xpipe and emissions!
11-20-2004, 11:17 AM
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xpipe and emissions!
I just bought a Catted X pipe for my fiance' 97 GT, and when I bought it I thought it would be emissions legal. Well when I got it there was some type of paper in it saying that it was an off-road xpipe. But wouldnt the cats make it emissions legal? The cats do not have tubes for smog pump.? Should there be or do 97 not have smog pump?
Help me out here Im a 5.0 guy and I dont know a lot about the newer model!
Also there are two sets of bungs for O2 sensors. One in the beginning and one in the back. On the stock pipe I dont see spots for that many O2 sensors... are there?
Thanks For the HELP!
Help me out here Im a 5.0 guy and I dont know a lot about the newer model!
Also there are two sets of bungs for O2 sensors. One in the beginning and one in the back. On the stock pipe I dont see spots for that many O2 sensors... are there?
Thanks For the HELP!
11-20-2004, 12:01 PM
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RE: xpipe and emissions!
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I just bought a Catted X pipe for my fiance' 97 GT, and when I bought it I thought it would be emissions legal. Well when I got it there was some type of paper in it saying that it was an off-road xpipe. But wouldnt the cats make it emissions legal? The cats do not have tubes for smog pump.? Should there be or do 97 not have smog pump?
Help me out here Im a 5.0 guy and I dont know a lot about the newer model!
Also there are two sets of bungs for O2 sensors. One in the beginning and one in the back. On the stock pipe I dont see spots for that many O2 sensors... are there?
Thanks For the HELP!
I just bought a Catted X pipe for my fiance' 97 GT, and when I bought it I thought it would be emissions legal. Well when I got it there was some type of paper in it saying that it was an off-road xpipe. But wouldnt the cats make it emissions legal? The cats do not have tubes for smog pump.? Should there be or do 97 not have smog pump?
Help me out here Im a 5.0 guy and I dont know a lot about the newer model!
Also there are two sets of bungs for O2 sensors. One in the beginning and one in the back. On the stock pipe I dont see spots for that many O2 sensors... are there?
Thanks For the HELP!
11-20-2004, 04:03 PM
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RE: xpipe and emissions!
MIL (Malfunction Indicator Light) or CEL (Check Engine Light)
A MIL eliminator is a replacement for the O2 sensor that sends a steady signal to the computer in your car that says the emissions are clean so your CEL wont come on. If you put on an off road X without MIL eliminators, you will have a CEL in a matter of days.
The catted X should pass emissions with stock manifolds, but if you add LT headers then you run the risk of it not passing. What I do is take my car to the same place that does my oil changes and they put a sticker on it for me for a few extra bucks. But there are some states where actual state inspectors has to inspect your car. In Tx, they just qualify people that own places such as Oil and Lube shops.
A MIL eliminator is a replacement for the O2 sensor that sends a steady signal to the computer in your car that says the emissions are clean so your CEL wont come on. If you put on an off road X without MIL eliminators, you will have a CEL in a matter of days.
The catted X should pass emissions with stock manifolds, but if you add LT headers then you run the risk of it not passing. What I do is take my car to the same place that does my oil changes and they put a sticker on it for me for a few extra bucks. But there are some states where actual state inspectors has to inspect your car. In Tx, they just qualify people that own places such as Oil and Lube shops.
11-20-2004, 09:00 PM
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RE: xpipe and emissions!
The only thing with getting a MIL eliminator is that the computer may still throw a p1000 (or something like that) code that will not set off the light, and may cause the car to fail emissions. The reason is because, when they plug the computer up and check for codes and history, it will show this code. Now, there is a way to clear the code and, it involves something like driving around for a while at the same rpm or mph or something. I believe though, you shoud be fine with the cated x-pipe. An off-road pipe is a cat-free pipe. The reason for so many bunks may be because they sent you the wrong one, I'm not sure.
11-20-2004, 09:16 PM
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RE: xpipe and emissions!
I never get the code with my MIL eliminators. Now if I drive through high water (floods all the time in tx) then I will get a O2 sensor high circuit. Then all I do is hook up my OBDII and erase it. Never get the code for dirty emissions.
11-22-2004, 01:44 AM
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RE: xpipe and emissions!
ORIGINAL: jdaniel
MIL (Malfunction Indicator Light) or CEL (Check Engine Light)
A MIL eliminator is a replacement for the O2 sensor that sends a steady signal to the computer in your car that says the emissions are clean so your CEL wont come on. If you put on an off road X without MIL eliminators, you will have a CEL in a matter of days.
The catted X should pass emissions with stock manifolds, but if you add LT headers then you run the risk of it not passing. What I do is take my car to the same place that does my oil changes and they put a sticker on it for me for a few extra bucks. But there are some states where actual state inspectors has to inspect your car. In Tx, they just qualify people that own places such as Oil and Lube shops.
MIL (Malfunction Indicator Light) or CEL (Check Engine Light)
A MIL eliminator is a replacement for the O2 sensor that sends a steady signal to the computer in your car that says the emissions are clean so your CEL wont come on. If you put on an off road X without MIL eliminators, you will have a CEL in a matter of days.
The catted X should pass emissions with stock manifolds, but if you add LT headers then you run the risk of it not passing. What I do is take my car to the same place that does my oil changes and they put a sticker on it for me for a few extra bucks. But there are some states where actual state inspectors has to inspect your car. In Tx, they just qualify people that own places such as Oil and Lube shops.
Could you just put the stock pipe on, get your sticker and then put the aftermarket pipe back on? It involves going under the hood, but how would these places get around that?
11-22-2004, 04:06 AM
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RE: xpipe and emissions!
ORIGINAL: jdaniel
MIL (Malfunction Indicator Light) or CEL (Check Engine Light)
A MIL eliminator is a replacement for the O2 sensor that sends a steady signal to the computer in your car that says the emissions are clean so your CEL wont come on. If you put on an off road X without MIL eliminators, you will have a CEL in a matter of days.
The catted X should pass emissions with stock manifolds, but if you add LT headers then you run the risk of it not passing. What I do is take my car to the same place that does my oil changes and they put a sticker on it for me for a few extra bucks. But there are some states where actual state inspectors has to inspect your car. In Tx, they just qualify people that own places such as Oil and Lube shops.
MIL (Malfunction Indicator Light) or CEL (Check Engine Light)
A MIL eliminator is a replacement for the O2 sensor that sends a steady signal to the computer in your car that says the emissions are clean so your CEL wont come on. If you put on an off road X without MIL eliminators, you will have a CEL in a matter of days.
The catted X should pass emissions with stock manifolds, but if you add LT headers then you run the risk of it not passing. What I do is take my car to the same place that does my oil changes and they put a sticker on it for me for a few extra bucks. But there are some states where actual state inspectors has to inspect your car. In Tx, they just qualify people that own places such as Oil and Lube shops.
You wanna talk about some bull ****... when i worked at the dealership over the summer.... i would help the mechanics with some of the emmsions tests. PA got a new system... where the computer dials up to a database or something.... So you cannot cheat, becuase the information goes directly to the database. Im not sure exactly how it works but you cant really just slip the guy a few extra bucks and have it pass.... It sucks
11-22-2004, 10:34 AM
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RE: xpipe and emissions!
Goofy question... I know on the 04's when u change to a lost of the X-pipes you have to get an O2 extension... will the MIL Eliminator work as that extension? I figured it would and for a 15 dollar difference mine as well... anyone know for sure before I install my x-pipe next weekend?
11-22-2004, 02:13 PM
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RE: xpipe and emissions!
ORIGINAL: ricekiller2003
Could you just put the stock pipe on, get your sticker and then put the aftermarket pipe back on? It involves going under the hood, but how would these places get around that?
ORIGINAL: jdaniel
MIL (Malfunction Indicator Light) or CEL (Check Engine Light)
A MIL eliminator is a replacement for the O2 sensor that sends a steady signal to the computer in your car that says the emissions are clean so your CEL wont come on. If you put on an off road X without MIL eliminators, you will have a CEL in a matter of days.
The catted X should pass emissions with stock manifolds, but if you add LT headers then you run the risk of it not passing. What I do is take my car to the same place that does my oil changes and they put a sticker on it for me for a few extra bucks. But there are some states where actual state inspectors has to inspect your car. In Tx, they just qualify people that own places such as Oil and Lube shops.
MIL (Malfunction Indicator Light) or CEL (Check Engine Light)
A MIL eliminator is a replacement for the O2 sensor that sends a steady signal to the computer in your car that says the emissions are clean so your CEL wont come on. If you put on an off road X without MIL eliminators, you will have a CEL in a matter of days.
The catted X should pass emissions with stock manifolds, but if you add LT headers then you run the risk of it not passing. What I do is take my car to the same place that does my oil changes and they put a sticker on it for me for a few extra bucks. But there are some states where actual state inspectors has to inspect your car. In Tx, they just qualify people that own places such as Oil and Lube shops.
Could you just put the stock pipe on, get your sticker and then put the aftermarket pipe back on? It involves going under the hood, but how would these places get around that?
Yeap, people do it every day!
