Date:         Fri, 12 Mar 1999 19:49:46 -0600
Reply-To:     Joshua Van Tol <jjvantol@USWEST.NET>
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From:         Joshua Van Tol <jjvantol@USWEST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons
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>
> where you dont have to have emissions...  i have gutted the catylitic
> converters on my daily drivers (no flames fom greenpeace members
> please) . the

Don't do that to a working cat! As an expedient measure to get the
car running, ok, but not to a working cat. You won't really see much
improvement in power, and you'll be producing more pollution. How is
this good? Even if pollution weren't an issue, I feel a little safer
knowing that should my rear hatch seal leak a bit I probably won't
poison myself.

> 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.

However, it is still illegal, although you're unlikely to be caught.

Just so everyone knows, here's the deal: $2500 fine for the shop that
performs the work, and a $2500 fine for the owner (provided they were
culpable). I.e. if the shop gutted the cat without your knowlege, you
wouldn't be liable. Granted, you're unlikely to be caught, and even
if caught, you're unlikely to be prosecuted. Still....

Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net