highflow/Cat that will work with or without airpump and last?
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highflow/Cat that will work with or without airpump and last?
I'm sick of my main cat. I'm looking to replace it while still passing emissions. What is my best bet?
1) highflow with airpump hole already?
2) welded in cat with custom airpump line hole?
Is there something that will last w/o the airpump
I was thinking about getting a stainless ebay midpipe cutting it in half and installing a cat/airpump line is this a good setup?
1) highflow with airpump hole already?
2) welded in cat with custom airpump line hole?
Is there something that will last w/o the airpump
I was thinking about getting a stainless ebay midpipe cutting it in half and installing a cat/airpump line is this a good setup?
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You have your best chance of passing smog by buying a hi-flow cat from RX-7.com or Gotham Racing with the air pump tube. The new metallic substrate cats may pass smog without the air pump hookup but no one has tested that AFAIK. I'm torn between which way to go at the current moment, and I have my smog test due in July.
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rynberg, i've searched and came up with this:
regular weld in cats are made for piston motors not hot running rotaries so they don't last/clog.
metal substrate will last, but will they pass emissions? regular cats run the airpump line into the center, where would you weld in a line for the substrate? Even though its said they don't need it would you pass emissions easier? is there any drawbacks using your airpump with a metal substrate cat? someone stated it'll heat up the exhaust is there any truth to this?
regular weld in cats are made for piston motors not hot running rotaries so they don't last/clog.
metal substrate will last, but will they pass emissions? regular cats run the airpump line into the center, where would you weld in a line for the substrate? Even though its said they don't need it would you pass emissions easier? is there any drawbacks using your airpump with a metal substrate cat? someone stated it'll heat up the exhaust is there any truth to this?
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you can use the catco cats from Summit Racing. I had it on my car for six months, with a single turbo, so no smog pump. I then took it off, and check it, the inside was still very clean, when I thought it might be clogged up by then.
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I'm a couple parts away from getting my car back on the road and will do a Metallit cat smog here in Dallas. I did a "before" with the stock cat.
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Originally Posted by tt2323
Can you run an airpump with a metal substrate? Where would you plumb it? cleaner emissions? any downsides?
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...nightsport+cat
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here is a good thread about metal substrate cats
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...etal+substrate
and another
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...etal+substrate
i think the consensus is the bonez is one of the best out there that has been proven to work.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...etal+substrate
and another
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...etal+substrate
i think the consensus is the bonez is one of the best out there that has been proven to work.
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Last August '04, I passed the smog test with my KS metallit cat. I did have pre- smog test problems with my air pump (magnetic clutch was not working correctly with my PFC, had to use the stock ECU so the pump clutch would engage/disengage correctly to pass) and ran a few test without the pump. With the air pump disconnected, I remember my lamda was perfect but the Co was way off. The test numbers below were taken here in Denmark at my local Madza dealership during after hours (free of charge I might add) it was done quickly and this is what my notes read. It would be nice to compare with some of you in the States...I'm sure it vary's from FD to FD, mods, etc....
KS Cat with air pump (pass) - 2 runs
co- 0.064 / 0.058
hc- 19ppm / 18ppm
o2- 1.38 / 0.95
co2- 15.3 / 14.7
lamda 1.046 / 1.048
KS Cat without air pump (failed Co)- 2 runs
co- 0.933 / 3.74
hc- 8ppm / 347ppm
o2- 0.94 / 0.01
co2- 14.6 / 14.2
lamda 1.000 / 1.003
Regards
Oliver
KS Cat with air pump (pass) - 2 runs
co- 0.064 / 0.058
hc- 19ppm / 18ppm
o2- 1.38 / 0.95
co2- 15.3 / 14.7
lamda 1.046 / 1.048
KS Cat without air pump (failed Co)- 2 runs
co- 0.933 / 3.74
hc- 8ppm / 347ppm
o2- 0.94 / 0.01
co2- 14.6 / 14.2
lamda 1.000 / 1.003
Regards
Oliver
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Alberto thanks for the links, but i've already read them. My most important thing is passing emissions and it hasn't been stated if those work or not..
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i passed the CA ****-dyno smog with a knightsports HF metalit cat. my airpump WAS hooked up. passed first time.
however, id like some more info on how i would do without the airpump, as im building up another FD (20b) where i will not have enough room for an airpump. also, the plan (as of now) is to run 2 metal substrate cats in parallel.... however, i dont know if not using an airpump will work out.... not to mention wether ill be able to get BOTH cats hot enough to scrub the air if i split the exhaust flow. hmmmmm wish there was more info out there on these metal cat cores.
i dont assume anyone has compared the other various brands of cores out there? the only one i have experience with is the metalit.
however, id like some more info on how i would do without the airpump, as im building up another FD (20b) where i will not have enough room for an airpump. also, the plan (as of now) is to run 2 metal substrate cats in parallel.... however, i dont know if not using an airpump will work out.... not to mention wether ill be able to get BOTH cats hot enough to scrub the air if i split the exhaust flow. hmmmmm wish there was more info out there on these metal cat cores.
i dont assume anyone has compared the other various brands of cores out there? the only one i have experience with is the metalit.
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Originally Posted by tt2323
I'm sick of my main cat. I'm looking to replace it while still passing emissions. What is my best bet?
1) highflow with airpump hole already?
2) welded in cat with custom airpump line hole?
Is there something that will last w/o the airpump
I was thinking about getting a stainless ebay midpipe cutting it in half and installing a cat/airpump line is this a good setup?
1) highflow with airpump hole already?
2) welded in cat with custom airpump line hole?
Is there something that will last w/o the airpump
I was thinking about getting a stainless ebay midpipe cutting it in half and installing a cat/airpump line is this a good setup?
You do know that if you do the engine steam cleaning method (water with vacuum nipple to clean the engine carbon) that it will also steam clean out your exhaust system including the cat if it's slightly clogged? Ever since I started doing this, I've noticed that I don't get the black smoke out my tail pipe under WOT anymore. Now the color is a greyish white. If your car is nearly stock, it makes more since to clean out the system than to spend the money on a cat that you might not need. Anyways, I would rather have the greyish smoke than black smoke before an emission test.
Edit: Never mind my post, I just realized how old this thread was.
Last edited by t-von; 12-16-05 at 03:31 AM.
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To answer the topic title question, N-Tech claims that their cat will work with out an airpump. You wont pass a smog test, but you wont clog the cat either. I ran the n-Tech cat for 2 years with no airpump and the thing never clogged or melted or anything like that. It controlled smell pretty good too.
I am running the SMB cat right now and I'm pretty impartial about it. My main concern is with smell, not with passing smog, so I am running it without an airpump (SMB reccomends that you do use an airpump with it). The cat doesn't really control smell too good without the A/P... in fact I just bought a midpipe because I don't even see the point of running this cat.
I am running the SMB cat right now and I'm pretty impartial about it. My main concern is with smell, not with passing smog, so I am running it without an airpump (SMB reccomends that you do use an airpump with it). The cat doesn't really control smell too good without the A/P... in fact I just bought a midpipe because I don't even see the point of running this cat.