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Old Jan 31, 2004 | 01:32 PM
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It really makes me angry when people remove their catalytic converters in the name of a few Horsepower. test/midpipes are fine for racing because those cars only see a few miles every year, but for the street and with technology being what it is, there really is no reason to live with a gross polluter for a daily driver. it happens all the time(RX-8, Mustang cobra, etc. etc.)...do people not understand that exhaust gas emissions from cars, while not a big part of total global pollution, do make a difference? It just seems to me that Catalytic converters ought to be something that people don't mess with...it only gains a few horsepower to remove it, and the harms outweigh the benefits (IMHO)



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Old Jan 31, 2004 | 01:53 PM
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living this this world......cats are the last thing you worry about. The cali fires do a lot more damage to the atmosphere than all those straight pipes.
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Old Jan 31, 2004 | 02:32 PM
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The gain from running no cats is actually pretty big on turbo cars.
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