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Subject:Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:49:14 -0500

---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
> there are countless gasoline vanagons running with a hollow cat.
> Doesn't hurt anything ..

Except the air we all have to breathe, and that supports good old Mother Earth.

> though a hollow cat does not flow quite as well as a good cat or a
> straight pipe.
> I wouldn't say the difference is enough to notice even.
>
>
>
> On 3/18/2012 8:54 AM, marc rose wrote:
> > I went to change out my worn out and rusted muffler on my 90 Carat "Rosie"
> > yesterday and noticed that the converter was all busted up and the ceramic
> > is all but gone.  I live in an area that has no enforced emission tests or
> > anything like that. My question is can i can safely run without the
> > convertor.  I was going to just bust out the rest of the ceramic and
> > reinstall but was not sure how it would affect the overall operation of the
> > engine.
> >
> > Any thoughts??
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Marc
> >

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David McNeely