get cheap junk. You will have to replace it again before the next smog check, I can almost promise that.
Magnaflow also has them premade to fit the LTx motors. A little more pricey, but they look real nice.
I have these on my 92 and they passed smog just fine - I had a lean condition caused by a vacuum leak.
Here is why... you get what you pay for. Buy cheap junk, you get cheap junk. You will have to replace it again before the next smog check, I can almost promise that.
Magnaflow also has them premade to fit the LTx motors. A little more pricey, but they look real nice.
I have these on my 92 and they passed smog just fine - I had a lean condition caused by a vacuum leak.
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Not able to hollow-out the cats as this is on a '96..so have OBDII and this would set the Check Engine Light, affect PCM, have to get emissions done every two years, and so on and on.
So back to replacing the cats:
Flowmaster, Eastern, or another? Have read some reveiws on Easterns, altough none for a C4, they seem to have a fit problem. So still investigating replacements.
So back to replacing the cats:
Flowmaster, Eastern, or another? Have read some reveiws on Easterns, altough none for a C4, they seem to have a fit problem. So still investigating replacements.
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Melting Slicks
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Have not been able to locate a vendor for Random Technologies; go tthe part numbers I need...but appears these are not direct fit...but just the cats themselves so I would need to cut the old ones off and weld these on.....is that correct??
Who sells these?
Who sells these?
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Wont make any dif. if the cat is ok, bty they look totally dif.