The story begins when I took my car in to get the window regulator fixed on the passenger side...we all know what a pain they have been....the dealer told me I had an exhaust leak...I told them to check it out...They told me it was a hole in my Cat. & it was not going to be covered under warrenty...I was upset but I just order Crawford Cats.

So, I was taking the OEM cats off & the support bolt that is on the side of the cats that hooks to the support that hangs from the transmission fell off....it fell off...it fell off....it fell the **** off....in my hands!!!....

Needless to say I contact NNA & told them. I then finished the Crawford install & took the old cat back the dealer, & much the same as with the front end alignment issue I would have to take the Crawfords off put the one with the hole back on just to have them take it off & put a new OEM cat on just so I would have to take that OEM cat off to put the crawford back on!!!...

To summarize this is a material defect that is covered for 5years 80k miles by the factory warrenty & will happen to other Z's because stainless steal hates heat....just a FYI guys

 

no one has had this problem???......only me.....man....must be hot in Hampton Roads then....well still good info for a later search