On Jun 24, 6:41 pm, Travis Bickell <> wrote:
> The cat on my 380sl was plugged because of a valve stem seal issue.
> So I temporarily replaced it with a straight pipe, just to see what
> the effect would be, at least until I can get the seals done. Voila!
> The car is now far more responsive than it ever was, and I'd venture
> to say that it has 15-20% more power than before. However, removing
> the cat made the car noticeably louder.
>
> I only drive the car occasionally, and it's registered as a classic,
> which doesn't have to pass emissions inspections. So I was thinking
> about replacing the cat with a second muffler to hopefully muffle the
> sound without robbing the car of its newly found power, as I suspect a
> cat probably would.
>
> I was therefore wondering what the pros and cons of doing this would
> be, ideally without getting into a long discussion of the associated
> environmental issues.Thanks very much is advance for any advice anyone
> can give me on this.
Like:
I own an old factory. I recently replaced the adult workers with
children, and I find my costs are much less. I was wondering what the
pros and cons would be, without getting into a long discussion of
ethics, morality, and human slavery.
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