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Who needs cats?
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:07 pm
by SuperRallyRoo
My 1992 subaru legacy touring wagon just passed amazingly well without them. In washington.
Cruise limit HC 220 cruise emissions 29 CO 1.2 Emissions was .51
idle limit HC 220 idle emissions 115 CO was .78 out of allowable 1.2
Hopefully i'll see another 2 years of service from her.
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:51 pm
by AWD_addict
Good to know, I might have to do the same a little ways down the road.
She's looking nice!
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:06 pm
by 555BCTurbo
That car is such sex
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:27 am
by supra90turbo
Congrats. I've heard of quite a few people passing with no cats and only an s-afc.
Love your car. nice job
stance looks a bit like mine. what suspension setup are you running?
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:10 pm
by SiCkSTi04
what exhaust are you running ? love the ride
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:24 pm
by impreza_GC8
God those are both sexy wagons guys!
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:33 am
by supra90turbo
/\ thanks!
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:16 am
by DasBoost
Who cares?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:53 am
by Buffman
What do you guys do to get rid of the primary cat since it is permantly connected to both "exhuast" manifolds and also houses the 02 sensor? Or is the Turbo exhaust different?
With the age and miles and source for free s.s tubing, most of all my winter vehicles go catless. Only issue with the subie is the primary cat houses the 02 sensor. Do you guys just lop it off make a ypipe and add an 02 bung in one of the parts of the Y?
IS the engine managment on these cars picky at all? I know with the stock location the 02 is going to get exhaust from all 4 cylinders. Is it going to notice a difference if it's just getting exhaust from 2 cylinders (if I put it in one of the banks of the Y?)
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:12 am
by 93forestpearl
Yeah, turbo cars are totally different with the downpipe and whatnot. These cars don't mind being catless since they are OBD1.
I'm not sure what people have done with the NA manifolds. One could fab up a decent collector with an O2 bung on it.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:19 pm
by asc_up
Hey Matt, where did you go to get your cat removed in WA? World One? PIA?
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:33 am
by trendyincdotbiz
I had a 93 for awhile that the PO had a muffler shop fab a custom exhaust manifold . Then the PO bolted up a universal cat just past the Y pipe and the shop put a O2 bung in it.
No check engine light and it had great low and mid range.
It was a NA with a 5spd .
Id love to do that to my current 91 NA wagon .
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:25 am
by abest10
congrats on no cats! bet you have a nice boxer rumble. did you gut them or get rid of the cats altogether?
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:13 am
by ScottyS
That red 92 is so pretty, wish I had started with that shell.
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:03 am
by 555BCTurbo
asc_up wrote:Hey Matt, where did you go to get your cat removed in WA? World One? PIA?
Was probably at a shop called
"Matt's Driveway With a Sawzall"
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:32 am
by AWD_addict
555BCTurbo wrote:Was probably at a shop called
"Matt's Driveway With a Sawzall"
I've helped out at that shop, but not on this one!
Re: Who needs cats?
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 12:05 am
by WRXish
Now THAT is what I am talking about...love your little red wagon lol
Re: Who needs cats?
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:43 am
by SouperPoo
Not too revive a dead one but mine passed with flying colors catless at Lynnwood emissions
Re: Who needs cats?
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 12:57 pm
by cj91legss
I've been catless since 2008 in washington.