to you wrench heads :) (yes another car thread)

[toph99]

will a GM cat. converter work on a ford? i am considering getting a crown vic(found a few, 89, 91 and 92) but they'll probably need new cats to pass emissions. i just called a buddy at work and got him to look up the prices for new cars, and they were between $250 and $300 canadian each. i know for an 88 caprice(decided not to get it) we sold 'universal' fit cats for GM's for $90. If i get the right adapters to fit the pipe size, can i make this work on a ford? a cat is a cat right?

also, does anyone know of any problems with the first year of 4.6 SOHC? they switched from using a 5.0 to the 4.6 in 92. this one had 188k km's on it, and still purred like a kitten, where the 89 5.0 was hunting on idle a bit(i think it's the AC compressor that's shot and causing it to do this though)

 

[toph99]

oh come on, someone's gotta know.

 

[BillDKiller]

The universal cats will work on anything. The factory parts are very overpriced. But they are probably so expensive because of the connections (oxygen sensor, etc) that are attached to them. If nothing is attached to the cat by all means use a universal.

The earlier 5.0 V-8s had something of a problem with the throttle position sensors. If they were not set exactly right the idle rpms would surge a little up and down.

I have a 92 Lincoln with a 4.6 with 180K miles and it runs great.

 

[SuperSix]

A cat's a cat, as long as the pipe sizes are the same.. Make sure you have a heat shield between the floorboard and the cat..