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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 12:07 PM
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Anyone know anything about these "High Flow Catalytic Converters" on ebay? I'm curious if they really do work or if they're just straight pipes dipped in stainless steel that don't really do anything at all???
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 12:07 PM
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Florida does not have emissions laws...
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 12:09 PM
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i want my car "dipped" in stainless steel
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 01:05 PM
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I was just curious because the CEL is on and when tested it showed a code saying my cat was bad so I was curious if replacing it with one of those would get rid of this problem?


BTW REY I deserved that I was just typing in a hurry at work and wasn't really thinking about what I was saying.

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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Orion ZyGarian
Florida does not have emissions laws...
yeah we do we just dont have emissions testing. also it is a Federal offence to remove the Catalytic converters. I think it is something like a $25,000 fine and up to 5 years in jail.
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 01:43 PM
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but you can replace the cat with a "resonator".
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 02:12 PM
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9 times out of 10 a CEL for catalytic converter inefficiency is usually a bad rear O2 sensor. The cat is fine, it's just the sensor reading it is dying.
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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by kender
but you can replace the cat with a "resonator".
No, you can't legally. You can replace it with a lollipop if you'd like, but anything other than a catalytic converter is illegal.
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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by kender
but you can replace the cat with a "resonator".
No.
Cats is what helps keep the environment clean.
Resonators are mufflers.
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Old Oct 1, 2005 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Duceanahalf
yeah we do we just dont have emissions testing. also it is a Federal offence to remove the Catalytic converters. I think it is something like a $25,000 fine and up to 5 years in jail.
Yeah, I know its a felony but I dont know how harsh it is after that
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