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Old 12-20-2013, 10:53 AM #1
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buying a cat from rockauto any reason not to go cheap
Interesting enough Im posting on top of a cat delete thread. Either way my cat rusted out, nice exhaust leak and my engine has throw a rear 02 code. My gas millage has gone to shit so I want to fix this quick. I'm planning to get a new cat assembly and both new 02 sensors. With the calls i've made and shopping online I'm seeing a huge price swing for a cat assembly. Is there any reason not buy the cheapest one on rockauto? Thank goddness I don't live in cali.
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I bought a cheap Walker ones off Amazon. Fit fine but after maybe 1000 miles, its started to rattle like crazy. I'm thinking about making a test pipe setup and running without one again. The rattle is really annoying.
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This place has CAT's cheap!

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I have purchased vacuum hose from them and they are a good company to deal with. Same day shipping and a 10% off coupon code: link987
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We purchased a high-flow cat off of eBay which was not expensive. It has passed Arizona air quality and OBD testing for several years since then. Yet, testing parameters in your area; could dictate a visual inspection which could raise issues. A quick call could resolve your concern regarding passing emissions. As far as performance, the high-flow cat has worked flawlessly.

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^ did you purchase a hi flow cat that came with the piping/02 sensor mount or just a cat that you welded in? My exhaust is rusted to shit so I'm only looking at cat's that come as an assembly. What I didn't want was one that started to fall apart/reduce flow quickly like the walker, seems like the bosal would be a good choice for 20 bucks more. I appreciate the response's, cheers.
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The only problem I've heard of with aftermarket cats is that they contain less platinum than toyota uses. This simply leads to less life for the cat.

I had mine stolen and fought with the insurance company about getting them to pay for a toyota cat because of that info.

If I had to replace it out of my pocket, I would go cheap as OEM cats are a friggin fortune! I could probably replace a few aftermarket cats with what an OEM one costs...
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I bought one from Rock auto and it showed up really poorly packaged and completely mangled. Sent it back and went elswhere.
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I would recommend NOT replacing with expensive Toyota OEM...it is guaranteed to be stolen again! Cheap cats are not stolen because they have less platinum in them.
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