Breathing Easier

[CJAKE7]

Ok, guys I need some input here. Last night I finished removal of the Pulse Air System on my '85(antique plates so no inspection). I installed a Weber carb so I don't need it. My question is should I remove the cat so it can breath out easier? Or will that not gain me a whole lot? Let me know your thoughts. It is amazing what a 285 can do breathing clean air through a Weber and getting rid of that old Carter. I would like to continue to improve if possible!

 

[Hedgehog]

I have a small part of me that is an environmentalist. That small psrt keeps telling me, "If it doesn't hurt leave it alone." A properly working cat., especially a small aftermarket cat. breaths fairly easily all the while removing or burning polutants with little to no complaining. If it were me I'd leave it alone.

.............. then theres the other side of my head that says, "A cat. gets very hot, creating a fire hazard when sticks and grass gets stuck under your Jeep."

I'd still run a cat. though.

 

[Old Dog]

If your cat looks like it's old a new one might be a good idea, they do get plugged up over the years.
But as Hedge pointed out they do get hot if you wheel where that could be a problem.

 

[Torxhead]

If your cat looks like it's old a new one might be a good idea, they do get plugged up over the years.
But as Hedge pointed out they do get hot if you wheel where that could be a problem.

Good point about the hot cat, Dog. Recently out in the backcountry of the Death Valley National Park a hot cat caused a major fire taking out 36 acres along with the vehicle.

 

[CJAKE7]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I think I will leave it alone. One less thing to take time and money from other needed areas of improvement. In Pa, we don't get a lot of tall dry grass to make it an issue. If I ever take a road trip to Az I may have to change my thinking.

 

[Hedgehog]

It's not really that the grass is tall. We drive a lot of 2 tracks here. 2 tracks being essentially unimproved farm roads made by simply driving over the same ground. The tire tracks get warn down and leave a hump in the middle where grass, cactus and other small brush grows. The bottom of the vehicle ends up trimming that vegitation down. Then there are the tumble weeds, yep tumble weeds. When desert ground is disturbed the first thing to take root is the tumble weed. Eventually it dies and the wind will sometimes make great piles of the stuff along fence lines. Well, most of the two tracks we drive on are along fence lines and there's nothing you can do other than bull your way through the piles. This can be a real fire hazard.

 

[CJAKE7]

Sounds like interesting terrain. Completely different than the mud and rocks of Pa. Too bad we can't swap wheeling areas to increase or offroad experiences. I would love to take my Jeep somewhere other than the Appalachians. Maybe someday it will be worthy of a road trip west. I did a 4 week trip 2 yrs ago. Its one thing to do it in a minivan vs. an almost 30 yr old CJ7 . I think I would have a hard time convincing my wife and kids!

 

[Hedgehog]

I grew up in the Adirondacks with rock, mud and the ever present clay. I truly miss tha country.