Re: Tegger's 'Teg needs a cat - UPDATE

loewent <loewent@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
news:b0f228c1-298e-4182-aaa1-6c4752e79df9@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 

> Theres a big Walker 'W' on my OEM muffler for my 98 civic.....



And my OEM Honda oil filter is made by FRAM. Doesn't mean much.

What a supplier produces on its own and what they make under Honda's close

direction are wholly different. The aftermarket Walker is actually 
physically repulsive in appearance, in addition to to being too fat for
the 
allotted space within the "transmission tunnel" of my Integra.

After some extensive searching, it appears pretty much everybody is using 
the same size 3-way element (maybe even all from the same maker), and just

packaging it in their own sheet metal.

Unfortunately, the '90-'93 Integra uses a long, slim cat, one that has 
dimensions quite different from the aftermarket cats available. This means

my new cat will either hang quite low, or removal/alteration of the body 
heat ****eld will be required. This now explains why the Walker unit I 
studied has angled pipes and connectors. Evidently Walker is intending the

unit hang too low rather than require tampering with the OEM body heat 
****eld.

Updates to follow next month...


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