price for new cat? (3rd gen)

[<Daneh>]

So does anyone know how i can test my cat to see if it\'s dead or not? dont really feel like spending money when mines fine.

[Andyp]

you won\'t know until you take it off and inspect it mate.. generally there is a test, but watch out!

If it has a blocked cat the heat build up will be tremendous...hold your hand at the back of the exhaust (close) and feel the heat coming out after a few mins of idle..

generally if it\'s roasting them it\'s likely its crapped up.. Leon at jps burnt his hand checking mine so be careful.. but you wouldn\'t know 100% unless you get a torch inside and have a look

[<Daneh>]

well i know from previously feeling that the exaust heat is very hot, noticed when i was chatting a a friend behind my car and the back of my leg felt like someone was holding a blow torch to it.

[Andyp]

sounds very much like it is mate.. they do go

personally I was in two minds to get a new cat but I thought "ahh its gonna happen again" and was interested in giving it a bit more "unf" so decided against it..

I went for the loud option of unsilenced with the apexi and kinda love the sound, gives the car a totally different feel, sounds like it came straight off the GT track hehe I love it

[<Daneh>]

my main issue at the moment is im about 80hp down on standard bhp and i dont know why (boost is also low 7prim, 5secondary) would a blocked cat cause lower boost due to what would basically be a blockage?

when i first felt that heat from the exaust i figured it must just be how hot these run, being unfamilier with them.

[Andyp]

it would cause low boost yes.. basically cause a blockage in the system. We thought that was the reason mine was only putting out 0.5 bar.. allbeit it was blocked but still havn\'t worked out what it is..

truth is could be a lot of things, fact is though it\'s doing NO good being in there and needs changing right away / removed.

They do run hot but not hot enough to roast ya with hehe..

I\'m bored of trying to work out whats causing mine so I anticpate dropping it down reworx at the end of the month for a week and getting him to sort it all out

[<Daneh>]

only place remotely close to me is rotechnicks and they charge a fortune =/

[Andyp]

Swindon\'s Bath way isn\'t it?

the Dragon is close aren\'t they?

[<Daneh>]

as in dragon performance? there in exeter which is 125 miles.  reading is 40.

[Andyp]

ahh bums

don\'t know my geography hehe

what ya gonna do get a check over / replacement / decat do ya think?

[<Daneh>]

well i\'d like to replace as i dont want to have to buy a new ECU aswell, i have a Knightsport ECU is here at the moment but i dont think it\'s setup for extra stuff like that.

[<Daneh>]

is there just the one cat on a 92 rx7? i\'ve replaced the centre one with a second had one of a good running rex but not really any change.

just bought a cheapo boost gauge of ebay to see how low my boost is!

[Andyp]

Hey daneh,

Mines doing exactly the same mate. Replaced a lot of hoses, get rid of the cat, new ecu etc but no joy. I\'m giving up trying to work it out so mines off to Reworx. Just want it fixed as i\'m bored of trying to find it now

To answer ya question there is just one yes, there is a down pipe and other section though

[yonner]

that ecu might be up for the job it wont give u iratic idel whith no airpump

[Shark]

Daneh
Have you considered trying Tim at RXmotors to see if he can help?  They\'ll not be all that far from you.

Leggysrx7
Take a look in the vendors sale section, Samfc3s is selling PFC and commander for £595 to your door.  I got mine from him this morning so off to have it fitted and mapped on Monday