Catalytic Converters for 20V Avant

[robert weinberg]

Hey Keith,

the 034 turbo back for the 200q20v is about $1k plus installation, i believe. it 
is California legal. my guess is that they can use any cat with their exhaust - 
not just ones that will fit audi exhausts. hence the cats are cheaper.

as far as the new software being able to tell if the CEL light has been erased - 
i highly doubt that's possible with the 200q20v - as it's not even OBDI - it's 
some bosch/audi proprietary thing. and it has no stored memory once you pull the 
ecu fuses for about 15 minutes (the ones lableld "motoren" in the fuse box).

i''m not saying i know exactly what i'm talking about - but i believe it's 
highly doubtful the ecu will have a stored memory code like OBDII and later 
ecus.

can anybody verify?

see ya,
Robby





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From: "ksternal at cox.net" <ksternal at cox.net>
To: robert weinberg <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Thu, December 2, 2010 9:06:34 PM
Subject: Re: Catalytic Converters for 20V Avant

Robby-

It's been a while since I visited this issue - Avant - California - and Bernie 
sold me some used cats (thanks again, Bernie). So, iare saying "An excuse for a 
034 turboback " does that mean 'what the hell, can't be legal.....OR is this 
system legal?  They are getting even more nasty here, and smogging my '97 A6 I 
had to remove the after market intake for a K&N cone-type filter.  And, was also 
told that the state software was getting upgraded to fail a test if a "Check 
Engine Light" code had been erased with the last ten days.  (An if I now try to 
purchase from my pharmacy Claratin D ONE DAY EARLIER than the max dose of one 
per day for 15 days - longest script anyone can now get here- it's denied.  I 
might be using it for making meth. Not yet).  

Anyway, I am at the cusp of what to do with this beautiful car and the 
eight-year relationship (owners, you know what I am talking about) and if it is 
getting impossible to keep; this car legal in California - other than finding 
donor cats- or spending $1,000 or more, what is the grand plan?  Is it a 20 year 
"antique" clause or something that we can hope for?  Anyone?  


Keith Sternal
San Diego
'91 Avant 205k
'97 A6 110k
'04 V70R  78k  (recent)
'05 G35 60k






---- robert weinberg <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> i think carsound makes cheap cats. though i think those are by magnaflow now?
> 
> though, you could use this as an excuse for an 034 turboback for $1,000 plus 
> installation ;-)
> 
> my 200 just passed smog less than a year ago - barely hit 25% of allowable 
> emissions. impressive. original cats, but it only had 116k on the clock at the 

> time.
> 
> see ya,
> Robby
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: George <gsidman at webloq.com>
> To: quattro at audifans.com; 200q20v at audifans.com
> Sent: Thu, December 2, 2010 11:48:01 AM
> Subject: Catalytic Converters for 20V Avant
> 
> With the new California emissions standards and clamp down on cats, I need
> advice on where to get new cats for my '91 200 Avant. 
> All the cats on eBay are now illegal in CA.  Magnaflow lists two expensive
> cats (36035 & 36922 at around $500 each) and the VWAudi OEM cats are $800
> each. 
> 
> Any recent BTDT....?   Thanks
> 
> George Sidman
> 
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