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Date:         Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:08:38 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon 1.9 Cat on Jetta 2.0 engine?
Comments: To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <71d9cdf90803171756g53796228l395e21b95db48452@mail.gmail.com>
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Problem? That's an interesting question.

Obviously the Jetta 2.0 was designed to run with a cat. I don't know how much higher the emissions would be if it wasn't installed. I also don't know if emissions would end up being the same as my air cooled was at.

I'm mostly putting the cat in because of "green guilt" !

Oh my aching conscience .... ;^)

Neil.

On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 5:56 PM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > We do have annual emissions testing, at least so far, but there's no > 'visual' like the California test. If you blow clean, you blow clean, no > questions asked. > > Which makes sense to me. If you've done an engine swap that makes your car > pollute less, what's the problem? > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 5:51 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Oops! > > > > Sorry! > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > *From:* Jake de Villiers [mailto:crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com] > > > *Sent:* Monday, March 17, 2008 8:49 PM > > *To:* Dennis Haynes > > *Cc:* vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > > > > *Subject:* Re: Vanagon 1.9 Cat on Jetta 2.0 engine? > > > > > > > > Dennis, Neil & I are in British Columbia, Canada; not yet a state. :) > > > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 5:28 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > Since you are installing a later engine, you are required to have all of > > the emissions equipment that was on that engine-vehicle when it was > > manufactured. This is a federal requirement. We are just lucky that at the > > state level, few states have enforcement for conversions or better yet > > there are so many areas that do not even have emissions programs. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > > neil N > > > > Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 5:15 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > Subject: Re: Vanagon 1.9 Cat on Jetta 2.0 engine? > > > > Thanks Jake et al. > > > > Turns out the whole parts scavenging was a bust. The spare front lower > > grill had a broken tang at the bottom and the cat and exhaust looked > > pretty iffy. > > > > The van was pretty much gone through by the time I got there. > > > > Pretty sure my '81 isn't technically required to have a cat. Just > > trying to be nicer to the oxygen we breath by installing one. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Neil. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 1:35 PM, Jake de Villiers > > <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hey Neil, most Subaru conversions use the original cat and muffler > > assembly > > > very successfully. > > > > > > Both the 2.2 and 2.5 litre motors use them , the 2.2 even passes > > California > > > smog testing. > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Roger Sisler > > <ROGERSISLER2000@yahoo.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I used a 1.9 catalytic converter on my 93 Fox. Works fine, is the > > same > > > > part number, and passed emissions. It looks rather high mileage. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Jake > > > 1984 Vanagon GL > > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > > Crescent Beach, BC > > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > > > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > Crescent Beach, BC > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > > http://subyjakegooglepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27<http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27> > > > > > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > Crescent Beach, BC > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 >

-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/


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