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Old 03-08-2006, 08:10 PM
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does anyone know if upgrading exhaust/midpipe(cats) on a 2004 GT vert would affect the car if it were california emmisions?.......someone told me that a california emmisions car is hard to change.
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you need to make sure that the midpipe has a CARB # or it will not be legal. technically, it is illegal to remove a working catalytic converter. I don't think there are any x-pipes with CARB #'s, only H pipes. catback is fine, though.
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Old 03-08-2006, 08:30 PM
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redass, do you know of any CARB legal H-Pipes, as in which brands?
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Old 03-08-2006, 09:05 PM
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i dont care if its legal or illegal...i just want to know if it will trip a code or malfunction
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you'll be fine.

I don't know of which midpipes are CARB legal. you can try here http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermk...ftermktqry.php
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Old 03-08-2006, 09:22 PM
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actually, I guess I was wrong aboot the x-pipe's legality. the magnaflow one is EX$PEN$IVE!! but 50 state legal. [&:]

http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/s...merican&id=289
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