cat converter?

i have a minor....scratch that a MAJOR problem i think its a clogged cat my motor overheats badly (already changed thermastat and replaced anti-freeze) but my car runs really $h!tty it starts to gag and choke at about 2500 rpms and wont go over 50mph and its really quiet like a stock honda civic hybrid and i have cut-outs, i capped the cut-outs and when i put my hand over the pipe i can barly feel anyair comming out when it is running. I think the cat is clooged up any one else think that.

is there any way for u to take a temperature reading before and after the cat??

yea my hand the cut out was bairly warm when i put the cap on it and headers you can feel the heat from them about 10- 12in away

hmm im guessing its the cat. i was just askin bout the temp cause there should be a 100 degree difference between the front and the back of the cat...

sounds like it to me.

hmm im guessing its the cat. i was just askin bout the temp cause there should be a 100 degree difference between the front and the back of the cat...

if it was clogged or just it should always be like that?

it should always be like that.. yea take out your cat

yep new cat converter fixed the problem and now my exhaust is 200 times louder than it was before only 150$ to get a new one and everything is running fine now

yay