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Old 01-09-2013, 11:23 AM
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I am not sure if my 1991 S4 has a cat, any comment pls?

Old 01-09-2013, 11:33 AM
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That looks like a muffler, not a cat. Hard to tell for sure without actually looking inside.

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I would go with muffler too, not a stock set up
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Muffler, interesting set up.
Old 01-09-2013, 11:50 AM
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Agree, the standard assembly that fits in that location is actually made up of two cats, welded together into a single unit, with pipes for air injection.

Curious now whether you have emissions testing where you live and if so, how it tests out with a muffler there ...
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Stroke it and see if it purrs. If not it's a muffler.
Seriously though I've never seen a two into one cat.
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It can be stock if car was made for ROW places where unleaded wasn't available. Even last GTS could be bought with that muffler in places like Saudi-Arabia.
Old 01-09-2013, 12:01 PM
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That isn't a cat.
Old 01-09-2013, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by G8RB8
Stroke it and see if it purrs. If not it's a muffler.
Seriously though I've never seen a two into one cat.
That's looks like a 2 into 2 muffler and they do make 2 into 1 cats. T
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That looks exactly like the stock front muffler on my 84 Euro (2 in 2 out). Where are you located? It is probably stock if your car was originally speced as non-cat version.
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Originally Posted by G8RB8
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Seriously though I've never seen a two into one cat.
All the early 928 cats are two into one.....very common for any V-8 with a single exhaust pipe...
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It is a right hand drive
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Originally Posted by 77tony
That's looks like a 2 into 2 muffler and they do make 2 into 1 cats. T
Now I've seen one. Thanks guys. I still think that's a muffler though.
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Yes it is a Euro front muffler more of a resonator actually....common for Euro S cars two in two out no provision for an oxygen sensor.
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My GTS has that setup. It's only a muffler, you also won't have an O2 sensor and therefore a little less performance.
Saudi Spec car just like Erkka said


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