Actually if your car is 2000 and newer you no longer have to pass a sniff test they just plug into your computer and make sure everything is running ok. You just have to find someone to look past the visual test ; ). Plus like you said no testing for 5 years that's why I got my catless headers on so I can enjoy them without having to worry about finding someone to "help me out" with smog visual.
It is not just California, removing the cats is a Federal Violation.:doh:
You know, I was worried about the smell as well, too as I have ran other catless set ups on other cars and it smelled like rotten eggs when I sat at a stop light. This one doesn't, even with the windows down. Pretty dope.
Exactly except my cars used to smell like raw fuel and would smell up the interior of my car and my cloths and skin haha.
That's interesting...didn't know that. Haven't had to worry about it in a while. I was catless on my WRX, but I bought it new and had it 3.5 years. If only I could find a smog hookup. On E85 it would pass the sniff anyways with no cats!
Haha, you and me both. I guess the first point is that every state has different emission laws?
Is everyone saying, for example, I currently have SW's cat back system.....If I install their LTHs with the high flow cats it's guaranteed that i'm going to fail inspection? I live in NJ by the way, in case anyone knows offhand
Just not looking to have to remove the damn things 5 yrs down the road JUST to pass inspection.
Is the trick to have a custom tune that will fool these tests? Is the trick to go to one of the non-state inspection places and toss the guy doing the inspection a hundred to "overlook" this part of the test? Would that even be possible for a tech to do that? lol I'm just throwing things out here....
