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    Default catalytic converter advice

    if i remove the catalytic converter will the DOT give me a ticket during inspection? thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joezgrrl View Post
    if i remove the catalytic converter will the DOT give me a ticket during inspection? thanks.

    ...3 questions;

    1. truck or 4 wheeler?

    2. where are you?

    3. why would you want to remove a cc?
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    Not quiet get it. Could you be more specific, what you are talking about?
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    Quote Originally Posted by joezgrrl View Post
    if i remove the catalytic converter will the DOT give me a ticket during inspection? thanks.
    Tampering with an emissions device can get you a $10,000 fine

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    Maybe she means a DPF (diesel particulate filter).

    Illegal to remove.
    If you can't shift it smoothly, you shouldn't be driving it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joezgrrl View Post
    if i remove the catalytic converter will the DOT give me a ticket during inspection? thanks.
    i removed my CAT muffler with the catalytic converter inside and put on a performance muffler. did emissions this year and they actually went down! fuel mileage improved by a tad, but i love the sound of my exhaust now. if it's summer i always drive with the right window down in a city

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    Quote Originally Posted by tracer View Post
    i removed my CAT muffler with the catalytic converter inside and put on a performance muffler. did emissions this year and they actually went down! fuel mileage improved by a tad, but i love the sound of my exhaust now. if it's summer i always drive with the right window down in a city

    IF tailpipe emissions were reduced, it had NOTHING to do with removing the catalytic converter.
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    You'll always drive with the right window down;" in the city", In other words you like aggravating the heck out of everyone. Just my pic on the statement.

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    Default Pass. window down

    It's funny how people look at things.... I took it to mean he liked the way it sounded as he was going thru the gears and since most single exhausts are on the right side that would explain the passenger side window. Now I'm curious.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moe View Post
    It's funny how people look at things.... I took it to mean he liked the way it sounded as he was going thru the gears and since most single exhausts are on the right side that would explain the passenger side window. Now I'm curious.
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    Ontario only measures opacity of the exhaust, so whatever else your "catalytic" was doing, the negative effects on the air aren't being measured
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    Default Cat conv

    Caterpillar had catalytic converts inside the muffer. These will plugg quickly during extreme temp changes. They will eventually make you loose power, limit mpd and eventually you wont be able to start unit. Replacing the muffler w.o a catalytic conv is not noticible.

    Now In the next teir engines 3 & 4 you have the dpf. You will not be able to remove these as your computer measures the flow across it as well as the temp differentials. People have tries hollowing out the filters so the soot doesnt clog, but the computer pressures and temps have to be withing very tight specs and it can detect these alterations as hollowed out dpf will cause too quick of an air flow.

    So you can remove it, they wont be able to tell, but once the computer detects a problem it will derate and not let you go over 10 mph. Also, at that point you will not be able to manually regen system and it will take a licensed dealer computer to reset it.

    I had 2 road calls it 2 days that I travelled 200 mi each way to regen the systems and get them to the shop and put a legit dpf.

    People have also tried to switch the sensors from the front to the back, but once again the computer detected problem and derated.

    Funny how Mitsubishi has a third teir eng. without electronic devices.

    the last teir engine (4) , the one that takes cat out of the truck engine business will be thr first with electronics to meet the standards caused from the global warming lie

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    Quote Originally Posted by bobwadas View Post
    Funny how Mitsubishi has a third teir eng. without electronic devices.
    I have an APU with a three cylinder Mitsubishi engine that is tier three with no extra emission BS. Its rated service life is 25k hours and runs like a charm. I love it.
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    Default cat vs mitsubishi

    Quote Originally Posted by Musicman View Post
    I have an APU with a three cylinder Mitsubishi engine that is tier three with no extra emission BS. Its rated service life is 25k hours and runs like a charm. I love it.


    Mitsubishi built an entire plant to manufacure CAT engines (Industrial( under the agreement Mit does not sell assemble whole generators in USA.

    You can actually watch them put CAT stickers on Mit engines.

    I visited the plant in Japan when I was on a job interview... Mit is well ahead of the majors when it comes to tiers !

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