cat converter?

[dwrock1]

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.

[korndogg]

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

[dwrock1]

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

[korndogg]

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...

[Genopsyde]

sounds like it to me.

[dwrock1]

Originally Posted by korndogg

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?

[ridge_runner]

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

[dwrock1]

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

[korndogg]

yay