I removed this b/c it rubbed on the exhaust. I havent had it on in a long time, but just got to wondering if i need this? could this have put more strain on my rear transmission mounts? one of the rear oil filled transmission mounts has leaked out oil. probably not related, but curious about this part:

 

I don't have it on my car either. I had to remove it to get the exhaust to fit, and so far, I haven't had any problems.

 

That is the Trans mounted Cat Support. If you go with Test Pipes ---No. If you stay with Cats, its best to keep it to relieve stress. It would have no effect on your trans mounts.

Where theres a will , theres a way---shim it, bend it, whatever works.

The Cats are prob over ++ 20 Lbs each, so, keep that in mind

 

dont need it... trash

 

Yah hes right. Except when the remaining brackets get over loaded and over time break while going 70mph on the interstate and then your exhaust bangs the road jamming a broken section into your gas tank exploding the car causing utter death and pain.

Cliffnotes - Nah you dont need it

 

Point is ----- Its a exhaust support bracket that if you have Cats, supports the heaviest part of your system between the headers and the inlets to your muffler. Its your call

 

I would put it back on there. Stick a few spacers in between the bolts to help move it away from your exhaust.

 

Cliff notes:

No cats ... no need....

Got cats.. you need.

 

+1 for the above... But don't trash your oem parts. Always save 'em cause you never know when you may need them and it would suck to have to buy them again when you already had them in the first place.

 

no cats. i think im good. so now on an unrelated note-anyone know why the transmission mounts are leaking oil? what would cause this?

 

Unless you have a bolt penitration that is going into the fluid chamber ( you dont, I believe ) you may have a leak elsewhere that is causing it to accumulate at the mount area ( Common )

Keep your rubber mounts clean, the fluid will soften the rubber and cause them to fail

 

and you might want to check your front seal. Might not be visable while parked due to low tranny use but going down the road , the wind will carry it everywhere.

 

Kinetix HFCs (the newer version) require you to remove that bracket as it causes the HFCs to crack at the welds. Keep in mind that the HFCs are considerably lighter than the the OEM cats.

 

Ditto to dTor. I have Kinetix HFC (really Magnaflo). Installation required removal of the heavy bracket and heavy OEM cats. I'm 5K miles into the install w/ no problems. Save your OEM parts, just in case.