Hey guys..
I used to have my car on lowered coils. Toward the end of that time I bottomed out once and instantly my car had 20more HP. I couldn't attribute it to anything except maybe the 3rd cat was clogged.
I've been fighting mpg issues and so last week I decided to finally just take that 3rd cat off as It's nothing important. ( I have a 97 btw ).
So I took the car to a shop I trust and he had a crossover in shop he said he would put on there for 120$. I figured that was cheaper than I thought ( I had been quoted 90$ a side and this mechanic was friends with a guy I trust so going back to him is no problem... )
Anyway, I had him put it on... It's been identified as an aftermarket x-pipe ( I had asked for an H-pipe.. got screwed there) that he apparently cut up and put on the car.
Afterwards my car has gotten pretty crappy fuel economy and a huge loss in torque. Reading up on the situation I found that the placement of the crossover / x-h pipe is important. I read that further back than what's originally there is no big deal but further up toward the engine is.
Anyway, here's pics. It appears the x-pipe is about a foot or more further back than the original 3rd cat.
Here's a pic of where the original 3rd cat is (not my car )
Think that is my culprit?
I used to have my car on lowered coils. Toward the end of that time I bottomed out once and instantly my car had 20more HP. I couldn't attribute it to anything except maybe the 3rd cat was clogged.
I've been fighting mpg issues and so last week I decided to finally just take that 3rd cat off as It's nothing important. ( I have a 97 btw ).
So I took the car to a shop I trust and he had a crossover in shop he said he would put on there for 120$. I figured that was cheaper than I thought ( I had been quoted 90$ a side and this mechanic was friends with a guy I trust so going back to him is no problem... )
Anyway, I had him put it on... It's been identified as an aftermarket x-pipe ( I had asked for an H-pipe.. got screwed there) that he apparently cut up and put on the car.
Afterwards my car has gotten pretty crappy fuel economy and a huge loss in torque. Reading up on the situation I found that the placement of the crossover / x-h pipe is important. I read that further back than what's originally there is no big deal but further up toward the engine is.
Anyway, here's pics. It appears the x-pipe is about a foot or more further back than the original 3rd cat.
Here's a pic of where the original 3rd cat is (not my car )
Think that is my culprit?