Blazer down

[Byte Stryke]

well I finally found a fair and knowledgeable mechanic...
Now I need a catalytic converter for less than $300!

04 Chevy Blazer LS, 4.3l, 4x4, 4dr

free preferred, Below $150 appreciated

[glock21]

i just replaced my C converters on my bmw. both were bad so i thought it was my tranny. i took it to a shop on 70th and pecos and they fixed it for 160 each side and it took 1hr, my car runs like a beast now

[gnihcraes]

Try stadium auto parts or other pick part yards.

[Irving]

Try going to a pull and save. You can probably order one from Summit Racing for about your price range.

Never mind. Looks like a whole unit. Expensive. http://www.summitracing.com/search/Year/2004/Make/CHEVROLET/Model/BLAZER/Department/Exhaust/Part-Type/Catalytic-Converters/?Ns=Rank|Asc

Otherwise, give Stadium Auto Parts a call, I'll bet they have one for less.

EDIT: Get off my koolaid gnihcraes!

[Byte Stryke]

Try going to a pull and save. You can probably order one from Summit Racing for about your price range.

Never mind. Looks like a whole unit. Expensive. http://www.summitracing.com/search/Year/2004/Make/CHEVROLET/Model/BLAZER/Department/Exhaust/Part-Type/Catalytic-Converters/?Ns=Rank|Asc

Otherwise, give Stadium Auto Parts a call, I'll bet they have one for less.

EDIT: Get off my koolaid gnihcraes!

exactly
and Autozone, Checkers and Napa are all just as bad.
I was "warned" about buying a used cat as it might have the same problem in a few months.
from what I understand this is quite common...


at this point I am almost forced into selling a firearm to fund this mess.

[glock21]

exactly
and Autozone, Checkers and Napa are all just as bad.
I was "warned" about buying a used cat as it might have the same problem in a few months.
from what I understand this is quite common...


at this point I am almost forced into selling a firearm to fund this mess.

yea buying a used converter is like buying used spark plugs. you can haggle the little muffler shops down, just tell them the shop down the street quoted 150. it works

[68Charger]

Most salvage yards won't even sell converters- either legal issues, or they're just worth more as precious metals...

if you can't get a "universal" cat to fit (many post- y2k vehicles will be so designed) then your cheapest bet is to move to the country where they don't bother with things so trivial as emissions testing... :-)

more seriously, tho- what's wrong with it? if it's rattling- then yeah, you need a new one, and maybe a new muffler, as pieces of it may have clogged it up...

is it clogged?

or what diagnostic codes from the computer?

before you even ask- yes, I have "trust issues" with all mechanics... not all of them are crooked, some are just taking the easy way out, or actually believe there's no alternative to replacing it.

[Byte Stryke]

Most salvage yards won't even sell converters- either legal issues, or they're just worth more as precious metals...

if you can't get a "universal" cat to fit (many post- y2k vehicles will be so designed) then your cheapest bet is to move to the country where they don't bother with things so trivial as emissions testing... :-)

Gawdammit I JUST got back 11/09
I would like to stay in the U.S. long enough to NOT wake up at 5am expecting to hear the call to prayer.