It would be nice to know if that rumor is true or not. I could stand to study up myself on the difference between two way and 3 way cats. I assume that a 3 way treats 3 types of pollutants, not just 2. wikipedia is good for things like this.
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@attglobal.net> To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:03 PM Subject: Re: new CARB rules for cats in Calif?
> At 07:24 PM 2/9/2009, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >>so it's basically that OBD-II cats are built to a better standard and must >>last 50K miles/ 5 years. > > I read a rumor somewhere that the cheap aftermarket CATs are only two-way > instead of three-way... > > -- > David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage," '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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