My rear bumper is starting to get discolored on my 99ex and i have i gutted cat. i want to put a Replacement Cat, not a high flow or straight thru design, back on the car to keep the discoloration from building up on the rear bumper. is autozone, advance, or napa the best place to go.

 

also do you think this will help resolve the problem?

 

Discolored, as you get black dust?

A cat will only make less black dust, a gutted car will make more. No, it wont eliminate it.

 

you can always try a salvage yard for a second hand oem one, they tend to last longer.

 

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most salvage yards around here are not allowed to sell catalyctic converters that have been used.

 

wow, that's really odd....is it like that in California too?

 

it just depends on which junkyards you go to. california law says once its used you cant put in on another car, junkyards are suppose to drill holes in them to prevent them from selling it. but most junkyards will sell it but wont provide a receipt for the transaction.

Carlo

 

There is a guy who makes his own cats out in cali, I dont have the link with me(at work). I'll see if I can find it once I get home. I bought one for my CR-V, excelent weld and build quality, fast delivery too.

 

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Exactly

 

I got a brand new Carsound cat online with an o2 bung for $70 including shipping. But the company was kind of sketchy.

It was over a week after the confirmation email was sent and no delivery email. I tried to call them and only got a recording with no call back, and their customer service email address was sending my emails back. I replied to the address that was sent in the order confirmation, and magically the next day, I had a tracking #. But $70 for a brand new Carsound is not too bad. If you want to roll the dice the company is performace-curve.com

 

if u want them to last long, get a stock one, used of course, i think new is $800, lol

if u want a new one for cheap, get a carsound off ebay and bring to local muffler shop to weld. i got mine for $50 off ebay and cost me $40 bucks at muffler shop to weld on flanges and install!!

 

carsound, catco, OEM second hand, SMSP are just a few names that offer custom and or OEM like catalytic converters. I would shop online for it. Good luck.

 

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yes.

 

If the oem one off of my 96 civic will fit your car I'll sell it to u for $30 + s&h

 

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TX too.