Problem? That's an interesting question.

Obviously the Jetta 2.0 was designed to run with a cat. I don't know
how much higher the emissions would be if it wasn't installed. I also
don't know if emissions would end up being the same as my air cooled
was at.

I'm mostly putting the cat in because of "green guilt" !

Oh my aching conscience .... ;^)

Neil.

On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 5:56 PM, Jake de Villiers
<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> We do have annual emissions testing, at least so far, but there's no
>  'visual' like the California test.  If you blow clean, you blow clean, no
>  questions asked.
>
>  Which makes sense to me.  If you've done an engine swap that makes your car
>  pollute less, what's the problem?
>
>  On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 5:51 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
>  wrote:
>
>
>  >  Oops!
>  >
>  > Sorry!
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > *From:* Jake de Villiers [mailto:crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com]
>
> > *Sent:* Monday, March 17, 2008 8:49 PM
>  > *To:* Dennis Haynes
>  > *Cc:* vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
>
>
> > *Subject:* Re: Vanagon 1.9 Cat on Jetta 2.0 engine?
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > 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"
>  >
>  > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>  > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > --
>  > Jake
>  > 1984 Vanagon GL
>  > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>  > Crescent Beach, BC
>  > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>  > http://subyjakegooglepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27<http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27>
>
>
> >
>
>
>
>  --
>  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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