I'm located in B.C. Canada. --- :^)

I think "Air Care" (our provincial smog check) refers to the model
year to see what is required.

I'll likely be installing a cat simply because it will help reduce emissions

(or so I'm lead to believe --- ;^)

Neil.

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"
>
>  http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
>

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