Re: stainless steel exhaust pipe material

["P-O Selander (EUS)" <EUSPOS@am1.ericsson.se>]

> Huw Powell wrote on Thu, 07 Jan:
> 
> But, according to Chris @ autobahn, pre-85 cars in NH don't have to have
> a converter to pass inspection any more.  Have to get some hard copy on
> that to show my inspection garage then I can just bypass the whole mess.
> 
Huw and all,

The previous owner of my 1989 100E must had abused the car or something.
When I bought it in 1996 it had a rattling sound (pebbles in a can) and I
didn't think more of it at that time. Wanted to get rid of it, removed the
exhaust to find the entire content of the cathalytic converter in my rear
muffler. On advice from honorable Al Powell, I went in for State Inspection
(Dallas, TX) and the car passe without any problems (once it was warm):
These test results are from March of 1998 (standard for Dallas County in
paranthesis). I know my cat as well as O2 sensors are "gone".

High Speed Test
RPM	2612 
HC		72 ppm		(<220)
CO		0.6 %		(<1.2)
CO2	14.6 %
O2		0.7 %
Dilution	15.2 %		(>6.0)

Low Speed Test:
RPM	827
HC		166 ppm	(<220)
CO		0.8 %		(<1.2)
CO2	14.1 %
O2		1.2 %
Dilution	14.9 %		(>6.0)

But, since I am a responsible citizen that also like to breathe fresh air, I
plan to have this corrected as soon as get around to a heated garage (now in
Seattle where it not as fun or easy working on cars outside as it was in
Texas).

P-O Selander
89 100E (gross polluter)
91 300ZXTT (Zero emissions car since it is not driven)