legal or illegal?
05-24-2007, 03:56 AM
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legal or illegal?
are O/R H pipes legal or illegal? will they pass emissions test if they are on the vehicle 2002 GT. Does the 2002 Stock GT come with a Catalytic converter if not what is the best one to get with flowmasters and O/R H pipes? I want the bitch to sound mean. Will i notice a difference in sound when i add headers, cams cold air intake etc... and will you fell the power immediatly.
05-24-2007, 04:05 AM
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are O/R H pipes legal or illegal? will they pass emissions test if they are on the vehicle 2002 GT. Does the 2002 Stock GT come with a Catalytic converter if not what is the best one to get with flowmasters and O/R H pipes? I want the bitch to sound mean. Will i notice a difference in sound when i add headers, cams cold air intake etc... and will you fell the power immediatly.
are O/R H pipes legal or illegal? will they pass emissions test if they are on the vehicle 2002 GT. Does the 2002 Stock GT come with a Catalytic converter if not what is the best one to get with flowmasters and O/R H pipes? I want the bitch to sound mean. Will i notice a difference in sound when i add headers, cams cold air intake etc... and will you fell the power immediatly.
Stock, the 02 Gt comes with four (4), yes FOUR catalytic converters.
You will notice a difference in sound with headers, and most likely cams, but not much with CAI.
Do some browsing and searching here about what mods you will "Feel" immediately.
05-24-2007, 04:56 AM
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Of course you will not pass emissions !(If they do a visual inspection) It's called an "Off Road" pipe for a reason. Meaning that it is for "off road use only" because it is illegal to drive on the road.
05-24-2007, 05:19 AM
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Of course you will not pass emissions !(If they do a visual inspection) It's called an "Off Road" pipe for a reason. Meaning that it is for "off road use only" because it is illegal to drive on the road.
Of course you will not pass emissions !(If they do a visual inspection) It's called an "Off Road" pipe for a reason. Meaning that it is for "off road use only" because it is illegal to drive on the road.
The gains with a o/r over a legal pipe are minimal. The only reason to go with a o/r pipe other than the sound level (its louder) is its usually alot cheaper.
05-24-2007, 06:22 AM
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not to sound like a tree huger but i perfer the cat backs the'll still sound good plus you wont have to worrry about the smog check. only con is you will gain 6-10 less whp.........................
what ever youpick goood luck
what ever youpick goood luck
05-24-2007, 09:41 AM
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RE: legal or illegal?
Yea "off road" pipes are called that for a reason
And I've heard some people who want to remove their cats anyway by "hollowing them out" so they're still in place to pass visual inspection but don't do anything... apparently the exhaust turbulence created by that actually reduces performance (compared to a straight through pipe).
Some people actually sacrifice performance for more noise
And I've heard some people who want to remove their cats anyway by "hollowing them out" so they're still in place to pass visual inspection but don't do anything... apparently the exhaust turbulence created by that actually reduces performance (compared to a straight through pipe).
Some people actually sacrifice performance for more noise
05-24-2007, 10:03 AM
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not to sound like a tree huger but i perfer the cat backs the'll still sound good plus you wont have to worrry about the smog check. only con is you will gain 6-10 less whp.........................
what ever youpick goood luck
not to sound like a tree huger but i perfer the cat backs the'll still sound good plus you wont have to worrry about the smog check. only con is you will gain 6-10 less whp.........................
what ever youpick goood luck
05-24-2007, 12:26 PM
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i dont think any midpipe gives you 6-10 rwhp
ORIGINAL: perez8012
not to sound like a tree huger but i perfer the cat backs the'll still sound good plus you wont have to worrry about the smog check. only con is you will gain 6-10 less whp.........................
what ever youpick goood luck
not to sound like a tree huger but i perfer the cat backs the'll still sound good plus you wont have to worrry about the smog check. only con is you will gain 6-10 less whp.........................
what ever youpick goood luck