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Subject:Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons
From:Malcolm Stebbins
Date:Fri, 12 Mar 1999 15:07:34 -0400

I agree with Steve.  Big town or Small town is not the issue, all of
the pollutants end up being blown eastward and as I live in Halifax,
it's like breathing the exhaust of ALL of north america.  Even
though I am running carbs (inherited from the PO) I will continue to
run my catylitic converter in an effort to do whatever I can.

Steve wrote:

> Well...you have to expect at least one flame for something so
> stupid and selfish and destructive...i will get in my greanpeace
> vanagon and fire missles at your polluting pigs when i see them.
> Do you also dump your waste oil and gas onto the ground, too.
>
> JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>

> > i have gutted the catylitic converters on my daily drivers (no
> flames fom greenpeace members please) . the > cat is still there,
> but its hollow inside. and since i dont have to have >
> emissions/smog check where i live, then its not an issue. there is
> a slight > increase in HP due to reduced backpressure. > also, on
> vehicles which previously had no cat, its obviously ok to go
> without > one. > chris