exhaust stuff

[Robert Myers]

Illegal?  Yes.  Improper or immoral?  Perhaps not.  A properly adjusted
Audi engine should have no trouble meeting emissions standards even without
a kitty.  If that is the case with a specific car then why not replace the
kitty with a "test pipe"?  Perhaps even a test pipe camouflaged to look
like a kitty.  Remember, there are places in the US where there is no such
thing as an emissions test.

At 11:54 PM 3/27/02, Brett Dikeman wrote:

>At 3:22 PM -0500 3/27/02, Dave Aukerman wrote:
>
>>Fastfoward to a few weeks ago, the cat was removed and in its place a spare
>>'stock' cat with a pipe running in the center of the section was installed.
>>Major improvement.  Throttle response is way up and boost comes on much
>>sooner and stronger.  When they say the cat is the bottle neck they joke
>>not.  Bear in mind this is still a 2" in and out of the cat.  Improvement
>>still to come.  Total cost $couple hours of my time with a
>>pipe/hammer/welder.
>>
>>So what?  Save the money and go to the local exhaust place and have it done.
>>Total cost is much lower than you think and the gains are substantial.
>
>Not to get preachy, but a)what you suggest is illegal and b)even if
>it wasn't, you're not doing the environment any favors.  Further,
>many states are going to on-dyno exhaust testing, stricter standards
>etc...you might get a big surprise next year at the emissions test.
>
>Suitable high flow catalytic converters are available from companies
>like Random Technologies and similar.
>
>That said, yes, in many ways having a local welder spend some time
>with the car isn't a bad idea at all.  Paul Royal designed his own
>system on his 90q20v, and it's quite nice.  I think the total cost
>was under $300 for a full system.  A summary of the PNs he used for
>ordering various pieces is hanging around somewhere in the archives.
>
>Brett
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