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Hi guys. I previously wrote about clearing a hole through my Catalytic Converter, and the difference it made.
Hmm, so here's the update. And it is very interesting!
My car was going really well. New Injectors. Cleaned Turbo - with Mr Muscle.
New this and that. My car was going just as I wanted... until the exhaust began to smell.
It also began to hesitate at roundabouts and junctions when pulling into traffic.
My previous attempt to knock a hole through the Catalytic Converter was successful - to a point. The car was running better.
The Cat on my car, reacted to the hole I knocked through it. The honeycomb matrix collapsed and partially blocked the outgoing exhaust-pipe.
After removing the backbox, which was difficult, I discovered the entire exhaust pipe could not be removed from the car. It needed the height of a garage ramp to do so.
I had to swivel the exhaust-pipe to the outside of the car to remove what remained of the matrix.
Having refitted the exhaust, the car sounds not only GREAT, but like the sporty Alfa Romeo I once owned.
In addition to this, after test driving it, there was no nasty smell or hesitation anymore.
Hmm, so here's the update. And it is very interesting!
My car was going really well. New Injectors. Cleaned Turbo - with Mr Muscle.
New this and that. My car was going just as I wanted... until the exhaust began to smell.
It also began to hesitate at roundabouts and junctions when pulling into traffic.
My previous attempt to knock a hole through the Catalytic Converter was successful - to a point. The car was running better.
The Cat on my car, reacted to the hole I knocked through it. The honeycomb matrix collapsed and partially blocked the outgoing exhaust-pipe.
After removing the backbox, which was difficult, I discovered the entire exhaust pipe could not be removed from the car. It needed the height of a garage ramp to do so.
I had to swivel the exhaust-pipe to the outside of the car to remove what remained of the matrix.
Having refitted the exhaust, the car sounds not only GREAT, but like the sporty Alfa Romeo I once owned.
In addition to this, after test driving it, there was no nasty smell or hesitation anymore.
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