emissions passed w/o o2 or cat!

[The Quattro King]

This does really not hold true.  I have a 1984 Suburban with a modified 454
out of a 1974 Chevelle SS.  Not one smog device.  An Edelbrock 4bbl carb
dual 2.5 inch exhaust and other performance stuff.  The car will still pass.
Why?  Because all I need is 3 minutes under the hood to lean the carb.
After the test, all I need is another 3 min under the hood to bring it back
to running like it should.  The moral?  Even a lead loving 70s big block can
pass.  I am not saying your car is running lean, but rather it is more
likely the luck of the draw.  I have had cars with new cats and O2 sensors
fail.

BTW, I don't necessarily advocate destroying the environment with pumped up
uncatylized big blocks, however when the rig was converted from a diesel,
there were no requirements for returning it back to stock emission form

Shayne P.



1972 MB 280 SEL
1984 4ksq
1991 v8q5
1991 200q Sedan
1992 S4

Parting:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5

> From: "Richard J. Andrews" <tech at flashmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 16:18:31 -0600
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: emissions passed w/o o2 or cat!
> 
> i just went to see if my car would pass as the inspection runs out this
> month on my 4kq..
> well after the new engine i set the mixture "by ear" and car runs great now..
> anyhow.. i was seeing if it would pass before the end of the month and
> don't have
> the $$ for the 02 sensor at the moment...
> low and behold it passed just fine...
> empty cat and no 02 sensor....
> 
> german cars do really run clean...
> just FYI, my brother has a friend who owns a late 90's saturn and the cat was
> breaking down.. they hollowed it and it would not pass anymore...
> so much for american cars.. eh?
> 
> oh well...
> enuf ramblings...
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> -rich
> '86 4kq
> 
>