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Originally Posted by shawn_248
My cat went bad, and I can't afford to replace it, so i took it off and shook all the loose junk out of it, and left half the stuff in it that was fine and not loose Will that cause any problems?
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Yes, when the rest of the brick breaks up (and it will), the pieces will go downstream to whatever is next, either another cat or the muffler. Usually, these pieces cause a massive flow restriction with resultant power loss and overheating.
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