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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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is there a way to tell if the cats are clogged? i have an '02 and though i doubt they are i was just curious if there was anyway to tell and if they are a little anyway to clean them out?
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 03:50 PM
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if they are clogged, go buy you some SeaFoam. that may clear it up. other than that... i dot know how you would check besides taking off your exhaust and looking into your converters. they should look like a honeycomb
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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your engine will run hot and your car will feel alot more sluggish. there is no way to efectively clean clogged cats mostly because clogged cats are caused but cat material meltdown or deterioration, or physical damage o the cat body causing a chunk of cat material to lodge down pipe.

if any of these things happen just get a Pypes catted X from www.pypesexhaust.com
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 03:56 PM
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...nice car by the way lol
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 04:18 PM
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if they are clogged, go buy you some SeaFoam. that may clear it up. other than that... i dot know how you would check besides taking off your exhaust and looking into your converters. they should look like a honeycomb
DO NOT GET SEAFOAM!!!! When I took over for the franchise, the first thing I did was DUMP a bunch of cases. Justice Brother's products work a LOT better. Don't believe me? Put a small puddle of Seafoam on a clean dish..light it up and let it burn off. 2 things I noted..1 the flame burnt yellow. 2, when it burnt off, there was a LOT of carbon left on the dish. Do the same with the Justice Brothers cleaner. First, it burns clear to blue. Hotter flame. and second, when it's burnt off, there is little to NO residue. The whole point is to get rid of the carbon..not add more.
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 05:03 PM
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is there a way to tell if the cats are clogged? i have an '02 and though i doubt they are i was just curious if there was anyway to tell and if they are a little anyway to clean them out?
look for hairballs on the carpet.







but on a serious note, one of my cats were clogged and i couldnt start my engine without being jumped and i couldnt get over 20mph. you probably have so much backpressure that you cant do much of anything. itll seem almost as if your alternator is (going) bad.
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 05:09 PM
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Blue flame equals alcohol base and a yellow flame equals petroleum base.

Old Mar 20, 2006 | 05:13 PM
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Blue flame equals alcohol base and a yellow flame equals petroleum base.

so when i drink beer i should look for blue flames exiting my pooper?[&:][8D]
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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Blue flame equals alcohol base and a yellow flame equals petroleum base.

Blue flame means a hotter burn too. I just don't like leaving more carbon in the system than it started with.
And Dollar...post whoring ain't gonna get you anywhere..I'm the expert..remember??
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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ORIGINAL: HotRods_n_Booze

Blue flame equals alcohol base and a yellow flame equals petroleum base.

Blue flame means a hotter burn too. I just don't like leaving more carbon in the system than it started with.
And Dollar...post whoring ain't gonna get you anywhere..I'm the expert..remember??

what is the name of the stuff on their website, and how do i use it. that sounds like i'm completely retarded.



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