 Catalytic Converter, Opinions? |
 Jul 31, 2007 - 12:31 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Sep 2, '05 From Arkansas Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%)  |
Hey guys!! I was wondering if there really is a big need for the converter. Would anything bad actually happen to the performance of the engine with not having the converter? Cuz mine's like rusted up and I'm thinkin', why not just make it a straight piping all the way to the muffler! Gimme your opinions.
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Jul 31, 2007 - 9:58 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 2, '05 From Arkansas Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
Thanks guys! But...I don't think I'd(We)
 get tested in Arkansas. At least I don't think. Especially in a small town where I live. YO.....GUYS FROM THE LOWER CENTRAL STATES IIF THERE'S ANYONE OF YOU IN HERE??? Do you(we) get tested??? Oh and about pollution! Do you guys really think there's much more we can do about it? BUT yea... I'll think about it!!! 
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Jul 31, 2007 - 3:42 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 28, '07 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(Chucky @ Jul 31, 2007 - 9:58 AM) [snapback]584000[/snapback] Thanks guys! But...I don't think I'd(We) get tested in Arkansas. At least I don't think. Especially in a small town where I live. YO.....GUYS FROM THE LOWER CENTRAL STATES IIF THERE'S ANYONE OF YOU IN HERE??? Do you(we) get tested??? Oh and about pollution! Do you guys really think there's much more we can do about it? BUT yea... I'll think about it!!! Just because smog check is not required, doesn't mean we don't have a moral obligation to limit emissions and global warming. Arkansas is hot and humid already, no sense making it worse! I am in Arizona, they don't require smog check except in Phoenix and Tucson. If someone wants to run a smog check without their cat, and all the emissions numbers come out lower, I'll be the first person to take my Catalytic converter off my car. Alternately, if someone wants to send me the money, I'll do the testing with the cat off the car. Politicians say that green house gasses from automobiles are negligible compared to commercial emissions, but our government is so bought out that no one is ever going to make the businesses accountable. The only thing we can do is try and minimize our emissions. When my motor craps out, I will look into getting a diesel motor swap so I can run biodiesel, and give the finger to the oil companies, gas stations, and OPEC. |
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Aug 2, 2007 - 5:04 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 17, '05 From Northridge, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(dutchboy @ Jul 31, 2007 - 3:42 PM) [snapback]584143[/snapback] QUOTE(Chucky @ Jul 31, 2007 - 9:58 AM) [snapback]584000[/snapback] Thanks guys! But...I don't think I'd(We) get tested in Arkansas. At least I don't think. Especially in a small town where I live. YO.....GUYS FROM THE LOWER CENTRAL STATES IIF THERE'S ANYONE OF YOU IN HERE??? Do you(we) get tested??? Oh and about pollution! Do you guys really think there's much more we can do about it? BUT yea... I'll think about it!!! Just because smog check is not required, doesn't mean we don't have a moral obligation to limit emissions and global warming. Arkansas is hot and humid already, no sense making it worse! I am in Arizona, they don't require smog check except in Phoenix and Tucson. If someone wants to run a smog check without their cat, and all the emissions numbers come out lower, I'll be the first person to take my Catalytic converter off my car. Alternately, if someone wants to send me the money, I'll do the testing with the cat off the car. Politicians say that green house gasses from automobiles are negligible compared to commercial emissions, but our government is so bought out that no one is ever going to make the businesses accountable. The only thing we can do is try and minimize our emissions. When my motor craps out, I will look into getting a diesel motor swap so I can run biodiesel, and give the finger to the oil companies, gas stations, and OPEC. Seriously, I'm thinking about getting a 84 benz and mod it to run on 100% vegetable oil. http://www.lovecraftbiofuels.com/ I actually checked out this place, and saw the system working. It has a heat exchanger which gets heat from the engine coolant to melt the vegetable oil so it's not all viscus. For start up there is a special exchanger that uses the glow plugs to heat the oil for the initial startup. But yeah... until then, I'd recommend just getting a high flow cat which increases hp while still cleaning the emissions (and passing smog) and I'm seriously considering getting water/alcohol injection to reduce the emissions and get better fuel efficiency and extra hp. This post has been edited by king_wsk: Aug 2, 2007 - 5:05 AM |
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Chucky Catalytic Converter Jul 31, 2007 - 12:31 AM
masterluie214 QUOTE(Chucky @ Jul 31, 2007 - 12:31 ... Jul 31, 2007 - 2:14 AM dutchboy QUOTE(Chucky @ Jul 31, 2007 - 12:31 ... Jul 31, 2007 - 4:18 AM Vince-Noir I think manufacturers like Pipercross or Mongoose ... Jul 31, 2007 - 7:20 AM aslearvert I heard that if you take the cat off, you get blac... Jul 31, 2007 - 7:58 AM x_itchy_b_x Ale Gore is gunna be pissed if you take it off.
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cHinaman727 QUOTE(x_itchy_b_x @ Jul 31, 2007 - 1... Aug 11, 2007 - 11:33 PM BigAl_UK Actually a cat can cause you to loose up to 10% of... Jul 31, 2007 - 9:04 AM san0 QUOTE (BigAl_UK @ Jul 31, 2007 - 10... May 8, 2010 - 3:09 PM Vince-Noir QUOTEOn some cars it is actually more environmenta... Jul 31, 2007 - 9:26 AM jesterwr217 im running custom 2.5 inch straight pipe from the ... Jul 31, 2007 - 9:32 AM jesterwr217 QUOTE(dutchboy @ Jul 31, 2007 - 4:42... Aug 2, 2007 - 8:06 AM dutchboy QUOTE(jesterwr217 @ Aug 2, 2007 - 8... Aug 11, 2007 - 4:11 AM soulshadow QUOTE(Chucky @ Jul 31, 2007 - 9:58 A... Aug 14, 2007 - 10:49 PM Redline08 high flow cat ftw
the difference on an INTEGRA be... Aug 2, 2007 - 9:20 AM Jared95 well in texas at least where i live all they do is... Aug 2, 2007 - 11:11 PM Slick Since we're on the topic, after i got my car i... Aug 12, 2007 - 2:57 AM Galcobar On what tests did it fail, and how close to failin... May 9, 2010 - 3:43 PM san0 QUOTE (Galcobar @ May 9, 2010 - 4:43... May 10, 2010 - 1:10 AM Kwanza26 I don't know what you guys are arguing about..... May 9, 2010 - 5:43 PM soulshadow QUOTE (Kwanza26 @ May 9, 2010 - 5:43... May 10, 2010 - 1:32 AM |
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