gut a cat
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
From: Tampa, FL
2006 CLK500
gut a cat
So I was speaking with my dad about messing with the exhaust. He had a suggestion that he has used a few times. Buy a used cat then take an iron rod and bust the honeycomb out. Make it like a resonator. That way it looks OE, but is slightly louder Apparently the cops here like to bust tuners. So has anyone seen this or done this?
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,227
Likes: 61
From: Atlanta Metro
2008 clk550 - Navigator - Frontier
Well, my cats (kleeman) are gutting themselves..... Inner material pieces are occasionally coming out the tail pipe. Everything after the cats (resonators, x-pipe, muffler) uses straight through tubing.
I imagine with baffled components this could be a real drag on performance. I don't know how much material is left in the cats but I will replace them later this summer or in the fall.
Although I like the sound of the exhaust, if it is a bit less loud with good cats, it is ok with me.
I imagine with baffled components this could be a real drag on performance. I don't know how much material is left in the cats but I will replace them later this summer or in the fall.
Although I like the sound of the exhaust, if it is a bit less loud with good cats, it is ok with me.
MBworld Guru
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 10,782
Likes: 1,011
NO LONGER ACTIVE
So I was speaking with my dad about messing with the exhaust. He had a suggestion that he has used a few times. Buy a used cat then take an iron rod and bust the honeycomb out. Make it like a resonator. That way it looks OE, but is slightly louder Apparently the cops here like to bust tuners. So has anyone seen this or done this?
As for the cops around here, they could not care less about exhaust noise and improper aftermarket HID on the kid's ricers, but let me actually ride with the top down on the CLK and take of in 1st gear with just the hint of exhaust noise and I get pulled over every time.
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
From: Tampa, FL
2006 CLK500
Thanks you guys are really helpful. Yeah if I do anything I will buy a used part just to have a back up just in case. Real quick though. ESP Unavailible See operators manual is no big deal right it went away after having the car on for a minute.
MBworld Guru
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 10,782
Likes: 1,011
NO LONGER ACTIVE
It could be a fault in the ESP control module, or a problem with the steering angle sensor. Did you disconnect the battery? That can require recalibrating the steering angle sensor by doing tow or three full lock-to-lock turns.
Trending Topics
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
From: Tampa, FL
2006 CLK500
It went away but when I get off for lunch I will do the lock to lock recal.
MB World Stories
The Best of Mercedes & AMG
7 Craziest Things AMG Gas Ever Built
Verdad Gallardo
New Electric Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe Unveiled: 10 Things You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
6 Mercedes Models That Did NOT Age Well (But Are Somehow Still Cool)
Verdad Gallardo
Manual Mercedes? 6 Times Sindelfingen Let Drivers Have All The Fun
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 S Is Extremely Rare Example Modified by McLaren
Verdad Gallardo
8 Classic Boxy Mercedes Designs That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
Verdad Gallardo
Flawlessly Restored Mercedes 190E Evo II Heads to Auction
Verdad Gallardo
Electric Mercedes C-Class Unveiled: 11 Things You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
