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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 12:19 PM
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Did 1988 convertables come with pre-cats from the factory?
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I'm 99% sure they did.
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Yes, I believe every L98 car after '85 did.
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Mine only has the main cat. What will this do to emissions levels?
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Assuming nothing else is wrong and the rear cat is good, it should pass without them. The pre cats are just there for cold starts.
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All from 86-91 have them stock.

If you dont then someone replaced it, but the precats dont affect emissions that much (once the engine is hot) if the main cat is good. Once the engine is hot then you'll pass a sniffer.
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I have a 1988 convertible with 4+3, and it came factory with precats. The original front y looked to be 2.25 inches in diameter, and I just upgraded to a new 2.5 inch y with precats and magnaflow converter. It definately feels more powerful.
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