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hey guys i started a thread a few weeks ago about my wifes 2000 camaro. thanks for the replies first of all well today i took the egr valve off to take a look at it and then i disconnected the neg cable on the battery to clear the codes. well when i hooked everything back up it would not start so i wound up spending $130 to find out the previous owner had a 2nd alarm installed(why the hell they did that i dont know) well it is running now so i had them take a look at the other problems and they told me that my cat could be clogged. is this a common problem? and where would be the best place online to get a cheap oem replacement?

thanks in advance,

lancelanz

 
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Its not a common problem really. And btw, an OEM replacement is going to cost more than an aftermarket... alot more.

 
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I got a letter in the mail a month or so ago from GM sayin that the 2000 cats on my Z28 could be bad.. (and they were) So I got 2 FREE cats from the dealership.. BTW my car has 60k

 
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I forgot about that. Hes right. Check with your dealership and see if your car applies. If not, dont let them do it lol.

 
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http://www.projectcamaro.net/forum/s...ight=catalytic

Good think no one looks at my threads . You can thank me for saving you $.

 
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You post too much for us all to keep up with your threads..

 
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thanks guys. the thread about the cats only says LS1's though. i am gonna go by the local stealership this afternoon and find out for sure.


lancelanz

 
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i know mine is a six and a 1994 but i have had it replaced and it has 121000 miles if that means anything to you

 
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a cat can also go bad from letting the car idle for long periods (it actually melts the internals)

 
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Arch!! Good to see you man!

Hope your RL issues have gotten better and everything is working out for you.

And, on what Arch said, its true. If you've never seen the inside of a cat it looks like a honeycomb, and is made out of very fragile hard clay substance, hence why you can have a cat rattle from breaking a peice off in the cat.

 
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Ditch that cat....get a High Flo.

 
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thanks for the replies guys my wife went to go to work this morning and could go faster than 5mph so she took it to the local muffler shop and it was the cat(i asked for the old one to be sure). once again thanks guys