if i install a Megan Racing exhaust system on my tC, its the full straight pipe w/ axel back end, will that let me pass smog or would it fail, to be exact, this is what i got

http://www.meganracing.com/products/...=518&catid=102

i got a ticket for this and the officer wants me to go to a referee to have my car smogged before anything is signed off, my ticket was for a modified exhaust

 

I thought ALL modified exhausts were illegal in California? Could definitely be wrong, but that's what I thought...

You'll probably have to contact Megan Racing in order to find out for sure if that system is going to be legal in California or not. I know Cali exhaust laws differ greatly from other states.

 

so far the web site doesnt say its for show only, but i wanna know if it will pass smog or not, cuz i dont wanna have to go through all that damn work to put my stock on back on

 

Short of e-mailing the company, you might be able to ask the people at the place you want to get it tested. They know all about the laws.

 

i just talked to a guy from megan racing, he said any megan racing product will cause u to fail emissions

 

Perhaps the TRD exhaust instead? I know it's legal here, but again, not sure about Cali.

 

i also have the TRD exhaust, but i guess ill just wait, i already installed all my stock piping and header, im getting my smog done o wednesday, stupid cops

 

Not the strut bars...

And $450 is a rip-off for that exhaust...

As for your problem ,if you still have your catalytic converter you wont fail. You can have a cat put into your exhaust system... but that defeats the purpose if i'm correct... But the axel back should bolt up from the back of the catalytic converter... Call megan racing yourself and ask them about the specific part for the specific vehicle...

 

dude, what are u talking about, i never said anything about the strut, i have the TRD Exhaust, and i have the Megan Racing Exhaust system from the Header all the way back, i just spoke to megan and they said any exhaust system from them will Fail emissions because its a bigger piping

 

Larger diameter piping shouldn't cause you to fail emmisions. Not having a cat will. Does your exhaust meet California's 95 decible regulations? If it's too loud then it's illegal.

 

^relax man, i'm just messing with you. You said any megan racing product... and I'm just being a smartass, chill man.

And as far as the original post, I misread, my bad, if you removed your cat you'll fail the emissions. Best bet, if you want to keep the megan exhaust is to use the stock cat and just the axel back. It's not necessarily the size of the piping but rather if the catalytic converter is present or not.

 

okay on the tC, the only cat which im aware of is in the original header, thats what i have installed right now, but what i want to do right now is install my Megan Exhaust system which is only a straight pipe, an s-pipe, and a catback exhaust, and yes its lower then 95 dbs

 

I'm not familiar with the RS2, what year is that? Because the 07 has a cat in the header and then in the piping back. That's why I mentioned it. If you only have 1 catalytic converter in your stock header then you should pass... but the size of the piping should have no effect on passing or failing though.

I have a question though, how did the cops figure that your not compliant with smog emissions? Especially if you have the TRD exhaust on? How did it exactly go down, because it sounds like they are giving you a hard time for the hell of it.

 

the RS is an 06 moddle, and did the 07 models start have a second cat or is that for all tC's? where is it located, and no i had my megan exhaust on and we looked at it, then got on his knees and looked under the car and saw all the shinny piping. chromed out, so it was obvious

 

How loud is the Megan? Again, if it's too loud it's illegal...even if it does pass smog.

 

yea, the 07's now have 2 cat's. I think if you put your factory header with the cat sensor on and leave your megan piping on you will be fine. But since he inspected it and saw that then it was obvious. What you can do is after you get your emissions done... with your factory header and megan racing axel back, keep any documentation and then put your custom header back on. If you get pulled over again see if providing the documents will show your within emissions. It might work.

But, if you put your stock header on and plug the sensor's back in you should pass because the catalytic converter is doing it's job again... Even though you have the axel back on...

Now that I think about it, since it's an 06 and only has 1 catalytic converter you might be able to get the cat-back system. It's the headers that was causing the problem because thats where the cat was...

 

dude,, just get it.. youll be fine..

 

i did get it, lemme show u again what i got, here is the link

http://www.meganracing.com/products/...=518&catid=102

thats what i have, so i might as well get to work right now and ill go to the smog test and ill take u up on ur advise on keeping the paper work, thats a good idea, i like

 

yea good luck to you, i hope it works out for you. But like I said, as long as all the factory sensors are in place where they are supposed to be, any other modifications you make should be fine. You should be able to do fine with the stock header and your megan piping from the header back.

And if you change out your header to the megan one again, and get pulled over, just show the cop you recently got pulled over for the same reason, took it in and had it worked up, and you passed emissions. So as long as your compliant they cant bother you. Now it might not work, b/c some arent stupid, but if you keep the factory header with the cat and put your megan piping on from the header back, they cant ticket you, if they do you can fight it.

Stupid California... just try not to draw attention to yourself if you see cops... low RPM's, turn off all your custom lighting, and i'm sure the tinting doesnt help since it's 5%...

 

nice job dude. I have a magnaflow axelback now but i will be getting rid of it soon and getting the megan dift spec.. i love the angle it comes out at..