[s-cars] replacement cats

[Erik Addy]

As far as the rules go, I could care less.  If I'm doing something that keeps the car running to it's proper emissions spec, that is good enough for me.
That said, the point that the cats may not be bad is a good one.  I haven't heard any rattling, and spool seems normal.  The engine is stock with the exception of EFI express LS series coils and a Lehmann Stage 1 ecu.  If my old school Audi memory serves me, that is a conservative tune known to run pretty rich, so I suppose an occasional minor odor may not be too surprising.  I'll try to pay more attention to when the odor occurs, and see if I can come up with some correlation to another condition (hard running, long idle, whatever).
Thank you!
Erik
 
      From: James <93urs4 at rovershack.com>
 To: Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> 
Cc: Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net>; "erikaddy at yahoo.com" <erikaddy at yahoo.com>; "s-car-list at audifans.com" <s-car-list at audifans.com> 
 Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2015 4:35 PM
 Subject: Re: [s-cars] replacement cats
   
Oh Well… screw the EPA.  Keep it private and nobody knows that they aren’t the original CATs.
YMMV
It’s a personal choice.  I’m out of this one.



On May 6, 2015, at 3:25 PM, Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:

Please read item number 5.

-Cody Forbes (mobile)
On May 6, 2015, at 5:05 PM, James <93urs4 at rovershack.com> wrote:



Just read the document… I don’t believe it pertains to this transaction.
Title is:
  "WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT USING, INSTALLING, ORBUYING AFTERMARKET CATALYTIC CONVERTERS" 
If these are OE Cats, this is NOT illegal from what I am reading.
James
   
On May 6, 2015, at 2:10 PM, Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:
Here is a document from the EPA on the subject. It's a bit of a tough read, but the info is there.

http://www.epa.gov/oms/cert/factshts/catcvrts.pdf

Personally I'm not opposed to what was going to happen here, I merely intended to inform the relevant parties. I wouldn't have an issue making such a transaction with the appropriate amount of discretion with a trusted party. 

-Cody Forbes (mobile)


On May 6, 2015, at 3:20 PM, Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:

Incorrect, it is a federal offense to sell a used cat other than to a licensed scrap center.

-Cody Forbes (mobile)


On May 6, 2015, at 3:07 PM, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:

That is a California restriction on reuse of cats.  AFAIK no other state has such a restriction.

Tom


On May 6, 2015, at 2:35PM,  Michael DeBlasio <michael at deblasio.net> wrote:

I have a pair of original cats up grabs for a reasonable offer... contact me off list.

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Subject: [s-cars] replacement cats

Occasionally, I get a whiff of odor from the exhaust that thinks the cat may need to be replaced. I would love to go full stromung, but I don't see myself keeping this car more than another year or two so I can't justify it.  Any economical solutions to this issue?  Besides just gutting the cat (I only drive about 3-4k/yr, but that still seems uncool).
Erik


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