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From digest.v7.n740 Wed Dec 10 00:47:47 1997
From: "Steve D'Gerolamo" <steved3_at_idt.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 1997 22:12:02 -0500
Subject: Catalytic Converters
Steve B writes............
"If you need a catalytic converter, you can buy one that in
>fact is BETTER than stock for about $300, made by a place called DEC (in
>California, not the computer company around the corner)."
DEC makes, in my opinion, the best of the aftermarket cats. However, put
aside the cost issue and I'll take a factory BMW unit over any aftermarket
catalyst anytime (and I'm a DEC distributor). DEC claims their catalytic
converters to be freer flowing than BMW's but the BMW units are more solid
and can probably take more abuse at driver's schools (full throttle for
20-30 minutes at a time). There are high performance cats available in
Europe for spirited Autobahn driving but they are not certified for US sale
and cost would be $2000-3000. DEC is the logical economic choice for most
BMW's (freer flowing and quieter than any other aftermarket unit I know of)
with pricing in the $300-500 range depending upon model. SD
Steve D'Gerolamo - The Ultimate Garage
201-262-0412 / steved3_at_idt.net / http://www.ultimategarage.com
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