[s-cars] Mihnea is a tree huggin hippie!!!!!

[Joe Pizzimenti]

Do it.  It can't possibly kill any more brain cells.



On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:23:42 -0500, Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)
<WQQ2PXK at ups.com> wrote:
> 
> 8-)
> 
> Passed emissions yesterday, figured I'd share as I got a good chuckle.
> CT emissions has been off line for some time, my car was over  a year
> over due, sweet!  Who'da thunk Mihnea's aggressive 1+ chip would be a
> "Green EcoWeenie"?
> 
> Patient is '95 //S6 mit 144k, MRC Stage 1+ chip (I more aptly suggest
> MCC for "Mihnea CRACK Chip"), driven hard put away wet, incessantly.
> Mobil 1 every maybe 5k, with a 'thirst' for 1-2 quarts in between
> intervals.  OE cat installed.
> 
> Results?
> 
> HC:     Test limit 220 / Test result 7
> CO:     Test limit 1.20 / Test result 0
> NOX:    N/A no 4 wheel dyno (suckers)
> 
> Seven ppm HC?
> 
>  ZERO ppm CO???
> 
> BWAHahahahahahahaha, and MUWHAHHAHA.  I'll take it!  Apparently doing
> bong hits off my tailpipes would be healthier than taking a walk around
> sunny Hartford here and breathing.  Nice.
> 
> Now, more interesting was my dialogue with the 'person I know' emissions
> attendant regarding him theoretically noting or not taking note of the
> existence of a cat, hypothetically of course.  He said, "of course I see
> / would see it".  Hmmmm, now that poses an interesting proposition now
> don't it???  Appears my test results have LOTS of room to increase and
> still pass sans kitty.  Hmmm.   I'd always heard these cars would likely
> pass all but NOX even sans kitty as they're real clean but was
> skeptical, guess I was way off.
> 
> I've only heard / smelled Pizzo's Stromung mit 'test pipe' car.  How
> much louder will 'alleged' cat removal make my Stebro equipped car?
> 
> Exactly how much stinkier?  I've only run catless N/A cars, not turbo,
> and it stunk pretty bad when backing down on one's own fumes (try that
> in the TR3 with top down).
> 
> Will it 'backfire / burble' under decel, sounding like it's breaking
> apart (ala ricer honda or something)?
> 
> Biggest question:  will it affect my current state of chip-tune and need
> me to have Mihnea compensate for the new variable (lack there of)?
> 
> Is the nominal power / flow gain worth it?  Most say the OE cat isn't
> overly restrictive, but...
> 
> TIA.
> 
> -Paul tailpipe bonghits K.
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