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[crappieman]

becauase of the age they are not needed here either , but they do have a hole in one i just wanted to make sure there were no negative effects to not having them thanks .

 

[crappieman]

i'm not sure why my previous thread was closed but here in new york after 20 years it is legal i just wanted to no if ther were any negative effects from not having them since it would be close to $900 here to replace the factory specified exaust running 2 cats ?

 

[Beanmachine7000]

i'm not sure why my previous thread was closed but here in new york after 20 years it is legal i just wanted to no if ther were any negative effects from not having them since it would be close to $900 here to replace the factory specified exaust running 2 cats ?

It is illegal anywhere in the United States to remove ANY emissions equipment if your vehicle was originally equipped with it from the factory...

 

[holyford86]

Cats definitely need to be present for your vehicle to pass a NY state inspection if it came from the factory that way. I drive an 86 and they check to see if they are there when I get it inspected. All they look for is the presence of the cat, whether it functions or not is a completely different story. If the cat is unmelted and functional it is 100% pointless to remove it, there is very little gain you will see on an unmodified vehicle anyway.

 

[crappieman]

holyford86 , correct me please if i am wrong but there is a cut off point as far as vehicle age where they are not mandatory , i will recheck i could have been mistaken and again i am not looking for performance , just to see if it will hurt performance wise not to have them and hopefully not have to shell out that kind of scratch if i don't have to .

 

[Beanmachine7000]

holyford86 , correct me please if i am wrong but there is a cut off point as far as vehicle age where they are not mandatory , i will recheck i could have been mistaken and again i am not looking for performance , just to see if it will hurt performance wise not to have them and hopefully not have to shell out that kind of scratch if i don't have to .

There is no cut off date... If your vehicle has certain emissions equipment, it CANNOT be removed legally... Some states just don't check it after a certain age...

 

[logicgear]

either way if it is legally or not it isn't a good idea to run the 2.9L with out cats. i did it for a while with a "test" pipe and it ran horrible with out it. no bottem end to speak of. the engine likes back pressure. i run high flow magnaflow factory replacement and it works great. just my two pennies.

 

[mjonesjr]

If one thread gets closed by a mod, DO NOT start another thread on the same subject.

It is illegal in the U.S. to remove ANY emission equipment from a vehicle. Just DO NOT do it. TRS does NOT promote illegal activities.