Re:Wow

[steveb@falcon.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)]

> >   Don't remove the cat, just gut it.  Here in Taxachusetts we
> >   have a somewhat strict emissions testing program and my 
> >   gutted kitty mobiles have passed every time. (On the 5KS
> >   emissions  went down by 50% after the kitty surgery) Plus if you 
> >   decide to sell the car....you don't know anything about it,
> >   must have been that mechanic in Alabama that did it when you
> >   got stranded there with an exhaust plugged by kitty litter..
> >   yeah, that's the ticket...
> 
> Bzzzzzzttttttt.....  (Finally got to use it, It's been a while!)  Gutting 
> the cat cause's more turbulence in the exhaust and really screws up your 
> back pressure the only two options that I would do are:
> 
> 1) straight pipe
> 
> 2) gut the cat and install a straight pipe inside of it....
> 
> I had 2 now I have 1.....
> 
... I'd tend to agree with the Bzzt-meister here.

Even though you may not have inspections where you are Robert, and even 
though an empty kitty might cause turbulence, and even though a car may
be able to pass emissions with an empty cat ...

Why ruin a working catalytic converter?!  If you don't have regular insp-
ections, then you're in perfect shape to have a "test pipe" installed.  No 
turbulence, and when you sell your car you can  say that even though the 
car's got XXX miles on it the cat has less ... or you can sell the working 
cat to someone who needs one.

Steve Buchholz
s_buchho@kla.com
San Jose, CA (USA)