[Shotimes] Sho Shop y-pipe w/cats

Sun, 24 Oct 2004 09:28:25 -0400

I suggest keeping the heat shields permanently in place with some
cheap worm clamps.  I've fixed many a Honda (they tend to have
disposable heat shields as well) using this method.  No rattle, no
mysterious missing scraps of metal.

I always get mine at NAPA, but I'm sure other parts store (as well as
home improvement stores) would have them.

Later,

Steve Tatro
Red/Black '93 with 179k miles
Monroe, Ohio

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 00:36:18 -0400, Bruce Malachuk
<bmalach1@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> I had called the SHOshop 2 years ago when I get my pipe. The cats they used
> then could go in any direction, and heat shields were supposed to be down.
> As I said. My shileds fell off this year and then I ceramic coated my y-pipe
> so the importance of where the shields go is minimal. Cause after 1-2 years
> they are gon a fall off if you seen any road salt.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Bruce J Malachuk
> 
> *       94 Opal Frost MTX
> *       93 Emerald Green MTX
> *       93 Black ATX - parts
> *       95 Silver Frost ATX SE - SLO
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of cmichaelo@optonline.net
> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 7:21 PM
> To: Jason Hartberger
> Cc: Ed Cizmar; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Sho Shop y-pipe w/cats
> 
> I would agree with you that it might be important which way the cats go, but
> only IF they are directional.
> 
> In my case, and in Ed's, and Bruce's, there were no indications on the cats
> that they were directional. So, they are probably not directional, in which
> case you can put them on any way you want.
> 
> I would assume that if a cat was directional, that it would have some very
> clear signs on it indicating which way it should be put on.  These cats do
> not.
> 
> Since we bought the cats at the Sho Shop, some would say, that all bets and
> assumptions are off. But still, I don't think these cats are directional. I
> will call Vadim on monday to ask though. And I'll get the heat shield info
> too...
> 
> Michael
> 94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
> SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jason Hartberger <at3hartberger@mail.com>
> Date: Saturday, October 23, 2004 6:06 pm
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Sho Shop y-pipe w/cats
> 
> > isn't it fairly important that the cats go in the right way? I mean...
> > if you have the exhaust going through the three different reactors in
> > the wrong way, the chemical process gets reversed, and is made
> > useless.. you can put salt into the stew, but you can't take it back
> > out... not by reversing the process, anyway. And, also, isn't their
> > heat-shielding aluminum wrapper stuff on the exhaust trough over the
> > cat to shield the body from the heat of the cats? on my cats (stock),
> > the  metal heat-shield is on the bottom of the cats, and it has saved
> > my hand many a time... just throwing in my
> > .2 dime
> > here...
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <cmichaelo@optonline.net>
> > To: "Ed Cizmar" <ecizmar@earthlink.net>
> > Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 5:41 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Sho Shop y-pipe w/cats
> >
> >
> > > Ed,
> > >
> > > I'm about to do the same exact install.
> > >
> > > Btw, I didn't get any installation instructions.
> > >
> > > I inspected the cats but didn't find any indication of
> > directionality.  So
> > > I am not installing them in any particular direction.
> > >
> > > Wrt the heat shield, I don't know what the purpose of it is. So
> > again, I
> > > was gonna make it point up, for no other reason than to increase
> > ground
> > > clearance a little bit.
> > >
> > > But please don't take advice from me. As I mentioned above, I'm
> > guessing
> > > my way through both of your questions...:)
> > >
> > > Michael
> > > 94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
> > > SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Ed Cizmar <ecizmar@earthlink.net>
> > > Date: Saturday, October 23, 2004 1:11 am
> > > Subject: [Shotimes] Sho Shop y-pipe w/cats
> > >
> > >> I will be installing the y-pipe tomorrow, I noticed that the cats
> > >> didn't show an arrow indicating exhaust flow. Sho Shop instructions
> > >> say to make sure arrow points back for the exhaust flow.
> > >> As both ends of the cats are the same, does it matter ?
> > >> The cats have a heat shield only on one side, I was going to
> > >> install it with the shield UP to prevent heat from penetrating UP
> > >> as per the
> > SHO FAQ
> > >> write-up.
> > >> Would appreciate your comments.
> > >>
> > >> Ed
> > >> 91 Mocha
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