Not buying new catalytic converters

You would get a no-start condition way before causing any internal damage. Kinda like the old potato in the tail pipe gag.

 

thanks for the link.......screwing around in there I found out that Doug Thorley is owned by SUMMIT

 

Is that good or bad?

 

beats me

 

Check what the California emissions warranty on the truck is. Its generally much longer than the regular vehicle warranty but an 06 is likely too old, couldn't hurt to check tho.

 

8 years for catalytic converters.

 

Thanks guys

 

I got the same problem. But I bolts out cats, soak in soap & water over night. Came out lots of white powder(clog ash). So the cat was insuf. from clogging. I also change out o2. 22K so far no problem

 

Depends on where you go. I passed cali emissions with no cats and a bunch of missing evap stuff once, but I went to the shady mechanics where nobody spoke english. It cost me $100, but I don't know if that was because I was a white dude or what.

 

I'd move out of California and run what I wanted. Too many stupid regs out there.

 

I doubt emissions techs know how every single oem catalytic converter looks like some there are so many different make/model cars out there.

I would just get a cheap generic high flow cat.

 

When does the truck go for inspection? All the techs need to see is a shiny new cat on a 8year old truck and the red flags start flying. Can't find anything in the junkyard?

 

yep I would.. Calf is getting a bad place to live with soo many extreme liberal ass*ole who putting too many regs.. they gives me the hemroids when I hears about what Calf is up to.

 

Hard to tell if a shiny new Cat will result in increased scrutiny during a smog inspection. They do check to verify that a Cat is installed, but I have never seen them give it more than a passing check. Though running a non-CARB approved Cat is always a risk. I once failed a smog test when the tech could not connect the equipment to the gas tank to verify that the tank did not have a vacuum leak, which sent me to a State Referee station. They give the car a much more detailed inspection, and they normally have lifts if needed. Oh, and the idiot tech should have read the state testing guidelines before failing my car, turns out my older BMW was exempt from the gas tank test as the equipment could not be connected to the gas tank filler.

Generally the smog test stations want to get you in and out as fast as possible and will do the minimum required to meet the state testing guidelines. So if they see a Cat, they just move on to the next item on the visual inspection.

 

CA is very different, that will not work you must have CARB engraved components AND those components must be registered or listed on the CARB website. As of today there are zero aftermarket cats listed for a 2nd gen Tacoma and that includes any universal cats...none are approved. OE " manifolds " for $1,000 each are the only option in CA. When the tech does the inspection they do a thorough visual inspection of all emission components and reference the CARB site.

Magnaflow has a very nice header/cat and even y pipe for the 4 cylinder that is CARB certified but there is nothing for the 6 cyl. I called Magnaflow and they stated that they were not pursuing having the 6 cyl version CARB certified :/

 

Magnaflow I believe has the header/cat for 1st gen Tacoma only not for 2nd gen

 

A yea your right my bad. That may be the direction I will be going. Thanks for info.

 

No beauty is worth the slavery of living in commifornia