Hi,
As I am sure we are all aware there are arguments both positive and negative for catalytic converters and if the net benefit to our planet is better or worse without them. Yes, they help the pollution coming out of our engines; however, there is mining of the platinum to make them etc. which is not good for our planet. There are also arguments that cars could get better MPG without them if the car was designed from factory to run without them etc. This thread is not intended as a debate on how green they are, or if it's ethical to remove them or not so please keep that out of the response. Thank you.
Again, if the country you lived in did not have emissions laws and your personal opinion was the net result of putting catalytic converters on cars was negative from a green planet standpoint, is it better in terms of performance to remove the catalytic converter from an e30?
Would this make it run very loud? If so, could different muffler or silencer be added to get back to the stock sound without hurting the benefit to performance (if there was a benefit) after removing the cat?
Will removing the cat trigger any errors codes? If so, is there an easy way to get around this code error (via an sensor that tricks the O2 reading). If the cat is removed will it cause the car to run rich or lean or is none of the fueling linked to the cat / O2 reading?
Thank you for your time.
As I am sure we are all aware there are arguments both positive and negative for catalytic converters and if the net benefit to our planet is better or worse without them. Yes, they help the pollution coming out of our engines; however, there is mining of the platinum to make them etc. which is not good for our planet. There are also arguments that cars could get better MPG without them if the car was designed from factory to run without them etc. This thread is not intended as a debate on how green they are, or if it's ethical to remove them or not so please keep that out of the response. Thank you.
Again, if the country you lived in did not have emissions laws and your personal opinion was the net result of putting catalytic converters on cars was negative from a green planet standpoint, is it better in terms of performance to remove the catalytic converter from an e30?
Would this make it run very loud? If so, could different muffler or silencer be added to get back to the stock sound without hurting the benefit to performance (if there was a benefit) after removing the cat?
Will removing the cat trigger any errors codes? If so, is there an easy way to get around this code error (via an sensor that tricks the O2 reading). If the cat is removed will it cause the car to run rich or lean or is none of the fueling linked to the cat / O2 reading?
Thank you for your time.
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