Hi Fonman,
We have it registered outside city limits, no smog test required. I live in
Albuquerque, NM.  It has been tampered with, we just purchased it. No fuel
injection, no oxygen sensor...so does a cat even matter?  We went camping last
weekend, went up big hills, slow but not bad.
Thanks
Margie

Fonman4277@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 00-04-19 09:44:32 EDT, you write:
>
> <<   What kinds of
>  problems do you experience if your cat is clogged?  >>
>
>    First, your bus would have little, if any, power. I just went through this
> with my company car, cat was clogged and it wouldn't go over 25 mph. Second,
> for some reason I think you are in California, right? (I've seen your
> previous postings, and I thought you said you are in CA.) If so, I think
> gutting the cat is the least of your worries. Since you're on the Vanagon
> list, we are talking a 1980 or later model which should have fuel injection,
> not carbs. Now here in Virginia, which I'm sure isn't as tough as Calif., if
> you have in any way modified an engine (ie removed fuel injection and
> replaced it with carb(s) ) there is NO way your are going to pass a smog
> test. If the inspector sees the engine has been tampered with, the tail pipe
> test does not matter, it will not pass. So, the cat may be the least of your
> worries.  Good luck, Jeff
>
> PS- Despite what Bill said in his response, I wouldn't hesitate to gut or
> remove a cat IF I could get away with it.