1941Galant
Well-known member
I am currently running a 3" exhaust w/ no muffler and no cat. The car still has an 05 inspection sticker, so I need to throw both a muffler and cat on it before I take it in, not to mention I want to quiet the car down some. Now here is what I was thinking. I have enough room to install my 3" magnaflow and a highflow cat at the end of the exhaust between where the exhaust currently ends, and where the muffler would sit, and I would use a v-band clamp to attach the muffler/cat to the rest of the exhaust so I can easily pop it off and throw a downturn on for when I go to the track.
My question is, will my exhaust get hot enough towards the back to allow the cat to function properly? From the little bit of research that I have done (http://www.aa1car.com/library/converter.htm), the cat needs to be between 400 and 600 degrees to start functioning properly. Is there anything else I should be concerned about with doing this?
My question is, will my exhaust get hot enough towards the back to allow the cat to function properly? From the little bit of research that I have done (http://www.aa1car.com/library/converter.htm), the cat needs to be between 400 and 600 degrees to start functioning properly. Is there anything else I should be concerned about with doing this?