Friggin catalytic converter came apart... Clogging the exhaust. Exhaust is one piece. Will have to buy some flanges and sections of pipe to replace the cats, and eventually some new cats. So much for racing the car next weekend. I think I will also flage the tails right behind the mufflers too. That way the exhuast can easily come apart.
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How THEE fuck does that just happen? And to you no less lol.Chris - A 20th Century Man \m/ ^.^ \m/ -
It's pretty common with performance motors. Can be caused by overly rich/lean conditions.Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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say no to catalitic converters!!! or is it cadillac deverters?
1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
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that sucks. Stop going places
86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
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Originally posted by gadget73 View Postthat sucks. Stop going places
Yeah, no shit. I hate running w/o converters though. Guess I need to get it tuned first and then put cats back on it later.Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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well HE DOESNT LIKE GOING PLACES WITHOUT CONVERTERS hmmmmm well, i dont know
1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
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My dad melted a converter in his gmc sonoma once we modified the exhaust. Couldn't drive more than 5-10mph and he was going up a steep hill when it gave out.-Matt
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That sounds scary. What did you do to modify the exhaust? Just curious because I'm considering some exhaust work on my S10. I also think the cat is starting to clog, high RPM seems to lack power and it takes ages to get from 4200-5200 when its at WOT.Originally posted by nitroracer View Post86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
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Let me know how much those flanges cost to install. I'd like to add them when I do my new exhaust.1990 Country Squire - under restoration
1988 Crown Vic LTD Wagon - daily beater
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We added an aftermarket exhaust to the truck (4.3L, 4L60e, Highrider/ZR2 package) a gibson setup I think but it was still too tame so we added a straight pipe where the muffler went for a handful of days - one of those days the cat must have over heated and melted itself together doing about 60 up a steep hill. If you have doubts about it replace it before you get stranded. The truck will still drive but not at any useful speed.-Matt
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Once the motor goes back in the Lincoln I might just do a new cat and replace everything behind it. Its not rusted out but the muffler has some spots that look like they're gonna go through before too much longer. Its original 1996 stuff though so no surprise there. Mostly I want it to breathe a bit better, the stock muffler is huge and cant possibly flow worth a crap. The cat is just a 3" in/out with a flange at each end so it would be simple to replace. A little bit of pipe, 2 square flanges, and 2 O2 bungholes and its good to go.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
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