XR6TWolf Donating Members 176 Member For: 15y 7m 4d Gender: Male Location: Wellington New Zealand Posted 14/01/11 11:06 PM Share Posted 14/01/11 11:06 PM A mate has a BA turbo that has collapsed the guts in the cat.The car is bog standard other than an F6 Airbox and K&N Panel filter and he has no intention of modifying it - he has had it 4 yrs so it's a fairly safe bet he wont be bitten by the same bug.So - the big question. Is there a bolt on replacement cat that can be used safely without the need to go to the expense of a flash tuner and tune?Ford NZ have quoted $3900 for a factory cat so that option is cost prohibitive.Any ideas or advice appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman Donating Members 129 Member For: 15y 7m 19d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 15/01/11 02:33 AM Share Posted 15/01/11 02:33 AM its legal to not run any cat so tell him just remove it and get a retune cheaper than that and u get the bonus of a tune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6TWolf Donating Members 176 Member For: 15y 7m 4d Gender: Male Location: Wellington New Zealand Posted 15/01/11 03:13 AM Author Share Posted 15/01/11 03:13 AM Might be cheaper to get a tune in Oz but over here in NZ it is still roughly a grand + the flash tuner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudiger All round good guy! Lifetime Members 1,122 Member For: 16y 8m 4d Gender: Male Location: Greenvale, Victoria Posted 15/01/11 05:10 AM Share Posted 15/01/11 05:10 AM Not much cheaper for a tune here XR6TWolf. He is probably better off getting either an aftermarket full exhaust, or seeing if you can buy a second hand exhaust from Aus and shipping it over. Still saving heaps of $. $3900 for a cat? It would want to be a pedigree. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenier Donating Members 1,736 Member For: 14y 11m 27d Gender: Male Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posted 15/01/11 06:54 AM Share Posted 15/01/11 06:54 AM You probably would spend close to as much as tune and a straight pipe. Take it to speedtech theyll do a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolxr6 Member 312 Member For: 14y 1m 30d Posted 15/01/11 07:42 AM Share Posted 15/01/11 07:42 AM A 400cpi cat should not throw out the factory boost settings, I think they are about that from factory. One here wouldn't cost more than $ 200 to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 18y 4m 24d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 15/01/11 08:05 AM Share Posted 15/01/11 08:05 AM Am I reading it right.. $3,900 for a CAT? Not a whole exhaust? Pick one up at a wreckers maybe, go to an exhaust shop, they must have a brand that makes oem replacements.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm A much better forum Silver Donating Members 3,808 Member For: 16y 5m 22d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 16/01/11 12:22 PM Share Posted 16/01/11 12:22 PM For $3900... I'll fly over, bring a full exhaust with me... Fit it up... Sleep with your missus... Stay for a week on holidays... And then fly back (and keep the change!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6TWolf Donating Members 176 Member For: 15y 7m 4d Gender: Male Location: Wellington New Zealand Posted 22/01/11 09:06 AM Author Share Posted 22/01/11 09:06 AM Just thought I'd update this as I had a number of PMs suggesting various things.He managed to find a second hand cat locally for a mere $30. Had it fitted and INSTANT cure.What caused it to block is another matter. I have no idea if "it just happens over time" or there has or is another causal factor.Two PMs recieved suggest cats dont just block - I just sliced the end of this one tonight and I can assure you....they block!Were this my car I'd have happily headed to one of only two tuners I'd trust in this country, fitted a decent exhaust with high flow cat and tuned it accordingly. It wasn't mine and its owner is happy with factory performance as he has been for the last few years -- I.e. he didn't want to increase power, torque or anything else.I have to admit it is pretty shocking that when a cat blocks the owner is left with little option but to HOPE for a second hand one or spend rough enough to $2000 to modify a car he didnt want to modify simply because Fraud are happy to stick it right up their customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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