heres the deal

i got a 86 na that i just swapped engines in. It ran but didnt have any power in gear. so i removed the cats. they were dirty and clogged. i emptied them. completly. and put them back on. well it fires up sorta but still wont idle. whats up with that? any body know?

Also i started it up with just the exhaust manifold and boy howdy did that thing SCREAM!@! damn i love rotaries. id drive it like that but its INCREADIBLY LOUD. neighbors come out yelling and those who get close say the ground shakes. all this from a NA.

so anybody got any ideas on how to keep it alive?
should i get an aftermarket exhaust to eliminate the cat and silencer combo?

anybody got a TII engine sittin around they dont want?
If your local let me know, i know rotaries pretty well but any and all help is welcomed.

 

Hey man, back when my RX7 ran (before I got crap into my intake), I did that to mine too. I just left the cats off, and welded a pipe in their place. But yeah, we cranked it up with out ANYTHING on there, and it was TOTALLY rockin'! We had a lot of fun running it around town like that for a few hours. Got a few complaints and everything! Leave the cats off, and just weld a pipe in their place and leave the stock mufflers. That works quite well!

 

haha, ive been driving mine around like that for the last week or so... ive got the racing beat header sittin in my room, it will be goin on in a few hours or so. ill drive it like that for a few days and ill get the rest of it on!