Far left coast here ( Humboldt County). I live in a "no smog" area but I am alittle worried about causing a brush fire on an extremely dry day. Does anyone know the risks associated with deleting cats? (front or both)I am in Northern California.
deleting catalytic converters and brush fires
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Westxsrt10
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Cats cause fires because of the high temps it takes to make them work.
Annu Kumar
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I never heard of that:dontknow:
lack of cats do greatly reduce risk of catchin the country side on fire.
they burn at a few hundred degrees even after you shut the engine off.
have heard several stories about fires started by cats when cars are parked in fields
they burn at a few hundred degrees even after you shut the engine off.
have heard several stories about fires started by cats when cars are parked in fields
jrangel
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Westxsrt10 said:
The best reason yet I have heard to delete the cats.
jrangel said:
yeah....yeah....
thats why i took mine off. less fire risk:rock: :rock: :burnout: :burnout:
thats the ticket:marchmellow: :marchmellow: :congrats: :congrats:
always liked the one about the lady & her Cadillac. burned it to the ground, lol. hate Cadillacs.
course that was in the early years of cats.
might make a nice little poll:
how many folks here remember the dimmer switch on the floor????
man, there are youngsters here that might know that. that can make one feel old
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Yeah we often are called to the Interstate because of a State Trooper's exhaust sets the shoulder on fire while on a traffic stop. It is almost always right under the cats.
HOT RAM
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EMT/SRT said:
I saw an episode of COPS where an officer was chasing a truck that had been stolen and when his patrol car got stuck ,the cats set the brush under his car on fire and totally destroyed it before fire dept. got there
Spare shells and stuff were going off like firecrackers.
Delete those cats !!!!!!! Least expensive mod you can do (you don't need catless mid pipes,just take them out / a LOT of shops won't do this) and good for 15-20 HP.
andrew heywood
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Bye cats
Soon as I can, delete cats:rock:
Soon as I can, delete cats:rock:
ZCx said:might make a nice little poll:
how many folks here remember the dimmer switch on the floor????
man, there are youngsters here that might know that. that can make one feel old
Yup,
How about wipers that operated off of fuel pump vacuum (Ramblers) and manual windshield washer foot-pumps?
HOT RAM
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ZCx said:might make a nice little poll:
how many folks here remember the dimmer switch on the floor????
man, there are youngsters here that might know that. that can make one feel old
I remember them.Liked it there a LOT better,too !!!!!!!!!!
I think my 86 Ram 4x4 was the last vehicle I owned that had it there.
trubuilt
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get rid of the cats it sounds better but the neighbors might not like it
ZCx said:
exactly right,so who here plans on taking their 10 out into a field? Mine don't leave pavement ever!
jrangel
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ZCx said:yeah....yeah....
thats why i took mine off. less fire risk:rock: :rock: :burnout: :burnout:
thats the ticket:marchmellow: :marchmellow: :congrats: :congrats:
always liked the one about the lady & her Cadillac. burned it to the ground, lol. hate Cadillacs.
course that was in the early years of cats.
might make a nice little poll:
how many folks here remember the dimmer switch on the floor????
man, there are youngsters here that might know that. that can make one feel old
Two of my cars have high beam low beam switches on the floor.
Cold motor start...Push the pedal to the floor and release to pump gas into the intake and set the choke..
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FATJACK
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OMG...what about manual windows and trunk lids you actually had to open with keys.
I may only be 24 but I did drive a 72 Olds Cutlass Convertible for 3 years to high school. I LOVED it. Dimmer switch on the floor, key for the trunk lock, and if the conv. top switch messed up (which did often) you could man handle it up and down. Man I miss that car!
ok feeling a bit sheepish...
I remember now, from my days living in the Detroit suburbs, every fall they would warn us about parking over the piles of leaves raked into the street because the cats caused fires.
I also heard deleting cats caused fire to shoot out the tail pipe at times, apparently thats not the issue then...(tailpipe flames causing brush fires.)
Pricewise, what would I be looking at to install a full exhaust from Mopar long tubes or belangers to straight pipes to a magnaflow or Borla setup ?
I remember now, from my days living in the Detroit suburbs, every fall they would warn us about parking over the piles of leaves raked into the street because the cats caused fires.
I also heard deleting cats caused fire to shoot out the tail pipe at times, apparently thats not the issue then...(tailpipe flames causing brush fires.)
Pricewise, what would I be looking at to install a full exhaust from Mopar long tubes or belangers to straight pipes to a magnaflow or Borla setup ?
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