Thanks all, (tugging off my Newcastle as I type).

First, because my grin seems to split my ears in half... the car is out and what I "thought" was mean... was bound. With the power plant firmly back in it's snugged down form via the motherland... the fawker really likes to give the muscles on the frontal side of my neck a real workout. What a blast. Motor mounts really do make a difference. Immagine that? More on that later.

From the talk on the stree, this wonderful site and others... the factory cats I"ve found in my research can not be beat. That's a given. Like you above had already illuminated, they are spec. Built with the motor in mind. You wouldn't put little Suzy Smith in Mrs. Burns 4th grade all star string quartet in the first chair of the Phil' Harmonic would 'ja? I understand the enthusiast would feel the same gut wrench...

However...

Would a guy be stupid... if...say such an aftermarket device would blow the NOX, O2 and &^%@#$*&!... and satisfy the sniffer in order to appease the sucking demon gods of CARB (Cal Air Resources Board), pass the test... and say such a man would return to the propriatory to say... STRAIGHT PIPE the cheesy $100 system... for some malted beverages allowing optimal performance for the forgoing two years?

"hake pa...." :strokinglongbeard:


You guys rock. I'm having fun here.