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rebel:
--- Quote ---Fianally, what if the car was imported with a modification, ie no cat. and got approved?
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<--- an Engineer's certificate would suffice but that'd be a hard one ot get according to the "ADR of the day rule".
Adam:
Well the "ADR of the day" didnt call for cats on cars.
But heres a question: when were cats madatory? My Niki doesnt have one and they were imported from 89 to 92 or so.
Adam
77CVT:
On Australian cars - 1986 from memory.
Vette Obsessed:
--- Quote ---Originally posted by 77CVT
On Australian cars - 1986 from memory.
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Sounds right to me. Thats when we got unleaded fuel.
Maybe the Niki was exempt because of it's weight, capacity, or type classification. Are they a four stroke motor are they (I know stupid question)? Commercial vehicles are subject to different ADR's but I'm surprised that some seem to have come standard without cats.
Adam:
yea, maybe its just a measure of how much pollutants an engine puts out b4 a cat is needed.
The Niki is a 650kg 650cc monster with 4 glorious strokes. A true Italian 2 door, rear engined, rear wheel drive, red car, with a name that begins with F. Special research went into balancing this car, the engine actually sits BEHIND the rear wheels thus preventing wheelspin. I have the "big block" of the Nikis- as they also came in 600cc.
Anyway... What about LPG... is a cat useless if u have LPG? If not then im pretty sure an catless LPG car is cleaner than a petrol with cat car.
Wow, I'm impressed, all this cat talk and still no puss-y jokes.
Adam
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