Cats saga continued 95 sport 90 q - redux

[Rob Andrews]

I fitted an aftermarket cat companies on mine.  Basically, they took a stock
downpipe from a core, cut the old cat, welded a new one that had a slighly
different shape than OEM.  Works just the same, and the only difference was
about 900$


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Stanton [mailto:jjs3rd at ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 8:47 AM
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Cc: randrews at sbcglobal.net
> Subject: RE: Cats saga continued 95 sport 90 q - redux
>
>
> Rob thanks for the feedback.  Well I guess I won't ream out
> the guts.  It
> was worked well on a Mustang 5.0 litter but do want to preserve the
> integrity of my fine vehicle.
>
> Some may have misunderstood my original post.  Spell check
> doesn't correct
> unclear content no matter how bad it is.  The Audi service person was
> actually recommending I do not purchase the Cats from the
> dealership.  Yes
> List he said that.  His recommendation though was to find OEM
> aftermarket
> Cats.  So with that in mind who manufactures Audi branded
> Cats and where are
> they sold on the aftermarket.  Does Discount converters fit this bill?
>
> Sorry for dragging this issue out I am kind of a stickler on
> sticking with
> original parts but a price of $1200 per cat has thrown me for
> a loop on this
> but still want the best.
>
> Thanks,
>
> JJS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Andrews [mailto:randrews at sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 12:39 AM
> To: 'Robert Bauer'; 'John Stanton'; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: Cats saga continued 95 sport 90 q
>
>
> Gutting them on the V6 makes the car sound HORRIBLE.  It
> turns it to boom
> chamber and it sound like a horrible ricy honda exhaust.
> If they are rattling, days are numbered.  I'd give it no more
> than 2-3 weeks
> at tops.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: quattro-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> > Behalf Of Robert Bauer
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 7:47 PM
> > To: John Stanton; quattro at audifans.com
> > Subject: RE: Cats saga continued 95 sport 90 q
> >
> >
> > I gutted one on a 5K and had no problems.  There was a tin
> > can sound because
> > of the empty cat.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Robert Bauer
> > 93 90q
> > Minneapolis, MN
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: quattro-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> > Behalf Of John Stanton
> > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 5:31 PM
> > To: quattro at audifans.com
> > Subject: Cats saga continued 95 sport 90 q
> >
> >
> > Thanks to all that responded to original query about new
> > cats.  Question are
> > those from http://www.discountconverter.com/converters/ from
> > the OEM or just
> > knock offs.  I want to get as close to original as I can w/o
> > paying $1200 a
> > piece.  Had an interesting conversation with service dir at
> > dealership who
> > was steering me away in favor of using OEM parts.  The units
> > are rattling at
> > start up and upon deceleration from time to time.  It is
> > getting annoying at
> > this point.  Question is how long before annoying turns into
> > extreme back
> > pressure problem?  Anyone ever ream them out, poorly for off
> > road use only?
> >
> > Thanks all
> >
>