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Originally Posted by BigVinnie
Great a second CAT added so that I kill the performance that I wanted added.... I did talk to a smog tech. With the stroke, timing, and compression (11.1:1) I would have to use a gasoline/ethanol mixture to pass and lower the NOX emissions. I like the idea of 10.1:1 anyways, it's better than stock........
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Great.. a second cat that can be removed when not smogging. Unless, you know, that's your job, to drive from smog shop to smog shop all day every day. What the fuck is wrong with you? Could you not get my point, or are you just being arguementative for the sake of it?
And.. I don't mean talk with a smog tech. I mean find one of those who seem to pass more cars than usual, for a small fee.
And.. S14DB gave you a perfect example. Platinum is the best catalyzer for exhaust emissions. Ya, it's expensive. But so is the $5000, 225hp motor that I laid out last page. Can you not pony up the extra cash for a metal cat and pass smog?
Because right now.. you have a few issues. 1) You either don't understand or don't give a damn what people with more knowledge on the subject than you have to say. 2) You seem to be deluded with thoughts of a 300whp KA, yet need it to be cheap. And 3) You seem to need to pass smog legitamately (with a sniffer, not a 'nice' smog tech), and the cheapness from issue 2 is preventing that, too.
Anyway, you can do whatever. I'm probably not going to post here unless somebody quotes me. But - at your current rate, you'll never hit your car's max power, because your beliefs and lack of willingness to put money in the right places (better single cat or removable 2nd cat for smogging).
-Jeff