Since you are installing a later engine, you are required to have all of
the emissions equipment that was on that engine-vehicle when it was
manufactured. This is a federal requirement. We are just lucky that at the
state level, few states have enforcement for conversions or better yet
there are so many areas that do not even have emissions programs.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
neil N
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 5:15 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Vanagon 1.9 Cat on Jetta 2.0 engine?

Thanks Jake et al.

Turns out the whole parts scavenging was a bust. The spare front lower
grill had a broken tang at the bottom and the cat and exhaust looked
pretty iffy.

The van was pretty much gone through by the time I got there.

Pretty sure my '81 isn't technically required to have a cat. Just
trying to be nicer to the oxygen we breath by installing one.

Cheers,

Neil.

On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 1:35 PM, Jake de Villiers
<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Neil, most Subaru conversions use the original cat and muffler
assembly
>  very successfully.
>
>  Both the 2.2 and 2.5 litre motors use them , the 2.2 even passes
California
>  smog testing.
>
>  On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Roger Sisler
<ROGERSISLER2000@yahoo.com>
>  wrote:
>
>
>
>  > I used a 1.9 catalytic converter on my 93 Fox.  Works fine, is the
same
>  > part number, and passed emissions. It looks rather high mileage.
>  >
>
>
>
>  --
>  Jake
>  1984 Vanagon GL
>  1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>  Crescent Beach, BC
>  www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>  http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>

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