Re: CAT Killer

["Nate Stuart" <nathan.stuart@maine.edu>]

Just a Q-uestion. The honeycomb elements in the CAT on my '87 5kcstq were
pretty much toast (now all is gone btw, hey if its not all there why have
any???) but I was wondering where did it go. The stuff does disintigrate
when crushed, but will this occur in the rest of the exhaust or will I have
little bee-hive homes plugging up my exhaust?? Just wondering...

-Nate
'87 5kcstq (with a clean kitty)


----- Original Message -----
From: <Cynic44642@aol.com>
To: <eurocar@gci.net>; <quattro@audifans.com>; <audi90quattro@hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: CAT Killer


> I agree... all that has happened is the "honeycomb"  (screen) element that
> the exhaust gases flow through has broken loose from the interioir of the
> cat.  I doubt that it has anything to do with the cone filter... I would
> replace it soon... Mine did the same and the constant rattling made me
dread
> getting in my car after about a week...
>
> -Arden
>
> In a message dated 07/12/99 08:33:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> eurocar@gci.net writes:
>
> > No, this is physical damage caused by inferior parts or a mounting issue
> >  (assuming no external contact).
> >
> >  Bryan Doughty
> >  home.gci.net/~eurocar
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> >  From: Scott Sierakowski <audi90quattro@hotmail.com>
> >  To: <quattro@audifans.com>
> >  Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 2:16 PM
> >  Subject: RE: CAT Killer
> >
> >
> >  Thanks for those who responded so far.  The cat is making a rattling
sound.
> >  I thought it was the head shield in the begining but when I had it on a
> >  friends lift, to install coilovers :.) I found otherwise.  I hit the
cat
> >  with my hand it sounded horrid, almost like there were ball bearings
stuck
> >  in there.  Could the use of a cone filter have caused this?
> >
> >  Scott
>