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Old Jan 12, 2012 | 07:43 PM
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I believe that technically even the high flow cats are illegal in that it is illegal to remove a properly operating factory catalytic converter from the car even to replace it.

Or so I've been told. But I don't see how that's even remotely enforceable.
There isn't any way to prove the previous weren't bad... but some cats are so free flowing they still won't pass emissions.
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Old Jan 12, 2012 | 07:46 PM
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I think the high flow cats are just for visual inspections. There's no way that they are cleaning much of the emissions. Doubt if they can pass in states that require a sniff test.
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Old Jan 12, 2012 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by cpotts13

There isn't any way to prove the previous weren't bad... but some cats are so free flowing they still won't pass emissions.
Well I'm convinced the cats in my 140,000 mile '96 Bronco are so clogged with crap it's time to replace them. And since I can't bring myself to replace all 3 cats Ford put in there I'm gonna put 1 back in its place.

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Old Jan 12, 2012 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 2k7gtcs

Well I'm convinced the cats in my 140,000 mile '96 Bronco are so clogged with crap it's time to replace them. And since I can't bring myself to replace all 3 cats Ford put in there I'm gonna put 1 back in its place.

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Did you finish that project?
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Old Jan 12, 2012 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by cpotts13

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Did you finish that project?
Not quite yet.

Gotta get it done soon. The oldest is 15 1/2 and starts driving it this summer as her truck.
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Old Jan 12, 2012 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 2k7gtcs

Not quite yet.

Gotta get it done soon. The oldest is 15 1/2 and starts driving it this summer as her truck.
that's a pretty sweet first car.
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by cpotts13

that's a pretty sweet first car.
+1. Hope you're gonna make her pay for gas though!
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 08:29 AM
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Yup. She's got a summer job as a life guard.
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 08:42 AM
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Yup. She's got a summer job as a life guard.
i was on the swim team... wish I still was. Not in the shape I was then...
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by texastboneking

i was on the swim team... wish I still was. Not in the shape I was then...
She's a really good kid. This year she will be head life guard.
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by AlsCobra
I think the high flow cats are just for visual inspections. There's no way that they are cleaning much of the emissions. Doubt if they can pass in states that require a sniff test.
They do. I still have my smog pump and run high flow cats from magnaflow when we did my custom exhaust although soon that will all change. when I 1st got my stang MA still tested OBD1 cars on the sniffer and then they went to roller which was even harder but I always passed, 2 yrs ago when the state changed over the computer system and software they for $$ reasons decided to drop off all OBD1 cars from emission testing and only have to have saftey
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 06blackvertstang

+1. Hope you're gonna make her pay for gas though!
I think this was a major factor in not getting a bronco... gas is crazy.
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 03:29 PM
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Here's a track run to help out with the exhaust sound ill take a video this weekend so you can get a better hearing of how it sounds
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