Re: CAT Killer

["BMD" <eurocar@gci.net>]

You got it, still in the exhaust in one form or another. Might turn to dust
and go away though??

Bryan Doughty
home.gci.net/~eurocar
----- Original Message -----
From: Nate Stuart <nathan.stuart@maine.edu>
To: <quattro@audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: CAT Killer


> 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
> >
>