beware metalcat buyers!

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/v2...accord/2-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...accord/3-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../shitalcat.jpg

VIDEO HERE


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

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

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?

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.

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.

where did he buy it from? authorised dealer?

how to spot a fake:

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

its standard with full zorst, and boost

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

not a happy chappy,

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

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Originally Posted by tinkerbell

where did he buy it from? authorised dealer?

how to spot a fake:

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

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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.

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

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

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.

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Originally Posted by aaronng

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

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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

Yeah, looks fake.

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Originally Posted by tinkerbell

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

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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:

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

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Originally Posted by aaronng

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

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i guess so?

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

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

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...