Re: Cat question

From: KARL MOLTZAN (kmoltzan@mymail.net)
Date: Wed Feb 18 1998 - 11:48:36 EST


On Tue, 17 Feb 1998 21:56:25 -0700 T & J
<jan@bewellnet.com> wrote:

> >A performance CAT would enhance the exhaust
backpressure greatly to let
>out gasses. I would say also,do put in a balancing pipe to
help with
>balancing out the exhaust rumbles and giving an other pipe
to get rid of
>gasses for the cylinders that are firing--just make sure
to put the balance
>pipe before the CAT (this way you only need 1 oxygen
sensor on the
>crossover
>pipe.)
> >As to the 318 and the R/T 360 looking the same on the
outside, there are
>subtle differences to the trained eye. The biggest
differences are that the
>318 is INTERNALLY balanced and the 360 is EXTERNALLY
balanced and a lot of
>the parts will interchange you just have to be aware of
which parts will
>have to be given special balancing depending on what's
changed. The exhaust
>will interchange with each other,so will the heads. Which
makes me think,
>considering the 360 has the big valves- that would sure
wake-up the 318,
>unless the MAGNUM engines already have the big valves??
>
>
>Magnum engines have 1.92 intake and 1.72 exhaust valves
 
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