97 ex catalytic

[willystheory]

So my cat is shot. Replacing soon. Wondering what price range would be appropriate? I have some places asking between 700-900 because it's the whole manifold or something that needs to be replaced. While others are asking 250-350. I'm no motor head but I am learning. To me from what I've read and heard from some is that the 250-350 range is the logical choice. Am I right our Nieve?

 

[cuetip]

mine is the same way on my 99 if u have to go through the smog check bull s**t like in cali, i would go get some after market headers to get rid of the cat, or get headers and buy a cat u can add to the end of the headers before you have someone weld it to your exhaust.. but that seams very expensive, for me i had 2.25" piping all the way through the car for 110 bucks and i still have my cat on even after 265k miles later

 

[Trekk]

Are you sure it's bad?
Do you have to pass smog?
If so check out you local junk yards, or if you want to just put a new one on, http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/auto/jsp/mws/prddisplay.jsp?inputstate=5&catcgry1=CIVIC&catcgry2=1998&catcgry3=4DR+LX&catcgry4=KA5MT&catcgry5=EXHAUST+MANIFOLD+(1) $471 for a new OEM.
Some aftermarket ones go for around $180 but who knows how long those will last.

 

[kozy6871]

So my cat is shot. Replacing soon. Wondering what price range would be appropriate? I have some places asking between 700-900 because it's the whole manifold or something that needs to be replaced. While others are asking 250-350. I'm no motor head but I am learning. To me from what I've read and heard from some is that the 250-350 range is the logical choice. Am I right our Nieve?

I just recently replaced my entire exhaust for the same reason. Well, almost, I had a cracked manifold. I had it welded, and it lasted almost 2 years before it developed a new crack. I replaced mine with an exhaust from an 1995 EG. The only thing I haven't done yet is weld a bung for the second O2 sensor after the cat. I bought the entire system, manifold and cat, for $200, about the price of a really cheap replacement manifold/cat.

 

[willystheory]

I don't have the manifold.. Headers, pipe, cat, pipe, silencer, pipe, muffler, pipe.

Thinking it's better to replace whole exhaust for barely more than what I'm already looking at paying for just a cat and install.

 

[Blood_Shot]

looks like youre in Iowa

if no smog cut it out and straight pipe it

I would convert to obd1 and have this installed ----->http://vibrantperformance.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=1022_1063_1112