Emissions PASSED - no cat! :)
11-05-2012, 02:40 PM
#16
Drifting
Quick update on my part. Despite being able to pass last year without a cat, I couldn't repeat the magic this year. I think the trick of passing last year was taking the car on a Monday after a weekend at the track where all the build up in the engine gets blown out. Our local track closed and I've been too busy this year to travel, so I tried the old Italian tune-up approach twice but to no avail. Put the cat back on it passed fine. I'm gonna leave it off for now...
11-05-2012, 04:14 PM
#17
that tight little cupcake...Notice her, I've just been dishoveled by a little redhead look 
11-05-2012, 05:01 PM
#18
RL Community Team
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Not sure what all the hullaballoo is about.
Not sure what all the hullaballoo is about. Here in Virginia if the light is not lit on the dash you pass and are good-to-go!
Back in Ohio they were still doing unnecessary tail pipe tests because a political crony had the plum multi-year inspection contract, so the state didn’t not want to shut him down.
Back in Ohio they were still doing unnecessary tail pipe tests because a political crony had the plum multi-year inspection contract, so the state didn’t not want to shut him down.
11-05-2012, 09:17 PM
#20
The smog place I went to last year first opened the front looking for the engine and then said I was missing my engine cover as he finally went to the back. Good grief, who doesn't know a 911 engine is in the back. So I doubt he knows where the cat is located.
11-05-2012, 09:27 PM
#21
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Im in a great mood today! 
I passed my emissions test without my catalytic converter. This is the first year I had to update my sticker and I didn't want to have to deal with putting the cat back on just so I could pass inspection.
I do know for a fact that my combustion chamber and my entire exhaust system is squeaky clean. Credit goes to my very high speed driving. I am fortunate to live in a state where there are thousands and thousands of miles of remote roads with no police officers; truly a spectacular place to explore the boundaries of your car. I love not having a cat, I love how the engine breathes and how it sounds. My mechanic says that the overall health of the engine is improved without the cat, he says its like having a potato in your tail pipe.
So much for government regulation huh? Goes to show you that the cat is not essential to pass an emissions test. I'd like to think that having a carbon-free rear end, due to my spirited driving may have something to do with my good news today.
What do you guys think? Can a "no-cat-itallian-tune-up" be a contributing factor?
Feeling great! I passed!
I passed my emissions test without my catalytic converter. This is the first year I had to update my sticker and I didn't want to have to deal with putting the cat back on just so I could pass inspection.I do know for a fact that my combustion chamber and my entire exhaust system is squeaky clean. Credit goes to my very high speed driving. I am fortunate to live in a state where there are thousands and thousands of miles of remote roads with no police officers; truly a spectacular place to explore the boundaries of your car. I love not having a cat, I love how the engine breathes and how it sounds. My mechanic says that the overall health of the engine is improved without the cat, he says its like having a potato in your tail pipe.
So much for government regulation huh? Goes to show you that the cat is not essential to pass an emissions test. I'd like to think that having a carbon-free rear end, due to my spirited driving may have something to do with my good news today.
What do you guys think? Can a "no-cat-itallian-tune-up" be a contributing factor?
Feeling great! I passed!
What cat bypass system do you have in place? Is it a gutted Porsche cat or something else?
I don't live to far from you and would love to run without a cat but afraid I'd fail the visual inspection.
Also, what year is your car? OBD I or OBD II?
11-05-2012, 10:50 PM
#23
pirahna, next time I'm in NoCal on biz we'll have to meet for breakfast at Santa Cruz Diner so you can show me your car... I have met cuneesity from AdvRider there in years past...
Last edited by RocketJohn; 11-06-2012 at 12:31 AM.
11-06-2012, 12:33 AM
#25
Haha! I will make sure the gang is all there...
We have an office in San Jose, maybe I should move out there... I could deal with commuting a few days a week up and down 17
We have an office in San Jose, maybe I should move out there... I could deal with commuting a few days a week up and down 17
11-09-2012, 09:22 PM
#26
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Guess I'll ask again ...
What cat bypass system do you have in place? Is it a gutted Porsche cat or something else?
I don't live to far from you and would love to run without a cat but afraid I'd fail the visual inspection.
Also, what year is your car? OBD I or OBD II?
What cat bypass system do you have in place? Is it a gutted Porsche cat or something else?
I don't live to far from you and would love to run without a cat but afraid I'd fail the visual inspection.
Also, what year is your car? OBD I or OBD II?
