[DML] Misleading advice...
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I was thinking the same thing.  I have worked on a number of early 1980's cars, with carburetors AND catalytic converters.  Those cars also had a massive web of vacuum lines, and wires (O2 sensors that would adjust the carburetor), and most that I can think of also had air pumps to keep the Catalytic converters working properly.

Once again, when you own a car you are free to do with it as you wish (even if the law says otherwise)-  but is it irresponsible to be advising others that these modifications are somehow an "upgrade". 


--- On Sat, 2/25/12, Harold <hmcelraft@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Harold <hmcelraft@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [DML] Re: Advantages of Spec .01 Exhaust
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 6:03 PM
> "Don't let your personal biases
> obscure facts."
> 
> You're kidding around! – Right?
>  
> 80's engines with carburetors had all sorts of timing
> anomalies and usually an exhaust gas recirculation valve not
> to mention a complex fuel metering system in the carbs. You
> cannot possibly expect an engine developed with fuel
> injection to meet California emission standards to even come
> close to those standards again when you toss all the fuel
> components away and do a Rube Goldberg carburetor install. 
> 
> It is interesting, a novelty for discussion and may even
> work well enough to drive around. But don't try to claim it
> is even close to meeting the design and emission
> requirements at the original date or now. I doubt if it is
> even possible if money were no object.
> 
> All you have done with your carburetor and exhaust is to
> step backward technologically and dirty the air.
> Congratulations!
> 
> Harold McElraft - 3354
> 
> 


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