today i see a 1st gen at the exhaust shop so i decide to stop by to see whos it is. Well the mechanic guy is like its some old ladys. It looks pretty crappy, it was kind of beat up. ANyways, im like what are you guys doing to it, and hes like were doin the cat. Im like what kind of cat are you puttin on it? and the guys like just a regular one. Im like its not gonna last! HEs liek really, im like yeah but i guess he didnt like my advice. They were putting one cat on there, how many cats did the 1st gens have? WHile im having this conversation the other mech is under the car and hes cutting the old stuff off. He cut the heat sheild/dent stopper right off. You know the thing that goes all under the exhaust that is bolted on? Yeah he cut right through it with the torch. Im thinking this guy is the biggest idiot i have ever seen. I was getting upset at their lack of care for this persons car, so i left. anyways thats my story i wanted to share the stupidity of those dumb guys

I dont run the lower heat shields on either the '89 or the '85, but then again I didn't hack the fuckers off with a torch. I just have to be careful where I park, I.E. dry grass+sevi exhaust= big ****** blaze...

how many cats does the 85 have?

i un-bolted my heat shield, but no way in hell id cut it off with a torch, jesus christ the bolts that held on the heat shield were prob only 10mm anyways, i could break them off and not have to use a cutting torch, i hate ******* idiots, and this is one reason why no one works on my car but myeslf and trusted friends......later

Stupid question, but you guys still have your heat shields on right? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/dunno.gif

I have all mine except the bastards around the turbo. No way I was going through the hassle of putting them back on after my downpipe install.



I have been thinking of custom making one so the intake stays a little cooler. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/dunno.gif

I have mine off right now and it ******* cooks the interior spray stuff. you can smell it within a matter of seconds when the cars on. But it broke still.... im getting a first gen Soon!!! Ill be cool with my thermal reactor!!! :bigok:

81 - 85 have 3 cats like real rx7s should, lol.

only 79 - 80 came with thermal reactors.

I dotn have any heat sheilds on both sides of the exhast...



Im running a RB header to 2.5 in exhast...only place I feel real heat inside the car is around my shifter area..I need to change the boots they are bad..

the car does get a little warm inside...but when I redo the inside im gonna get alot of that dam heat insulator to place all over the dam place..

yeah these smart guys were replacing 3 cats with one. that cat will be gone in a week