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Original_MudButt
May 27th, 2009, 22:49
No not the feline type.....

Ripping into the XJ and I am replacing the exhaust....

Discovered the honeycomb inside the cat has seperated and was the cause of the awfull noise I hear every morning at start up.

Enter Sawzall..... I just hacked it out thinking I would just run down to the parts store and buy a new one....... Guess I haven't owned a Jeep long enough...

Ultimately I would like a California CARB compliant "DIRECT BOLT-ON" cat...

Any one got a line on one?? Mopar parts on line wants about $625.00 for the factory unit.

I found this....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MAGNAFLOW-CATALYTIC-CONVERTER-96-00-JEEP-CHEROKEE-43226_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a16 Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3 a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem4ce962a90d QQitemZ330333071629QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPar tsQ5fAccessories

Any thoughts/ideas.

Thanks.

(I know this should probably be in OEM tech, but I was hoping I would get more info here, as I need a California cat....)
squirrel80
May 28th, 2009, 07:42
I saw a free one the other day...:D
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g79/jeffbachant/free-cat.jpg
jeeperjohn
May 28th, 2009, 08:00
The muffler place here in Temecula sells magnaflow cats for about $125, they're carb approved.
AL BUNDY
May 28th, 2009, 08:27
I have a brand new Catco universal 2 1/2" convertor for sale for $40.
4xSanta
May 28th, 2009, 08:36
I have a brand new Catco universal 2 1/2" convertor for sale for $40.

Is this the one you were to sell to me? If you are going to be home at 5 today I can be there?......SANTA
AL BUNDY
May 28th, 2009, 08:48
PM to Santa
swbooking
May 28th, 2009, 11:18
A universal Magnaflow should be fine. Thats what i run in my rig. IIRC, it was less then $100 from Summit or Jegs.
Johnnie Walker
May 28th, 2009, 11:27
Even at autozone you can get a direct bolt in magnaflow cat for under 100$
Original_MudButt
May 30th, 2009, 13:41
Even at autozone you can get a direct bolt in magnaflow cat for under 100$

Are you sure?

I checked thier online store and none of them are CA legal....

I guess I forgot to state in the original post that it's for a '98.....

That's the problem.... I can find CA cats all day long up to '97. No '98's...
Johnnie Walker
May 30th, 2009, 14:53
Is there really a difference between the 97 and 98-up cats?
Hellbent
May 30th, 2009, 15:02
96, 97, and 98 should all be the same: obdII(O2 sensor after the cat), but before that "new" cat set up in 99.
Original_MudButt
May 31st, 2009, 10:42
Get this..... I called Pep Boys just to check and the guy on the phone says, "Sure we can order that"...

I ask," 50 state legal?"

He says yeah.....

So I go down there today knowing the guy is wrong.... And sure enough....

The guy I talked to today tells me they sell cats for just about any vehicle, but NONE of them are CA. legal...... WTF??