RE: Emissions test, and mileage run.

["ATS - Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@attbi.com>]

Actually no, its a mopar catylitic converter for a a dodge Ram 1500 designed
to convert emissions for a 5.6L engine. (grin) since my engine is a 1.8L..
cat is breathing just fine thank you very much.

Patrick

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
[mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Allyn
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 5:32 PM
To: Patrick Bureau; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Emissions test, and mileage run.


Patrick,
    Admit it, your cat is bored out, isnt it??? heheh.
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Bureau" <patricdlc@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 9:08 AM
Subject: Emissions test, and mileage run.


> Well yesterday was the test for emissions and grugingly went to the local
> test site and got worried about my patched up exhaust job, but they never
> ran the car while looking at the exhaust (eh I get breaks from time to
time
> I guess)anyway, after the guy looked at the car and said " you think it
will
> pass " with a grin on his face, but I fear not this Texan tech, and
replied
> " sure why not.. it has passed all test before..." and he started the
cycle
> of tests on the machine.
> the results where to say the least impressive for my car. He admitted He
> never had seen a car pass tests this clean.. I winked at him, and said "
> that's because it aint a chevy, but a engineered German car."
> I had a good laugh at that point, and he looked dissapointed it passed.
>
> High speed Emissions test
>            MAX Permitted    Car
> HC (PPM)      220            9
> CO (%)        1.20           0.01
> CO2 (%)       N/A in TX      15.3
> O2 (%)        N/A in TX      0.0
> Dilution (%)   > 6.00        15.31
> RPM         2900 < X >2000   2461
>
> Low Speed Emission Test
>             MAX permitted     Car
> HC (PPM)      220            9
> CO (%)        1.20           0.01
> CO2 (%)       N/A in TX      14.7
> O2 (%)        N/A in TX      0.0
> Dilution (%)   > 6.00        14.71
> RPM         1100 < X >350    991
>
> Stock Engine with Stock Exaust, to the exeption of a "Mopar" Catalitic
> Converter. (and Ron can attest this Mopar catalytic converter pretty much
> acts like a "high-flow" cat.. hehehe.)
>
> As for mileage consumption after 2280 Miles trip always using Super
unleaded
> (varying from 91 to 94 depending on state, with an average speed of 75MPH
> (80 in Texas, but only 65 in OH (man that speed limit sucks btw) I have
> calculated my MPG to be 30.61 HWY driving.
>
> On the old subject of the "Half tank" mark, I wanted to indicate to who
had
> originally asked the question that I also get about 200 Miles on the Half
> mark of my 8v 85 tank, But after that Half mark tank I only get about 60
> more miles out of the tank.
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