Catalitic converters

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:44 pm

Relaxation of requirement:
This requirement has been relaxed to some extent, and now [within the latest version of LVV Standard
90‐10(01)] requires for catalytic converters to be fitted to only those production vehicles that undergo an
engine swap, if the vehicle was manufactured after 1990, and the vehicle was first registered in New
Zealand after 1 May 2012

Good news for me as i now dont need a Cat as i need to get a cert soon and it saves me $$$ and time! Yahoo!

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 2:12 pm

Nevermind I need to get me a 89

Born_disturbed · Post by **Born_disturbed** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 2:13 pm

Okay so i need to find a 1989 shell and swap my gears into it...

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:00 pm

ironically I'm trying to put one back into my car :p sounds better acoustically imo

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:07 pm

Use a resonator instead?

Donovan · Post by **Donovan** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:14 pm

so that is 89 and 90 MX5's that don't need the Cat for the cert. Mine is a NZ new 90 and the motor is an 04. Am fixing up a couple of things for the cert process, and a Cat isn't one of them.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:27 pm

Nah I ended up buying a high flow cat, just need to adjust the flanges to get them a bit closer and install it

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:47 pm

Donovan wrote:so that is 89 and 90 MX5's that don't need the Cat for the cert. Mine is a NZ new 90 and the motor is an 04. Am fixing up a couple of things for the cert process, and a Cat isn't one of them.

I would say that you definately wont have to worry about Cats' [unless you run over one]!

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 5:20 pm

I hope people arent serious about buying an 89 shell and swapping parts in just to avoid getting cat for cert... Just spend the $$$ and get hi flow cat... Cheaper than a registered 89 shell!!!

Born_disturbed · Post by **Born_disturbed** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 5:21 pm

I was kidding

warrior · Post by **warrior** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 5:21 pm

Just a word of warning, when I did my full exhaust I did not put a cat in. The only problem is it makes the car "smelly" for want of a better word. I dont mind but the wife always comments on it when the top is down.....maybe I just need to turn the stereo up so I cant hear her?

last_resort14 · Post by **last_resort14** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 5:23 pm

WideOpenThrottle wrote:, and the vehicle was first registered in New
Zealand after 1 May 2012

So pretty much every mx already in nz is sweet.

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 6:31 pm

warrior wrote:....maybe I just need to turn the stereo up so I cant hear her?

Just drive faster, the wind noise will eventually block her out

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:27 pm

http://www.lvvta.org.nz/documents/infos ... vision.pdf

See pages 3 & 4 for clarification.

10 May 2010 is the real threshold that will affect most cars by the looks of it.

Born_disturbed · Post by **Born_disturbed** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:52 pm

WideOpenThrottle wrote:http://www.lvvta.org.nz/documents/infos ... vision.pdf

See pages 3 & 4 for clarification.

10 May 2010 is the real threshold that will affect most cars by the looks of it.

So basically... No matter what car you have if you give it side exhausts you don't need a cat

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:40 pm

Woot! Go the 1989's!

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