clogged cat=slow car?

[abatzis2 at hotmail.com (Michael Abatzis)]

ok, but what if the cat just clogged from a rich mixture or something? if 
the cat breaks apart i should have heard it rattling at some point, no?


-Michael Abatzis
New Orleans!
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>From: Benjamin Harder <vwtype53@yahoo.com>
>To: Michael Abatzis <abatzis2@hotmail.com>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: clogged cat=slow car?
>Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 22:21:59 -0700 (PDT)
>
>In my experience, YES, a clogged cat will definitely cause the
>car to lose power.  Actually, when I purchased my VR6 Passat, I knew
>the cat was shot because the car had *no* power above 5k rpm.
>It felt soooo slow... and after removing the cat and muffler I found
>all the bits and pieces of the cat clogging the system.  Cleaned
>everything out and what a difference!  Car pulled to redline again
>and felt 100% stronger.
>
>Just my experience...  ;)
>
>Ben
>
>
>--- Michael Abatzis <abatzis2@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > i've had a problem with lost power in my 16v for 4-5 months now. i've
> > troubleshooted (troubleshot?) and/or replaced everything in the fuel and
> > ignition systems (except the fuel distro) with no luck. ign and cam 
>timing
> > and mixture checked ad nauseum.  the car runs very well; fuel mileage is 
>a
> > bit off (28mpg hwy @ 80-85mph, a/c on), but not horrible.  the car is 
>slow
> > across the board, but feels like it loses more on the top end.  i had
> > initially thought of a clogged cat, but dismissed it since it sounds ok, 
>and
> > i haven't heard any rattling. however, i was talking w/ william s and he
> > also mentioned it, which got me thinking about it again. also, i got
> > emissions tested last week. while the car passed, it barely passed; last
> > year, the emissions were practically 0. anyone know how to test this? 
>even
> > if i took the cat/dp off (it's a tt), i wouldn't know what to check for 
>from
> > there. since the pipe is curved, i doubt i'll be able to see much. 
>thoughts?
> > does this sound like a culprit, and where do i go from here? tia,
> >
> >
> > -Michael Abatzis
> > New Orleans!
> > 1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP-->parting, finally taking orders:
> > www.learnlink.emory.edu/~mabatzi/mikes_page1.html
> > 1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...
> >
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