It is done by folks who think that by so doing they will see a
performance gain.

Perhaps in a 1,200-lb Toyota one might vaguely notice a tiny increase,
but in a vehicle like a Vanagon, the "open pipe" versus a new cat makes
no perceptible difference in performance.

Some might judge this type of activity as anti-social, as it really is
just secretly thumbing one's nose at the rest of the air breathers...
make you wonder if the same person cheats the IRS and drives on the
right hand shoulder in traffic jams...

Bringing ideas to life,
G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett
www.bulley-hewlett.com
AIM = IExplain4u
+1.919.658.1278
"Fax mentis incendium gloria culpum"

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Roger VanTill
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 11:39 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: My Cat is empty

I replaced the muffler on the Syncro last week and found out why the
exhaust
smells like a car twenty years older. What looked like a cat was just an
empty can. Why is this done, and what effects does it have on tuning,
performance, etc.?
  We don't have inspections in this part of Michigan so I'm not worried
about
that. I may put one in so my clean air conscience doesn't bother me
though.

Roger VanTill
89 Westy "The Moose Lounge"
86 Syncro "HUMMVW"
92 Escort "The Turd" (sorry,it runs)