strange experience in my rex
11-07-02, 01:16 AM
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strange experience in my rex
Yesterday I was driving the 200 miles back from a friends house in my '85 GSL. When I got onto the freeway I noticed a huge lack of power. I was barely able to maintain the 60mph speed limit. I kept driving for about 25 miles when I heard a small thump, and saw a burst of smoke come out the back of my exhaust. I immidiately regained all power after this. So I figure something was clogging my exhaust? Makes me wonder how much my exhaust is still clogged. Any thoughts?
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11-07-02, 08:51 AM
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I figured if it were louder it would be a sign of pieces coming apart inside the exhaust. Otherwise make a squirel crawled up in there. Just trying to help diagonse the problem!
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11-07-02, 10:03 AM
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Originally posted by nosajwrx-7
Is it louder now?
Is it louder now?
Originally posted by RotorMotorDriver
Are you asking me?
~T.J.
Are you asking me?
~T.J.
Originally posted by nosajwrx-7
No, unless you know somehow.
No, unless you know somehow.
Originally posted by RotorMotorDriver
Ok, just checking
~T.J.
Ok, just checking
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11-07-02, 01:33 PM
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I've got this idea to make a strait pipe to replace my cat. While I may get flamed by the smog ****'s here's my plan. I want to cut the flanges off my cat, and weld them to the ends of a strait piece of pipe and make a strait pipe out of it. Think this will work?
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11-07-02, 01:39 PM
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Originally posted by wwjessedo
I've got this idea to make a strait pipe to replace my cat. While I may get flamed by the smog ****'s here's my plan. I want to cut the flanges off my cat, and weld them to the ends of a strait piece of pipe and make a strait pipe out of it. Think this will work?
Jesse
I've got this idea to make a strait pipe to replace my cat. While I may get flamed by the smog ****'s here's my plan. I want to cut the flanges off my cat, and weld them to the ends of a strait piece of pipe and make a strait pipe out of it. Think this will work?
Jesse
11-07-02, 07:14 PM
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Originally posted by wwjessedo
I've got this idea to make a strait pipe to replace my cat. While I may get flamed by the smog ****'s here's my plan. I want to cut the flanges off my cat, and weld them to the ends of a strait piece of pipe and make a strait pipe out of it. Think this will work?
Jesse
I've got this idea to make a strait pipe to replace my cat. While I may get flamed by the smog ****'s here's my plan. I want to cut the flanges off my cat, and weld them to the ends of a strait piece of pipe and make a strait pipe out of it. Think this will work?
Jesse
11-07-02, 07:22 PM
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Definately sounds like a clogged cat. If the car was noticable quieter during the lack of power, then i would bet on it being the cat (or one of them). the problem is on the 1st gens is their unique exhaust with the "pre-cat" then the cat then the muffler. if i were you i would look into maybe replacing the cat(s) because as you said, it might not have cleared everything out.
11-07-02, 08:10 PM
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Same here, I was coming out of an intersection and I felt it really lag then *phhloop* and she took off like a bat outta hell. and since then my exauhst has even gained a better tone, that is why I am putting RB headers on and all.
11-08-02, 12:32 AM
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since i'm starting fromthe ground up literally i'm making a straight throuhg exhaust maybe 2.5 in no cat and a straight through muffler. there is no exhaust that bolts up to the 12at unless ur in japan.
11-08-02, 01:01 AM
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www.racingbeat.com also sells cat replacement pipes...
~T.J.
EDIT: Here ya go, direct to the part you need.
http://www.racingbeat.com/resultset....rtNumber=16203
~T.J.
EDIT: Here ya go, direct to the part you need
.http://www.racingbeat.com/resultset....rtNumber=16203
11-08-02, 02:38 PM
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When the exhaust blew out, immediately i though, damn, it needs to be louder! And than i removed my stereo, and anything that was too heavy so the power/weight ratio would stay down
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