Dennis, Neil & I are in British Columbia, Canada; not yet a state.   :)

On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 5:28 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>
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>

--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27