Where to get a bolt-on cat?

[DJ Skillz 187]

Is there any place to get a bolt-on catalytic converter for a decent price?

I called most of the auto parts stores around here (napa, pep boys, kragen...)
All they sell are generic cats that I'd have to weld on.

I havn't tried a dealership yet, do they still sell parts for an '86?

Thanks,
--Skillz

[MessyHonda]

well..magnaflow makes a bolt on cat...check out there website

[forrest89sei]

Is there any place to get a bolt-on catalytic converter for a decent price?
I called most of the auto parts stores around here (napa, pep boys, kragen...)
All they sell are generic cats that I'd have to weld on.
I havn't tried a dealership yet, do they still sell parts for an '86?
Thanks,
--Skillz

The Honda Dealer price is $600! which is nuts and it's not as high flow as the newer better engineered Cat's

Magnaflow does and Catco Does.

I bought a Catco From Summit racing:



The Catco Cat:
http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/large/cto-4172.jpg
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=CTO%2D4172&N=700+4294907813+4294907606+4294925022+4294923429+ 4294838974+115&autoview=sku

The Magnaflow Cat:
http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/large/mpe-22623_w.jpg
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=MPE%2D22623&N=700+4294907813+4294907606+4294925022+4294923429+ 4294838974+115&autoview=sku


Both are great bolt on ACTUAL Cat's.


But be advised neither of them include nuts and bolts, but those can be bought at most auto parts stores or hardware stores.

Also you will need two new Gaskets :

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?mfrcode=FEL&mfrpartnumber=60517&parttype=791&ptset=A
(This is based on Kragen/Shucks/Chucks Stores but autozone and most honda dealers have them.

there like $2-$4 Dollars Each



Good Luck!



Forrest


The Catco Cat (

[teck]

got my cat off ebay but its a highflow so its practicly a straight pipe that looks like a cat

[forrest89sei]

got my cat off ebay but its a highflow so its practicly a straight pipe that looks like a cat


as great as the straight pipes are, I'm sure in a city like San Diego, CA they have yearly or every 2 Year smog, meaning you have to have a REAL Cat.


Stupid California Smog Laws.



Forrest

[hotdoghogie]

got my cat off ebay but its a highflow so its practicly a straight pipe that looks like a cat

if u get caught your car is gone... its called repo i think...lol

not worth it

[teck]

well its not a straight pipe but its high flow...with the older cars here they dont look too much for that stuff but its deff not a straight pipe....i was told not to by several people

[hotdoghogie]

ya but if u read the fine print when u bought it... for race and offroad use only

i could just hallow my cat out but... a direct bolt on high flow werks for me

[MessyHonda]

yeah....ebay calls it a high flow cuz its ilegal to sell staight pipes

[DJ Skillz 187]

Sweet. Those two cats are alot cheaper than the generics...

Between the catco and the mangnaflow, do you know which one is better in terms of lowering emissions?

And yeah, Cali is a bitch...

That's why I never drive my VR4 anymore.
Tags expired July '04, and I havn't been able to get it smogged yet.

With running rich at 16psi boost (no fuel management yet), and having no cats (out of the 3 stock), no egr and no carbon canister (due to vacuum reduction) the car failed as a gross polluter and maxed out the HC reading on the smog machine at over 3000 -- gotta love it. :D

As far as getting your car reposessed, they won't do that...
There's a chance they'll impound it, which costs at least $400 to get it out of the tow yard if you don't leave it over 2 days (happened twice to me becuase of the tags...)

But most likely it will be a fix-it ticket or a smog ref ticket (which is a BITCH)
The whole reason I bought the Accord was to have a car I can drive legally and not modify.

As far as modding, I already fucked up there.. I found out I can't own a car without modding it. I swear it's a desease. :D

But I do want to get it to pass emissions, visual I could give a fuck about, as that's easy to get around.

The hc's and nox are a little high right now, so I'm gonna replace the cat, o2, egr, plugs, wires, cap and rotor, and hopefully it'll take care of it.

[teck]

actully the one i bought it didnt say it wasnt illegal i searched ebay for a while till i found one that didnt say it was illegal

[MessyHonda]

actully the one i bought it didnt say it wasnt illegal i searched ebay for a while till i found one that didnt say it was illegal



they are not going to tell you its illegal...lol they just make it look like a real cat..

[teck]

lol well when my inspection is up in july i may just have to replace it

[MessyHonda]

yeah get a real high flow cat...name brand

[teck]

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=MPE%2D22623&N=700+4294907813+4294907606+4294925022+4294923429+ 4294838974+115&autoview=sku
when i replace my header