Re: how do you guys pass inspection? was RE:PVC hose

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

Our cars pass smog tests with flying colors with no cats. I have some test results
somewhere for an '84 Scirocco with no cat... I'll post them if people want, but I
think it was somebody on this list. Cars actually emit fewer ozone depletents
without catalytic converters. Cats heat up really hot, causing chemical reactions
that can only happen during intense heat, like the formation of sulfer dioxide, a
primary ozone depletent. Cats are mostly to reduce particulates, which are a
problem in the city. If your car is burning cleanly and tuned correctly, you
shouldn't be emitting them anyway. I take off my catalytic converter with a clean
conscience.
    -Josiah
    '84 GTI
    '86 Scirocco (for sale)
    '87 QSW
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah

Chris Coracini wrote:

> don't throw away that hose, though.  in states with inspections, this
> will not pass visual inspection.  which brings up something i've been
> wanting to ask you guys...  i've seen many posts about having gutted
> cats, 268 or 276 cams, so on, how do you pass the sniffer test with
> these?  i know you can't, so what i'm saying is, how do you keep your
> car on the road?  do you install the cat, change cams, inspect it, then
> put it all back?
>
> chris
> 86 16V scirocco
>
> >----------
> >From:  EurotekVW@aol.com[SMTP:EurotekVW@aol.com]
> >Sent:  Wednesday, December 16, 1998 10:13 PM
> >To:    Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject:       The PVC hose
> >
> >What I did was to remove the hose from the valve cover to the airbox. In it's
> >place I put a Jamex breather at the valve cover and a plug at the airbox. You
> >know what? The breather doesn't get soaked w/ oil like I thought it might. My
> >guess is that the oil was helped to airbox by the increased vacuum from the
> >intake. The crankcase still breathes freely. It just doesn't have extra help
> >from the airbox. No losses in power were felt. My major delight was that
> >there's no longer oil soaking my filter.
> >
> >Frank
> >
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