Advice on cutting cats out.
#11
AudiWorld Super User
Eliminate cats and have your car confiscated and crushed.
Hi im new here and also a first time audi owner. I have a 98 a6 quattro that i bought from my sister to help her out and it runs good but not for very long so i took it to a shop and they said i needed to have the maf and throttle body replaced so i did that and it still ran the same. So after that we figured out the cats were plugged, any advice on just getting it straight piped? will it run right?
It's one thing to do it for track or show car use only, but for everyday use it's a finger in the eye to everyone else.
It's unfortunate this forum supports it at all.
Just my $.02.
Last edited by SloopJohnB@mac.com; 08-10-2015 at 10:16 AM.
#12
This is one of the problems with DIY people in this country. In essence you're shatting all over the air everyone else has to breathe.
It's one thing to do it for track or show car use only, but for everyday use it's a finger in the eye to everyone else.
It's unfortunate this forum supports it all.
Just my $.02.
It's one thing to do it for track or show car use only, but for everyday use it's a finger in the eye to everyone else.
It's unfortunate this forum supports it all.
Just my $.02.
#13
AudiWorld Super User
Not so. Ad hominem attacks are seldom useful.
His individual shat is not going to destroy our air anymore than one guy in India defecating in public will contaminate their water supplies. But when millions of Indians defecate in public, their goes the water, cholera, etc.
It's somewhat similar with miscreants who deliberately and illegally defeat the emissions controls. That's why there are federal laws against it.
It's awesome that I could get an Oscar for a $.02 opinion. Cool!
Last edited by SloopJohnB@mac.com; 08-10-2015 at 10:25 AM.
#14
AudiWorld Super User
Let's see in the 70's we were going to have another ice age if we didn't cut our emissions now we have "climate change". No one is able to scientifically prove anything we do as humans causes this. One volcanic eruption can output more pollutants than we would see if everyone in the US cut off our cats. Fortunately we live in america and can do as we choose. Yes there are epa "laws" that tell us not to but people are not going to jail for it. If you live in an area that doesn't test then have at it.
P.S. If you are that worried about emissions you shouldn't be driving an old Audi.
P.S. If you are that worried about emissions you shouldn't be driving an old Audi.
#15
AudiWorld Super User
Let's see in the 70's we were going to have another ice age if we didn't cut our emissions now we have "climate change". No one is able to scientifically prove anything we do as humans causes this. One volcanic eruption can output more pollutants than we would see if everyone in the US cut off our cats. Fortunately we live in america and can do as we choose. Yes there are epa "laws" that tell us not to but people are not going to jail for it. If you live in an area that doesn't test then have at it.
P.S. If you are that worried about emissions you shouldn't be driving an old Audi.
P.S. If you are that worried about emissions you shouldn't be driving an old Audi.
Nobody is mentioning fuzzy climate science or the other "Ridiculous" EPA regulations, I agree with Sloop 100% that this regulatory mandate to clean up exhaust emissions applies to everyone and should be viewed as "cleaning up smog emission"....please adhere to the "Good Advice" reason we are on this forum...not the anything goes and it's alright curve.
Last edited by jcman; 08-11-2015 at 06:01 PM.
#16
AudiWorld Super User
Ahh, the good old days of leaded Sunoco 104….
Here's what I remember about the 70's, being behind cars belching out sick noxious fumes......it's not about Co2....it's about un-burnt hydrocarbons that an overwhelming majority of us seasoned folks that remember DON'T MISS!
Nobody is mentioning fuzzy climate science or the other "Ridiculous" EPA regulations, I agree with Sloop 100% that this regulatory mandate to clean up exhaust emissions applies to everyone and should be viewed as "cleaning up smog emission"....please adhere to the "Good Advice" reason we are on this forum...not the anything goes and it's alright curve.
Nobody is mentioning fuzzy climate science or the other "Ridiculous" EPA regulations, I agree with Sloop 100% that this regulatory mandate to clean up exhaust emissions applies to everyone and should be viewed as "cleaning up smog emission"....please adhere to the "Good Advice" reason we are on this forum...not the anything goes and it's alright curve.
One of the best things about order of magnitude better manufacturing processes is there are fewer oil-burning smokers out there. I always hated my chevy SB motors with leaking valve stem seals around 80K. Every time I changed heads (slant plug, etc) on an engine I automatically went for the teflon/viton mushroom cap-type even if I had to machine the top of the valve guide boss…those old O-ring seals were minimal and hardened quickly.
#17
Let's see in the 70's we were going to have another ice age if we didn't cut our emissions now we have "climate change". No one is able to scientifically prove anything we do as humans causes this. One volcanic eruption can output more pollutants than we would see if everyone in the US cut off our cats. Fortunately we live in america and can do as we choose. Yes there are epa "laws" that tell us not to but people are not going to jail for it. If you live in an area that doesn't test then have at it.
P.S. If you are that worried about emissions you shouldn't be driving an old Audi.
P.S. If you are that worried about emissions you shouldn't be driving an old Audi.
#18
AudiWorld Super User
If everyone removed their cats we still wouldn't have what we had in the 70's. Even our old C5's are better regulated fuel wise than carbureted cars of the 70's. A small group of people removing cats either for performance or to keep an old car on the road will not make a measurable change in emissions for society as a whole.
Also Sloop all modern motorcycles have cats. It's one of the first things people remove when adding performance.
And to wind this up you guys would really hate my Dodge Cummins with all the emissions equipment removed.
Also Sloop all modern motorcycles have cats. It's one of the first things people remove when adding performance.
And to wind this up you guys would really hate my Dodge Cummins with all the emissions equipment removed.
#19
AudiWorld Super User
The problem with guys like Duke and Blink think the world revolves around them and they can do whatever they want and not to have to contribute at all to a solution. Imagine if everyone thought like these clowns and no one ran with a cat or just dumped the oil into the ground when they did an oil change.
Ever here of social responsibility and doing whats right ? not want you want .. as the old saying goes doing the wrong thing is easy, doing the right thing is hard. Guess there are lots of guys just looking for the easy route.
Good for you Sloop , I agree with you 100% , we will help fix and troubleshoot every time , but Duke and Blink need to grow up and when their ***** drop , maybe they will gain some maturity and gain a better understanding of our planet as a whole and the people who live on it.
Ever here of social responsibility and doing whats right ? not want you want .. as the old saying goes doing the wrong thing is easy, doing the right thing is hard. Guess there are lots of guys just looking for the easy route.
Good for you Sloop , I agree with you 100% , we will help fix and troubleshoot every time , but Duke and Blink need to grow up and when their ***** drop , maybe they will gain some maturity and gain a better understanding of our planet as a whole and the people who live on it.
#20
The problem with guys like Duke and Blink think the world revolves around them and they can do whatever they want and not to have to contribute at all to a solution. Imagine if everyone thought like these clowns and no one ran with a cat or just dumped the oil into the ground when they did an oil change.
Ever here of social responsibility and doing whats right ? not want you want .. as the old saying goes doing the wrong thing is easy, doing the right thing is hard. Guess there are lots of guys just looking for the easy route.
Good for you Sloop , I agree with you 100% , we will help fix and troubleshoot every time , but Duke and Blink need to grow up and when their ***** drop , maybe they will gain some maturity and gain a better understanding of our planet as a whole and the people who live on it.
Ever here of social responsibility and doing whats right ? not want you want .. as the old saying goes doing the wrong thing is easy, doing the right thing is hard. Guess there are lots of guys just looking for the easy route.
Good for you Sloop , I agree with you 100% , we will help fix and troubleshoot every time , but Duke and Blink need to grow up and when their ***** drop , maybe they will gain some maturity and gain a better understanding of our planet as a whole and the people who live on it.