yeah...i figured it out though in the menu_fetured.tpl, in that cat area it was showing just {cat} so I assigned it cat 330...it worked...so now it looks like
<a href=product.php?productid={$f_products[num].productid}&cat={330}&page={$navigation_page}>>
{include file="product_thumbnail.tpl" productid=$f_products[num].productid image_x=75 product=$f_products[num].product tmbn_url=$f_products[num].tmbn_url}
</a>