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Catalytic convertor:Yes or No 850 1997

posted by  someone claiming to be misa on  Mon Mar 11 10:57 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Could i just cut off mi cat,and continue to drive my car?I suppose that he`s purpose is just cleaning exhaust(gas)emissions.I`m i right?What are the aftermaths(consequences)for engine if i cut off the cat and instead i just put the prochrome pipe?My car have two 02 sensors...will this damage them?Any suggestions are very WELCOME.Thanks!








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    Catalytic convertor:Yes or No 850 1997

    posted by  someone claiming to be Earl on  Mon Mar 11 13:02 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    I'd advise leaving it alone as with two O2s, you'll get fault codes without the cat and if you remove #2 O2, you'll also get fault codes (and a check engine light either way). If you have to go through emisions testing, you'll fail and bottom line, a cat.conv is really not anything that restricts exhaust flow for a basically stock engine (IE, not a race car). If you drove the same car with or w/o the cat, you'ld never notice a change in performance.








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    Catalytic convertor:Yes or No 850 1997

    posted by  Volvospeed on  Mon Mar 11 11:09 CST 2002
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    If you do that you need to have the second O2 switched off via a reflash of your chip. If you don't you car will run really bad.








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      Catalytic convertor:Yes or No 850 1997

      posted by  someone claiming to be Justin on  Wed Mar 13 14:48 CST 2002 [RELATED]

      if you are completely unconcerned with the large amount of toxic hydrocarbons your car would be emitting then do it. But if you want to contribute to the well being of the atmosphere then don't. Basically, cats are required to reduce unburnt hydrocarbon emissions so that we don't destroy the ozone in the next ten years. If you want higher flow invest in a hiflow cat 130 USD.
      Just my two cents







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