In that second pic, the heater wire sure seems close to the CAT. It seems like the wire at the bend will still be exposed to the CAT, despite the insulator you added, no? In the third pic, that maybe 14mm bolt is where you attached the heater element?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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