What Is This Thing ?
#1
I failed inspection for an exhuast leak. When i looked under the car i found this thing. Smoke was coming out pretty steadily straight through the mesh and a little bit around the sides. I didn't see smoke anywhere else so i am pretty sure that this is where exhaust leak is. According to the Haynes manual it is where the No. 2 pre-converter should be. That might be what it is but i don't think that exhaust should be coming out of it. 2 exhaust pipes come down from the engine, merge into one, go through this thing, into the main cat, then straight back to the exhaust. This car is a 1990 and i just recently bought it so i don't know if any work has ever been done on the exhaust. Is it ok to just put exhaust tape over this thing so i can pass inspection or will that screw up the car ?
The red arrow shows the location of the piece.
The red arrow shows the location of the piece.
#2
some one custom ghettofied your exhaust ! take it to a muffler shop. have them take it down reuse your catalytic converter just make new pipes to get rid that junk
car looks really nice too!
i passed with the bonez hiflow cat on my old GTU with flying colors
car looks really nice too!
i passed with the bonez hiflow cat on my old GTU with flying colors
#7
thats not a catco converter, at least it doesnt look like mine
Considering there is only one converter on the car I would say that
thing is a resonator put there to hush up the exaust.
Have it removed and put a piece of pipe there, you should pass.
Might be a bit noisy though.
Who the hell fails for a exaust leak anyhow? Thats pretty shitty of them.
Considering there is only one converter on the car I would say that
thing is a resonator put there to hush up the exaust.
Have it removed and put a piece of pipe there, you should pass.
Might be a bit noisy though.
Who the hell fails for a exaust leak anyhow? Thats pretty shitty of them.