J30 underbody coating....melting..some feedback from J30 owners.

[metaverse3]

I just landed in Surrey, BC after a 3k mile trip. Bro-in law runs a garage here. Jacked up the car in the air for an oil change..noticed the underbody coating melting. The obvious diagnosis is the catback area since it seems a lot of collective heat assembles here. Car seems to have power, however, collapsible cats are not visually detectible. Has anyone run into this issue with their J30 ? I know the J's exhaust is very restrictive with pre-cats, cats from dual headers terminating into a single muffler. I would like to do some upgrades in the future to breathe easier..looks like it might be sooner if this is indeed an issue with the cats..

[DominickJ30]

There is indeed alot of heat there. My drivers side pipe rusted and broke off right after the cat.

A new exhaust will cost you around 500-1500 dollars depending on the quality of the work.