Re: Rattling CAT

[rawaudi@frugal.com (RWheeldon)]

In a message on 27AUG96, Ed Kellock wrote:

>Well....  For my coupe I was able to find a mechanic who just beat the
>innards out and reinstalled it.  Actually I think he also welded a piece of
>pipe down the center of it because a hollow cat tends to ring

>In a message dated 96-08-27 11:15:17 EDT,  gfl@cc.bellcore.com wrote:
>
>>Well, at 97k miles and 5 years, the CAT
>>in my 1991 90q20v is rattlin' away.
>>
>>Any pointers on fairly priced cats,
>>and/or complete exhausts for that matter,
>>for the slightly quirky and rare 90q20v?

Were/are you forced by the EPA like some of us to get the coupe emissions
tested.  Really, it would be interesting to know the effects of the CAT on
emissions.  Since all of my EFI cars seem to test how close to zero the
emissions test equipment can read, it would be interesting to know it any of
them could pass without the CATs.
Bob Wheeldon
'90 V8Q
Principal Engineer
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
robert a wheeldon@boeing.com
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