CA. smog question and Tuner in Sacramento
06-18-2006, 10:09 PM
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CA. smog question and Tuner in Sacramento
So it is time to do the first mod on my mustang, and I am looking at doing a full exhaust. I already assume that I cannot run an o/r x pipe, since I live in Sacramento, CA, and we have sniffers. Will an aftermarket x pipe with cats still allow me to pass the sniff test? Anybody have any experience with this? Lastly, does anybody know of a good tuner in the Sacramento area??
Thanks!
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06-18-2006, 10:27 PM
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RE: CA. smog question and Tuner in Sacramento
hey im from sacramento too. i dont know about a tuner. but im pretty sure you should still pass the sniffer. I plan on running a non-catted o/r H pipe and just swapping the stock pipe in every two years.(the only reason i did this was because the non catted ones are soo much cheaper. where in sac are you? and what year you got?
06-18-2006, 10:39 PM
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RE: CA. smog question and Tuner in Sacramento
Sac here too. I've heard good things about Sac Mustang down off of Auburn Rd. Haven't been there yet. And you gotta watch out running non-catted pipes, lately they've been hitting everyobdy hard on that, doing spot inspections out on the street.
06-18-2006, 11:10 PM
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RE: CA. smog question and Tuner in Sacramento
ORIGINAL: el cabong
Sac here too. I've heard good things about Sac Mustang down off of Auburn Rd. Haven't been there yet. And you gotta watch out running non-catted pipes, lately they've been hitting everyobdy hard on that, doing spot inspections out on the street.
Sac here too. I've heard good things about Sac Mustang down off of Auburn Rd. Haven't been there yet. And you gotta watch out running non-catted pipes, lately they've been hitting everyobdy hard on that, doing spot inspections out on the street.
el cabong. you have heard of people getting inspected on the streets?? what kind of fines are we lookin at??
06-19-2006, 10:57 AM
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RE: CA. smog question and Tuner in Sacramento
ORIGINAL: weasel1088
hey im from sacramento too. i dont know about a tuner. but im pretty sure you should still pass the sniffer. I plan on running a non-catted o/r H pipe and just swapping the stock pipe in every two years.(the only reason i did this was because the non catted ones are soo much cheaper. where in sac are you? and what year you got?
hey im from sacramento too. i dont know about a tuner. but im pretty sure you should still pass the sniffer. I plan on running a non-catted o/r H pipe and just swapping the stock pipe in every two years.(the only reason i did this was because the non catted ones are soo much cheaper. where in sac are you? and what year you got?
06-19-2006, 11:19 AM
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RE: CA. smog question and Tuner in Sacramento
You poor bastards You live near/In Sacramento.I lived In Davis Cali. For 6 Months and the cops kept harasing me. I even got pulled over in my driveway.Calis nice But I would never live there again
06-19-2006, 01:40 PM
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RE: CA. smog question and Tuner in Sacramento
alrighty guys, heres the deal. I live in So Cal, and i spent time asking all the exhaust shops the laws. Here it is- Long tubes are straight up illegal. No cats are obviouisly illegal, and the aftermarket catted pipes are still considered illegal... Heres why. Cali law says that you are allowed to have an aftermarket midpipe with catalytic converters, but they must be in the locations of the stock ones. One problem.... none of the aftermarket pipes come with converters in the stock locations, hence the need for 02 extensions. The only way to have a legal aftermarket midpipe is to buy an O/R X or H pipe, then have cats welded into it in the stock locations. Hope that helps you.
06-19-2006, 08:33 PM
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RE: CA. smog question and Tuner in Sacramento
ORIGINAL: weasel1088
Sac mustang has a dyno?? didnt know that
el cabong. you have heard of people getting inspected on the streets?? what kind of fines are we lookin at??
ORIGINAL: el cabong
Sac here too. I've heard good things about Sac Mustang down off of Auburn Rd. Haven't been there yet. And you gotta watch out running non-catted pipes, lately they've been hitting everyobdy hard on that, doing spot inspections out on the street.
Sac here too. I've heard good things about Sac Mustang down off of Auburn Rd. Haven't been there yet. And you gotta watch out running non-catted pipes, lately they've been hitting everyobdy hard on that, doing spot inspections out on the street.
el cabong. you have heard of people getting inspected on the streets?? what kind of fines are we lookin at??
06-19-2006, 08:47 PM
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RE: CA. smog question and Tuner in Sacramento
ORIGINAL: Black_sunshine
You poor bastards You live near/In Sacramento.I lived In Davis Cali. For 6 Months and the cops kept harasing me. I even got pulled over in my driveway.Calis nice But I would never live there again
You poor bastards You live near/In Sacramento.I lived In Davis Cali. For 6 Months and the cops kept harasing me. I even got pulled over in my driveway.Calis nice But I would never live there again
Myabe ill look into welding in some high flow cats, i have a welder so it should be pretty easy
anyone know the best place or best brand of high flow cats??
06-20-2006, 01:28 AM
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RE: CA. smog question and Tuner in Sacramento
ORIGINAL: dsg04gt
alrighty guys, heres the deal. I live in So Cal, and i spent time asking all the exhaust shops the laws. Here it is- Long tubes are straight up illegal. No cats are obviouisly illegal, and the aftermarket catted pipes are still considered illegal... Heres why. Cali law says that you are allowed to have an aftermarket midpipe with catalytic converters, but they must be in the locations of the stock ones. One problem.... none of the aftermarket pipes come with converters in the stock locations, hence the need for 02 extensions. The only way to have a legal aftermarket midpipe is to buy an O/R X or H pipe, then have cats welded into it in the stock locations. Hope that helps you.
alrighty guys, heres the deal. I live in So Cal, and i spent time asking all the exhaust shops the laws. Here it is- Long tubes are straight up illegal. No cats are obviouisly illegal, and the aftermarket catted pipes are still considered illegal... Heres why. Cali law says that you are allowed to have an aftermarket midpipe with catalytic converters, but they must be in the locations of the stock ones. One problem.... none of the aftermarket pipes come with converters in the stock locations, hence the need for 02 extensions. The only way to have a legal aftermarket midpipe is to buy an O/R X or H pipe, then have cats welded into it in the stock locations. Hope that helps you.
Secondly, if the cats are there, and work, they should pass the sniffer test, but not the visual? Could this depend on if the tester is a jerk, or only cares about what the sniffer says?
Lastly, where on the exhaust system are the pre-cats? Does the catted x pipe get rid of the pre-cats, or are they still in place?
