beware metalcat buyers!

[Spoon-Accord]

hey guys,

was working on my mates car today, anyone here have a METALCAT?

if so tell me how good it is? and how it performs,

i am really furious that the fact they claim to be the best cat converters in the world or around,

mate spent 550 on it and it's f*&$$d

i just want people to beware of these type of things, could be a imitation, could be real and just made dodgy.

was for an EVO9, and we are currently chasing the seller back for a exchange or refund. see how it goes hey?

here is a photo of the inside honeycomb ( looks normal?)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/spoon-accord/2-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/spoon-accord/3-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/spoon-accord/shitalcat.jpg

VIDEO HERE


http://youtube.com/watch?v=z5yx-bU4PCM

[ECU-MAN]

is the engine stock ?? has it been retuned or the ECU altered ??

[dsp26]

funny thing is i'm pretty sure "Metal Cat" as a brand sell both a ceramic and metal variant... he probably got the ceramic one??

and can you please elaborate on "****ED"? like why or how?

[aaronng]

How kms did that metalcat have? If you run it too hot (especially if running rich like on a turbo, the excess fuel burns in the cat), the metal element might soften and deform, giving the problem in the pic above.

[Limbo]

That's a metal cat, not a cermaic one.
I've only seen that happen once on an original metal, but that car was a GTR with over 1000hp atw.


Metal cats (original ones) should have a life-time warranty on them.
The one that i saw they exchanged it straight away, and they were suprised it broke. It broke in a similar way also. Haven't seen the replacement come back so i'm assuming it held the 1000hp

I'm not an expert but i think that one may be a fake. I was pretty sure the real ones are engraved with metal cat.

[tinkerbell]

where did he buy it from? authorised dealer?

how to spot a fake:

http://www.metalcat.com.au/

[Spoon-Accord]

its standard with full zorst, and boost

thing is tho, the whole thing inside shrunk, thing just clunks now,

not a happy chappy,

[Spoon-Accord]

watch the video attached and you'll see what i really mean

[aaronng]

where did he buy it from? authorised dealer?

how to spot a fake:

http://www.metalcat.com.au/

The website doesn't tell much on how to spot a fake....

To the threadstarter, if it is a real metalcat, just go contact metalcat and they should replace it for your friend.

[Spoon-Accord]

true, just wanted to let some forumers know too,
its good to take note of these things sometimes, it aint cheap also :)

[BlitZ]

hahah count how many cells.. should be 200.. else its a fake

[Limbo]

yeah the real one that i saw shrank also, and i know it was a real one cos i know the owner of the shop. They just replace them no questions asked.

[tinkerbell]

The website doesn't tell much on how to spot a fake....

it does if you do more than skim read it...

http://www.metalcat.com.au/images/MetalCat3.jpg

http://www.metalcat.com.au/images/MetalCat2.jpg

[Bayani]

Yeah, looks fake.

[aaronng]

it does if you do more than skim read it...

http://www.metalcat.com.au/images/MetalCat3.jpg

http://www.metalcat.com.au/images/MetalCat2.jpg

Those are just pics of "Metal Cat™ Logo , MetalCat™ Box Artwork [High 13.2mb] Metal Cat™Box Artwork [Low 800k] , Metal Cat™ [High] , Metal Cat™ [Low] Metal Cat™ Deep Etched , MetalCat™ Stamped , Metal Cat™ Biscuit , Metal Cat™ internals , Metal Cat™ [Deep Etched]". Am I supposed to look out for all of those and match them up? Heck, the heading that those links are under is "Advertising Campaigns".:confused:

[Int3gra-T]

buy a fake, for real cheap, and then trade it in and get a real one ;)~
lol jk. or am i?

[tinkerbell]

Am I supposed to look out for all of those and match them up?

i guess so?

sorry to make you read so much, i was just trying to help...

[BlitZ]

FARK they have hideous welding... i would honeslty think their real shit is fake.. worst than made in china.

[STOCK]

My mate had one and it ****ed up just like yours, had it replaced under warrenty after numerous questions about the tune state of the car ie: running rich or missfiring etc...