clogged cat=slow car?

[vwtype53 at yahoo.com (Benjamin Harder)]

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: 
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> 1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...
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