Cat Converter Glowing Red
05-24-2003, 07:44 PM
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i am in no way a engine head so i dont know whats going on. i was driving down the road and all the sudden there was a popping noise below me. my engine rpm's were so low and sparatic it wasnt helpinn matters. half the lights in the car went dead and i instantly notice i had no power what so ever. i pulled over and with the car still running, (some how, idleing like hell and the engine bounceing around like mad) the overall engine looked ok, belts ok. i then decied to check under the car, this is when i notice the cat converter was glowing red hot. actually more like bright orange. now im guessing my cat converter simply blew out but id like someones opinion that knows about engines. its a bonze super flow cat converter and its still under a year old so hopefully they can help out to. any thoughts would be apreciated. thanks
05-28-2003, 09:21 PM
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well i contacted the rx7.com guys and they said it sounds like my engine just went out. its got 120,000 on it now and i was starting on doing reasearch for a new one anyway. im still going to look at my catalytic converter though first. any thoughts on an engine though. i was thinking 13b-rew. i like that sas raceing 3 rotor bad boy that pumps out 700hp.
05-29-2003, 11:15 AM
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And as for the engine. Go with the 13B but have a good street port put on it and any other things that you can afford while the engine is already out of the car. Less money to do it now then to do it later.
05-29-2003, 07:24 PM
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well i just removed the cat converter and started the car up, its loud with out an exhaust system on it but the engine is running smooth now. im sure im shooting flames out my header big time. unfortunatly i shined a light through the cat and its going right through. im not seeing a blockage. so im trying to take off my y pipe now, mabey thats the problem. not to sure how though. i figure since i have dual exhaust it cant be a mufler in paticular because it would just run out the other pipe. but if my y pipe is clear of sny stopage and my muflers are its definatly got to be the cat even though it looks clear. like i said im not much of an engine guy. r/c car engine mabey but not real car.