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Old 02-06-2012, 03:26 PM   #77 (permalink)
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Old Mech -

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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic View Post
How about the advertised exhaust wrap for the converter, and possibly a temp probe that would read the temp of the outer converter heat shield. Then you could drive normally where you know the cat is lit and get a reliable reading for the external temp of the heat shield.

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Assuming for the moment that this temp probe would be a good candidate :

High Range Adjustable Temperature Switch with LCD - Jaycar Electronics

Are you saying that the probe would be inserted *between* the heat shield (8) and the outside of the catalytic converter (1)? :

Magnaflow Catalytic Converters - Car Sound Catalytic Converters from BestInAuto.com


That would get you as close to the cat as possible without compromising/damaging the cat.

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