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Originally Posted by ellenbetty
If you can afford to increase the size of the air fuel input to your motor, you can afford to install a larger catalytic converter to clean up the unburned fuel out of your exhaust. Removing the catalytic converter is a crime under federal and state law. Since some turbo kits come with catalytic converters, I am not the only person who thinks that environmental protection and power increase are compatible.
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Actually, in the state of Ohio spending more than $5,000 qualifies you for a collectors plate that allows you to be omitted from emissions testing. That is what I will eventually do to circumvent having to e-check MY car with MY exhaust, which by the way has no catalytic converters.
To say it is criminal not to run any cats shows that you lack basic understanding of many car enthusiasts because that statement alienates some of the most impressive builds around. Frankly, I more often see turbo cars WITHOUT cats than with. Reason is they rob the car of flow, ie: they cost you horsepower, which defeats the purpose of having a turbo to begin with. Another common thing is to punch a catalytic converter out so it appears you have one when you don't for all intents and purposes. My point is I would be careful about wild generalizations referring to people without catalytic converters. Many of the people that could potentially help you create a kit won't have them.
If you went into a performance shop saying things like that, they'd laugh you out.
Frankly, I don't think you should get a turbo kit. Having a system on a car like this requires a big pocketbook and a basic level of understanding for when things go wrong, and by some of your comments on this thread I have my doubts. No offense meant at all, I'm just being realistic. Get a faster car.
08-19-2009, 01:09 AM
you nailed it sir.
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