I agree with Steve. Big town or Small town is not the issue, all of the pollutants end up being blown eastward and as I live in Halifax, it's like breathing the exhaust of ALL of north america. Even though I am running carbs (inherited from the PO) I will continue to run my catylitic converter in an effort to do whatever I can. Steve wrote: > Well...you have to expect at least one flame for something so > stupid and selfish and destructive...i will get in my greanpeace > vanagon and fire missles at your polluting pigs when i see them. > Do you also dump your waste oil and gas onto the ground, too. > > JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > > > i have gutted the catylitic converters on my daily drivers (no > flames fom greenpeace members please) . the > cat is still there, > but its hollow inside. and since i dont have to have > > emissions/smog check where i live, then its not an issue. there is > a slight > increase in HP due to reduced backpressure. > also, on > vehicles which previously had no cat, its obviously ok to go > without > one. > chris |
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