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Tegger's 'Teg needs a cat...
....because the original has a rust hole in it, which has rendered it noisy.
New Honda OEM cats are $1,100, and are discontinued for my car, to boot. I am therefore reduced to trolling the aftermarket, for which I have a healthy distrust. Enquiries at local garages turn up several brands. Good prices all, but no brands which inspire confidence. Being a twenty first-century kinda guy, I start looking online. Only to discover those very same sorry brands and not much else. However, I do discover a listing that, at least visually, looks suspiciously like my own OEM cat, he <http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/search/?Ntt=hon1623&N=0&uts=true> Check it out. It's a dead-ringer for the OEM cat and lower heat shield. I had a nice online chat with an sales rep from Auto Parts Warehouse, the seller of that cat. A transcript is linked below. It's interesting reading. <http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/apw-hon1623-chat-transcript.txt> "John" is me. "Mari" is the APW rep. The upshot is that their photo is /highly/ misleading. Deliberately? You decide. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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Tegger's 'Teg needs a cat...
Looks like you're in for some custom work regardless...
JT (Who scoffs at CCs) Tegger wrote: > ...because the original has a rust hole in it, which has rendered it noisy. > > > New Honda OEM cats are $1,100, and are discontinued for my car, to boot. I > am therefore reduced to trolling the aftermarket, for which I have a > healthy distrust. > > Enquiries at local garages turn up several brands. Good prices all, but no > brands which inspire confidence. Being a twenty first-century kinda guy, I > start looking online. Only to discover those very same sorry brands and not > much else. > > However, I do discover a listing that, at least visually, looks > suspiciously like my own OEM cat, he > <http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/search/?Ntt=hon1623&N=0&uts=true> > Check it out. It's a dead-ringer for the OEM cat and lower heat shield. > > I had a nice online chat with an sales rep from Auto Parts Warehouse, the > seller of that cat. > A transcript is linked below. It's interesting reading. > <http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/apw-hon1623-chat-transcript.txt> > "John" is me. "Mari" is the APW rep. > > The upshot is that their photo is /highly/ misleading. Deliberately? You > decide. > > > |
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Tegger's 'Teg needs a cat...
speedy wrote:
> check out summitracing.com > > I've gotten converters there for a fraction of the price charged by the > auto parts stores and have had no problem with them running or quality. > > -SP ===================== I found Summitracing's eBay ads to be somewhat deceptive / misleading regarding how much they were going to charge for shipping and HANDLING, and they were useless (when I phoned for clarification (regarding shipping to Canada). 'Curly' |
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Tegger's 'Teg needs a cat...
"Tegger" > wrote
> ...because the original has a rust hole in it, which has > rendered it noisy. > > > New Honda OEM cats are $1,100, and are discontinued for my > car, to boot. I > am therefore reduced to trolling the aftermarket, for > which I have a > healthy distrust. > > Enquiries at local garages turn up several brands. Good > prices all, but no > brands which inspire confidence. Being a twenty > first-century kinda guy, I > start looking online. Only to discover those very same > sorry brands and not > much else. > > However, I do discover a listing that, at least visually, > looks > suspiciously like my own OEM cat, he > <http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/search/?Ntt=hon1623&N=0&uts=true> > Check it out. It's a dead-ringer for the OEM cat and lower > heat shield. > > I had a nice online chat with an sales rep from Auto Parts > Warehouse, the > seller of that cat. > A transcript is linked below. It's interesting reading. > <http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/apw-hon1623-chat-transcript.txt> > "John" is me. "Mari" is the APW rep. > > The upshot is that their photo is /highly/ misleading. > Deliberately? You > decide. Sounds like the rep was saying it was just as likely the second photo she provided you was not quite reflecting what they sold. Considered a junkyard cat converter? I don't see them listed at one of the national U-Pull-It sites. Yet I often see intact muffler systems on junkyard Hondas. |
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Tegger's 'Teg needs a cat...
IIRC it is illegal for junkyards to sell used Catalytic Converters.
At least it is in Canada. Damned emissions legislation. I just straight piped my 90 lumina, but that is an entirely different animal than the teg. Thank god I don't have that car anymore. t On Apr 30, 10:22*am, "Elle" > wrote: > "Tegger" > wrote > > > > > > > ...because the original has a rust hole in it, which has > > rendered it noisy. > > > New Honda OEM cats are $1,100, and are discontinued for my > > car, to boot. I > > am therefore reduced to trolling the aftermarket, for > > which I have a > > healthy distrust. > > > Enquiries at local garages turn up several brands. Good > > prices all, but no > > brands which inspire confidence. Being a twenty > > first-century kinda guy, I > > start looking online. Only to discover those very same > > sorry brands and not > > much else. > > > However, I do discover a listing that, at least visually, > > looks > > suspiciously like my own OEM cat, he > > <http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/search/?Ntt=hon1623&N=0&uts=true> > > Check it out. It's a dead-ringer for the OEM cat and lower > > heat shield. > > > I had a nice online chat with an sales rep from Auto Parts > > Warehouse, the > > seller of that cat. > > A transcript is linked below. It's interesting reading. > > <http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/apw-hon1623-chat-transcript.txt> > > "John" is me. "Mari" is the APW rep. > > > The upshot is that their photo is /highly/ misleading. > > Deliberately? You > > decide. > > Sounds like the rep was saying it was just as likely the > second photo she provided you was not quite reflecting what > they sold. > > Considered a junkyard cat converter? I don't see them listed > at one of the national U-Pull-It sites. Yet I often see > intact muffler systems on junkyard Hondas.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - |
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Tegger's 'Teg needs a cat...
"Elle" > wrote in news:y80Sj.7477$DG.4904
@newsfe10.phx: > > Considered a junkyard cat converter? I don't see them listed > at one of the national U-Pull-It sites. Yet I often see > intact muffler systems on junkyard Hondas. > > Yeah, I did. What scares me is that most people don't take care of their cars, and poor maintenance does drastic and horrible damage to cats. I'd hate to buy a used cat off a car whose owner ran the same plug wires for ten years, or ran out of gas a few times. I've got lots of time on this. I've got a meeting next week with an exhaust specialist who comes to me highly recommended. Should that come to nothing, I'm going to start looking at used cats. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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Tegger's 'Teg needs a cat...
was talking to someone today, he said never throw out your old
catalytic converter. Take it to a metal salvage place where they can recover the titanium and rhodium in it. You can get up to $100-200 for it... Maybe thats just some cars... worth looking into though I guess... On May 2, 5:45*pm, Tegger > wrote: > loewent > wrote in news:42479bb3-9c33-4de5-9af1- > : > > > IIRC it is illegal for junkyards to sell used Catalytic Converters. > > At least it is in Canada. > > It's perfectly legal in Ontario. Don't know about Manitoba. > > Used cats are about $100 here, but you're on your own as far as quality > goes; there is no certification. > > Ontario's DriveClean program does not care if your cat is new or used, or > if it's stuffed with old diapers. All they care about is if the car passes > smog when tested. > > > > > Damned emissions legislation. > > Yep. Our premier, Dalton McSneaky, recently took away the 19-year exemption > from smog for cars 1988 and newer. I'm now stuck with smog checks in > perpetuity. I never voted for that Communist anyway. > > -- > Tegger > > The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQwww.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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Tegger's 'Teg needs a cat...
loewent > wrote in
: > was talking to someone today, he said never throw out your old > catalytic converter. Take it to a metal salvage place where they can > recover the titanium and rhodium in it. Platinum, palladium and rhodium, actually. Platinum and palladium are used for the HC/CO side, rhodium for the NO side. > You can get up to $100-200 > for it... Garages get about $50-100 for them from the places that salvage them. Cat thefts are increasing for this reason. The crooks are stealing them off cars on new-car lots, using cordless Sawzalls. They target truck-based vehicles because there's more ground clearance. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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Tegger's 'Teg needs a cat...
"Tegger" > wrote:
> > Yeah, I did. What scares me is that most people don't take care of their > cars, and poor maintenance does drastic and horrible damage to cats. I'd > hate to buy a used cat off a car whose owner ran the same plug wires for > ten years, or ran out of gas a few times. Ok, I'll bite. Why shouldn't I be running ten-year-old plug wires? (full disclosu they may have been replaced at some point. I would need to check the maintenance records to find out.) Mark in Seattle 1991 Accord |
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