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Postby dnalunchie » Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:43 pm

Can someone tell me and link evidence as to whether it is a legal requirement to have a catalytic converter kept in cars exhaust when you modify it?
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Postby 88.4ageGT » Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:10 pm

i took mine out nd replaced it with a muffler nd it got a warrent easy as?
so i would take it its legal?
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Postby Kiwi-Corolla » Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:20 pm

It's a legal requirement to have one fitted if you do an engine swap to any car made after 1990 or registered after May 2012. Other than that you can run no cat at all if you wish.

http://www.lvvta.org.nz/documents/infos ... vision.pdf
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Postby phoenix » Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:26 pm

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/virm- ... t-v4a3.pdf

Section 11-2-1
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Postby tiny2009 » Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:27 pm

I think it suppose to read may 2010, not 2012.
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Postby dnalunchie » Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:36 pm

so in other words I am sweet as long as the car was first registered before 2010?
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Postby tiny2009 » Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:55 pm

That's how I understand it. I had my cat removed and car was 1st reg after May 2010, I did talk to the shop who replaced it for me and they didn't seem to understand the new law. Have since had trouble free warrants, knowing it might come back to bite me I have kept the factory cat as a bolt in replacement if I ever have an issue.

Freeing up a few ponies in the swift?
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Postby dnalunchie » Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:05 pm

tiny2009 wrote:That's how I understand it. I had my cat removed and car was 1st reg after May 2010, I did talk to the shop who replaced it for me and they didn't seem to understand the new law. Have since had trouble free warrants, knowing it might come back to bite me I have kept the factory cat as a bolt in replacement if I ever have an issue.

Freeing up a few ponies in the swift?


yeah. something like that.

Swift has no cat tho.
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Postby phoenix » Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:57 pm

tiny2009 wrote:I think it suppose to read may 2010, not 2012.


Read the links. WoF requirements differ from LVV requirements, although as Kiwi-Corolla stated that's only for an engine swap.
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Postby Lloyd » Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:32 am

As above, a cat isn't required for a warrant in anything. Its a cert/compliance thing.

And once you have your cert then its not going to be picked up on warrants if you ditch it after anyway
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Postby Emperor » Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:57 am

Yeh just to confirm, I passed wof yesterday in the Euro R with no cat (2001, regst 2008)
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Postby Santa'sBoostinSleigh » Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:50 pm

are CAT's worth anything these days?
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Postby holden_fan2005 » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:24 pm

Santa'sBoostinSleigh wrote:are CAT's worth anything these days?


We have a guy come around to our workshop offering $70 CASH per cat. Pays to hold on to em :wink:

On the other hand, the local scrappy wont pay shit for em, wonder why :lol:
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Postby Al » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:40 pm

Santa'sBoostinSleigh wrote:are CAT's worth anything these days?


Yeah got $50 for mine.
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Postby Santa'sBoostinSleigh » Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:55 pm

ive got at least 3 here, should really figure out the best place to take them!
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Postby tiny2009 » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:20 pm

Hey Andrew

I got one sitting in the shed that I need to get rid of. Let me know if you find a good place to take them.
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Postby Di » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:33 pm

Pick-a-part priced cat converter at $186 each, go figure :?
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Postby Mr Revhead » Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:21 pm

They prob upped the price when it was proposed to change the law making them mandatory. Which they should be.
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Postby wde_bdy » Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:53 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:They prob upped the price when it was proposed to change the law making them mandatory. Which they should be.


Absolutely no point them being mandatory unless you test them to make sure they are working, a blocked cat is worse than no cat.

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Postby Mr Revhead » Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:53 pm

I agree. The laws should have been revamped when they phased out leaded fuel.
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