My cat is out. Acura quoted me 800 bucks, 700 for the cat and mounting brackets and gaskets alone. Will i throw codes if i put a generic cat on this thing?

Also, where can i buy a carsound cat?

 

Just get an aftermarket high flow cat, most ones on ebay have a mounting point for your stock o2 sensor, so you won't throw codes, screw acura and their $700 quote.

 

have you done this??? do you have a link?

 

I found this....

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/ca...1034&year=1999

 

My catalytic converter died last month. The dealer charged me $400 for a brand new one and a muffler shop installed it for $50. You can reuse the brackets, hangers, gaskets & heat shield. The shop said that aftermarket converters aren't legal (at least in CA) and remanufactured or generic cats usually cause Honda products to throw a code.

 

No SMOG in MI, but i don't want a check light, i also don't want to drop 4 hondo on a stupid cat. Can't decide

 

i got a test pipe and it has the o2 sensor bung and the light still came on for catlyst below thresh hold but that is just a straight pipe.. go to midas or a muffler shop. its illegal to remove a working cat but they can remove it if you are throwin a code.

 

i don't want to throw a code though.

 

you can put on a generic one from midas and you wont throw a code. but it will be welded on.

 

i will be doing headers - to - exhaust completely . will the stock cat converter

creat restriction?

 

yes...

 

yes

 

I bought my cat from the dealer for $250 and had the exhaust guy install for $20.

 

damn. I think i paid like 50 bucks for my cat and install was free...I have a friend that owned his own shop. But in nevada they dont even do a visual anymore. They used to but they dont anymore. I never had a problem with the aftermarket cat throwing a code. the only thing that i didnt like is that it made my exhaust more "raspy" sounded like a ricer....but it sounded kind of cooll on that car...

 

Where did you get your cat from in cali??thnx. Mine just blew out.. now my car is boggin hard..Not even drivable..i need this part fast!!!

 

yea.. just got my catco hi-flow cat today - cant wait to get it on

 

Ebay nukka.

 

U get 2.25" I think I'm gonna need 2.50" for my 3.0 exhaust

 

get a catco high flow and call it a day..came with the bung for the o2 sensor and alla that, basically plug n play...i threw no codes wit it on my CL

 

Did u have 2.x or 3.0? What diameter did u get?

 

you can get a cat online for like $150... don't let acura stick you in the ass

 

I think we're all in agreement about acura trying to get u in the ass. Put down the lube, and get your own cat

 

6months ago,
My cat also was blew.
I just bought from the site you mentioned. for my 2.3 cl 98. .107.5 bucks..
had it installed by meineke..charged 75...for labor charge.
They cleaned the error code.
until now.
No problem.
They said that acura cat...around 400 bucks..just for part.
for generic 250..
but i got one from the site.
...........................................
no problem..

 

I need help!!! I just ordered mine from racepages.com..and before this place I mustve called like 10 other sites tryin to order a cat..all got denied cause I live in this fawkin shiz hole called cali..
So I called race pages.com, and the order went through..so I was all happy until 4 hours ago..I get an email saying they had to cancel the order cause I live in CA..faaawwk!!! Does anyone have any recomendations??? Im tired of lookin online.And Im over paying over 4 bills for a cat at acura..please HELP!! My car drives like its in 5th gear the whole time..thx.

 

U live in cali, the car part central of america, find one locally

 

Had a 2.3, it was 2.25 diameter i believe

 

would the stock flex pipe cause restrictions for header-to-muffler exhaust? when i had mine installed the guy asked me if i want to put the stock flex pipe back on.

ohh and those with the catco cat.. what part # did you guys get and from where?

 

this happend to me a few months back

took it to a muffler shop guy put a generic cat on for $250 total if i remember right and that included the O2 sensor so my check engine light went off