RE: o2 sensor / computer question (96+ only)

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Mon Oct 02 2000 - 21:03:51 EDT


Uhhhh Jon, that would be "Oxides of Nitrogen" (NOx) not Nitrous Oxide (NO2).
That part I do remember form the BAR-90 certification years ago. If it were
Nitrous, I'd be running behind every car with my bottle. ;)

- Bernd

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Jon
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 8:02 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: o2 sensor / computer question (96+ only)

On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Tim Berry wrote:
[...]
> I know its bad for the enviroment, but so is a broke motor (plugged cats
> cause motors to die quickly, and run real unefficent) My dad just said,
> well... get the chip, that way we wont have to worry with them any more..
> (chip = $80, cat = $150 for the cheapest high flow)

  Heh; not even the "experts" know what's bad for the environment. :-P
Cats clean up some by-products, but release nitrous oxide as a side
effect. (bad for environment) The govt's wonderful "clean gas" is
now contaminating ground water nationwide. Plus, I'm sure everyone has
heard the whole "volcano eruption" comparison before. IMHO, one less
cat isn't going to hurt ma nature one bit... Oops, I fear this has
wandered into the off topic realm, lets see if I can steer it back. :-)

  Check your local laws as far as inspections go. You may want
to fab up an "offroad pipe" which will allow you to swap your
cat in and out for inspections. (Also allows you to test for
performance differences.) Or, perhaps you could weld some sheet
metal to the pipe to create something that looks like a cat. ;-)
You live in VA, don't you? I'd be really interested to see the
results of the sniffer without the cat. (Or with vs. without.)
I've thought about heading over the border to Ontario one of
these days and seeing if I can get a shop to administer a
sniffer test on my Dak. :-)

                                              -Jon-

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