for those that gutted there cats

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Dec 22, 2009 | 11:00 PM

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aroonkl

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Originally Posted by BLKMGK

Actually if you really want to hurt a catalytic run rich, the catalytic will try to consume the fuel and get QUITE hit - as in cherry red glowing melting hot with smoking carpet in the cabin if you aren't careful.... Lean shouldn't hurt a catalytic too bad unless piston pieces are exiting :-O

One time I had a cat started big flame under smog test. Car was misfire badly and cat was trying to clean the air. It was overheat and started burning everything near it.