You are not going to believe what I pulled out of my muffler...

[Boozshey]

Wow, how pathetic. I loved the headers, but man, they really need to look into this problem!!!

 

[jmn444]

Not exactly on topic, but I had concerns about keeping the cats, but want to continue running the frpp tune... Anybody know if anyone has killed the stockers with the whipple and frpp tune ?

 

[Greg Hazlett]

FI seems to be what kills the cats, not sure why, someone with knowledge can explain why.

 

[JeremyH]

Wow, can't believe the substandard cats! I killed my factory cats through my own stupidity and replaced them with SLP high flow cats and X-pipe 1.5 years ago. Mine is a daily driver, drag raced a lot, and no issues with them. Guess I'll never buy Kooks cats!

American Racing Headers are not much better. Mine fell apart also, and others that I know did also.

My BBK's did the same thing at the track. I used an electric sewer snake and a few different pry bars to clean them out. Now at emissions time I put a new catted X on and immediately take it off after car passes.

Wow, how pathetic. I loved the headers, but man, they really need to look into this problem!!!

In an effort to find a carb stamped cat to pass inspection last year(asshat guy at treadquarters). ( I had weld in pypes cats). I did alot of research and called quite a few companies And found that most of them have the same cats (same manufacturer). Kooks. ar, bbk,pypes and so on... Kooks actually gave me the tip when I talked to them, they said they use the same manufacturer as most of the other companies so good luck finding a carb stamped one.

The 2 companies i found to run different cats are slp and magnaflow, different manufacturer. On a side note 9 times ouf of 10 carb stamps are only given when the cat is manufactured for an oem setup for an automaker.

 

[JeremyH]

FI seems to be what kills the cats, not sure why, someone with knowledge can explain why.

Increased exhuast pressure, heat, and more unburnt fuel seems to be the ticket.

 

[Greg Hazlett]

Check your PM's.

 

[fhlh]

you get what you pay for doesn't seem to apply here...

 

[Greg Hazlett]

I am disappointed that I made the decision to be "legal" and go the route of a Kooks catted H pipe, that was not a cheap decision and in the end I will have nothing more than an off road H pipe.

 

[JeremyH]

I am disappointed that I made the decision to be "legal" and go the route of a Kooks catted H pipe, that was not a cheap decision and in the end I will have nothing more than an off road H pipe.

Yeah that does suck, at least you caught it before it did more damage and cost you more money!

 

[Maverick]

now I'm worried about my Kooks catted pipe.....

 

[LAllison20]

Yeah that does suck, at least you caught it before it did more damage and cost you more money!

epic bullet dodge, im gonna start calling Greg Neo...j/k

 

[JeremyH]

epic bullet dodge, im gonna start calling Greg Neo...j/k

LOL

 

[Greg Hazlett]

LOL..thanks Luke....I need to thank Otis for noticing it, if he had not said something I would have tried another pass and that would have been the end of that engine.

 

[fdjizm]

Now i'm paranoid. lol
I use my 2-step entirely too much.
BUT ONLY FOR A HALF A SECOND each time!!

 

[Boozshey]

Now i'm paranoid. lol
I use my 2-step entirely too much.
BUT ONLY FOR A HALF A SECOND each time!!

You gonna start you own thread or just post it in here??? hahaha

 

[fdjizm]

You gonna start you own thread or just post it in here??? hahaha

Don't jinx!!!
I said I wasn't going to use it much but I just love it.
It's like a really hot chick with herpes u know you shouldn't but damn dat ass

 

[dysan]

You gonna start you own thread or just post it in here??? hahaha

LMFAO!

I really thing the problem is with these cats that are a "wrapped" substrate vs the ceramic ones which would probably just break up and blow out. This crap just seems to bunch up in the exhaust. I'll be scared when I have to put my cats back on for inspection in April. I'll put the larger pulley on my blower and stay out of the boost that day for sure.

 

[Greg Hazlett]

Did you have any luck talking to Kooks about the failure/reimbursement?

 

[JeremyH]

Did you have any luck talking to Kooks about the failure/reimbursement?

Kooks has great customer service, I have talked to them a few times. Its worth a shot for sure giving them a call greg.

 

[Boozshey]

The gave me the run around when I tried. All I even asked for was 2 straight catless pipes. I didn't even ask for the H part... Just the damn pipes.

They kept insiting it wasn't their problem and that it was the tune, blah blah blah. I talked with Kool-Aid (yes that's his name) and he wouldn't forward the problem any place else. I said F'it. O'well now, got a 5.4 under the hood. Thanks Kooks... haha