Re: CAT Killer

["Newman,Lawrence C." <lcn@mitre.org>]

The one in my VW GTI broke up and rattled so badly that I finally replaced it.

Larry

BMD wrote:

> 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
> > >
> >