Removing the insides of the CAT. will have no effect on the engine,
except a small improvement of HP at high RPM's. I have had to do this
twice. Both time the CAT. clogged. Runs fine.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Thu, 2 Sep 1999, Caston/Payne wrote:

> Well, It seems that after owning Vinnie for about 3 years now, I have been
> assuming that there was guts to the converter. Well, just replaced my
> muffler (thanks Ron) and cat today and guess what?! The DPO had punched it
> out!
> So now my question, will the engine run even leaner than before or the same
> or richer? (theoretically speaking of course)
> To my knowledge, the CO levels were in spec even without the guts in the cat.
> Inquiring minds want to know.
> Later,
>
>
> Dave & Sherrie
> Williamsburg, VA
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