do the cats stay?
03-12-2006, 07:51 AM
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RE: do the cats stay?
You're not the only one. I think that it is a federal offense (felony?) to dismantle or discard a smog control device on a vehicle driven on a public highway (plated). Mine has cats.
03-12-2006, 01:04 PM
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RE: do the cats stay?
LOL taking off the cats!. youll get screwed around here the first time you go for an E-test and they write on paper (cats not present!)
yeah the law is unless your car is 20 years old or something emissions is a big issue.. what exhaust i plan on doing my cats are staying.. but i may go for magnaflows highflow cats.. to stay legal
yeah the law is unless your car is 20 years old or something emissions is a big issue.. what exhaust i plan on doing my cats are staying.. but i may go for magnaflows highflow cats.. to stay legal
03-12-2006, 03:59 PM
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RE: do the cats stay?
When I asked about the x-pipe on a previous theread, thus sparking this one. In all actuallity, after I got a nights sleep, I remembered what my o-worker told me, some guys get the x-pipe cut-out that removes the cats, and put the cats back on for SMOG. The x-pipe cut-out that SLP and other companies sell is "off road use only".
03-12-2006, 06:15 PM
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RE: do the cats stay?
ORIGINAL: omer333
When I asked about the x-pipe on a previous theread, thus sparking this one. In all actuallity, after I got a nights sleep, I remembered what my o-worker told me, some guys get the x-pipe cut-out that removes the cats, and put the cats back on for SMOG. The x-pipe cut-out that SLP and other companies sell is "off road use only".
When I asked about the x-pipe on a previous theread, thus sparking this one. In all actuallity, after I got a nights sleep, I remembered what my o-worker told me, some guys get the x-pipe cut-out that removes the cats, and put the cats back on for SMOG. The x-pipe cut-out that SLP and other companies sell is "off road use only".
03-12-2006, 08:39 PM
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RE: do the cats stay?
they sell what they call a modular x pipe , which is in 5 0r 6 sections and comes with cats that are removable. SO u place the tubes they send in place of the cats , when u have to get the car tested just slap the cats back on , no problem. That x is a bit more pricier than the off road one but it sure is worth it if u get tested yearly.
03-12-2006, 08:39 PM
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RE: do the cats stay?
Here's something for thought:
Maybe you could hollow out the cats, leaving there "shell" in place but drilling out the material inside. It's basically a big chunk of honeycomb like material. If you removed that no one would ever know by looking. (Of course you would have to disable the O2 sensors)
Of course this is just a thought, might not really work. But, I can't really see why it wouldn't.
Maybe you could hollow out the cats, leaving there "shell" in place but drilling out the material inside. It's basically a big chunk of honeycomb like material. If you removed that no one would ever know by looking. (Of course you would have to disable the O2 sensors)
Of course this is just a thought, might not really work. But, I can't really see why it wouldn't.