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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: combatzone on 26 January 2014, 20:22:17

Title: Catalytic converters
Post by: combatzone on 26 January 2014, 20:22:17

Just a quick question about catalytic converters.
Would the two cat sections on a 2.6 v6 be the same as the two on my 3.0 v6?
My car is a 2001 facelift 3.0 mv6

Thanks

Neil

Title: Re: Catalytic converters
Post by: 05omegav6 on 26 January 2014, 20:30:07

Think you might need to modify the flange on the manifold :-\

Title: Re: Catalytic converters
Post by: Jimbob on 26 January 2014, 21:34:07

No,

the 2.6 will have pre cat, and cat

the 3.0 just has a main cat,  pipes and lambda sensors..bt can be modified to fit.

Whats you plan?  3.0 cats onto a 2.6?

Title: Re: Catalytic converters
Post by: combatzone on 26 January 2014, 21:40:27

There are no cats in my 3.0, was thinking on putting 2.6 ones into it. Any idea where I could get two cat sections at reasonable price? Would be a great help, need them for mot.

Thanks

Neil

Title: Re: Catalytic converters
Post by: Jimbob on 26 January 2014, 21:57:34

You cut bits off to make them fit the other way, so getting a gas tight seal may be tricky.
There are also 2 Lambda sensors where you only need one, so one would need removing, and the post cat one would need swapping.

Title: Re: Catalytic converters
Post by: Jimbob on 26 January 2014, 22:02:52

Some useful info and pics in here from when mine were swapped (3.0 cats onto a 3.2)

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=104510

Title: Re: Catalytic converters
Post by: combatzone on 26 January 2014, 22:19:05

Modifying the 2.6 ones to fit is an option but as I am not the handiest with this sort if thing I think 3.0 ones that bolt in would be handier for me. Why the previous owner removed them I'll never know, does it help performance at all?