[W126 Coupe] Catalytic Converter questions

[eurotech1 at charter.net]

You're right about the fine, it's $10,000 to a shop caught removing cats, however I've never heard of an individual being caught for removing cats, as most owners would claim ignorance, and say that they bought the car like that (unless they bought the car new, that is). The best way to get around cats is to hollow them out, or if you need to stay legal, use the 5.0 Mustang high flow cats, very little if any power lost there! :-)

                       Chris

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> From: "Henry Viveiros" <henryviv at grantspass.net>
> Date: 2005/02/28 Mon AM 11:21:24 EST
> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Subject: RE: RE: [W126 Coupe] Catalytic Converter questions
> 
> My understanding is that the cat converters are a Federal requirement and
> fines of $10,000 can be assessed against a shop or individual removing them.
> If they are removed or if the insides are taken out, does that affect any
> settings? Does the O2 sensor perform any differently. Does anything need to
> be changed or adjusted?
> 
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