Miata Mailing List: May 1996, Message #64
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   From: Seth Hamilton 
Subject: Re: My Now Empty Cat
   Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 22:43:01 -0400

Michael Garozzo wrote:
> 
> Here in PA I believe you would have problems passing state insp. emission
> control.  I recall reading that the engine is designed to operate
> with the back pressure of the exhaust system and that running without a
> cat will cause some problems.  FWIW.
> 
> Mike
> Del Val Miata Club
> 91 Red B

We only have inspection when you buy the car... after that you can drive it
(in Quebec Canada here) until the bumpers fall off and it uses more oil than
gas. However, the car seems nicer now (except for the buzzing). It idles smoother,
no longer has any Idle hunting problems at all (and it had bad ones) and revs up
smoother... very interesting.. I may still install another cat... but I need something
bigger and freeer flowing than the stock cat if I want to continue enjoying the
benifits.

					Seth.