catalytic converter
02-20-2009, 07:17 PM
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catalytic converter
im running a full tsudo exhaust and need a cat to pass my emissions test coming up and not sure on what to do
is their one i can buy and put on the mid pipe or what. need some help cause dont really know much about this?
is their one i can buy and put on the mid pipe or what. need some help cause dont really know much about this?
02-20-2009, 08:42 PM
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02-20-2009, 08:47 PM
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there is no way you can know if the hfc will pass emissions. i know here in cali they are way strict about it and i just had to get my car smogged by the state referee so i went back to stock except the axleback.
the header is the main cat and the mid pipe has a secondary cat. just go back to stock for the test to be sure.
good luck.
the header is the main cat and the mid pipe has a secondary cat. just go back to stock for the test to be sure.
good luck.
02-20-2009, 10:50 PM
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my check engine lights off and everything else is perfect i just figure if id pop on a aftermarket cat on my mid pipe it should lemme pass the test
idk if theirs a sniffer test or not
idk if theirs a sniffer test or not
02-20-2009, 11:21 PM
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I mean the Universal it should work. It is universal so you will probably have to work with it to make it fit or take it to a shop.
But if it is the sniffer test you are risking not passing because it is only universal and not designed specifically for our cars so you may read out too high and fail.
And if it is only an OBD2 port test then you might have wasted your money trying to pass (because they may not check). But if they do a visual test and know there is supposed to be a CAT in the header you are not passing.
You could go ask a local exhaust shop about it. (one that you are not taking your car to for emissions just in case they are not cool) They should know how the test is run and how to pass other than "put the stock system back on".
Good Luck.
But if you are one of the kind people in this world and want to reduce some pollution by all means do the universal CAT.
But if it is the sniffer test you are risking not passing because it is only universal and not designed specifically for our cars so you may read out too high and fail.
And if it is only an OBD2 port test then you might have wasted your money trying to pass (because they may not check). But if they do a visual test and know there is supposed to be a CAT in the header you are not passing.
You could go ask a local exhaust shop about it. (one that you are not taking your car to for emissions just in case they are not cool) They should know how the test is run and how to pass other than "put the stock system back on".
Good Luck.
But if you are one of the kind people in this world and want to reduce some pollution by all means do the universal CAT.
02-21-2009, 02:04 AM
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hottexhuast or somthing like I bought a high flow carb certified OBDII compliant 2.5" in and out Magnaflow with O-2 bung, I relocated the S-pipe sensor to this cat so I would not have a CEL and I didn't.
