CA smogging exhaust
09-08-12, 01:00 PM
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CA smogging exhaust
I have a custom exhaust welded to the stock cat with racing beat headers. There's an exhaust leak and I have a replacement gasket that I can drop in, but I was wondering if I can even smog it with the custom exhaust?
I ask because if I can't smog it with the custom exhaust, I still have an opportunity to pick up the stock exhaust with a high flow cat (the seller said he used it to pass smog and then went straight pipe). It should smog fine with the racing beat headers, correct?
I just don't want to replace the gasket and find out that I can't even smog it since it's custom. And since I'm going to be down there, I might as well swap to stock to smog, if that's the case.
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I ask because if I can't smog it with the custom exhaust, I still have an opportunity to pick up the stock exhaust with a high flow cat (the seller said he used it to pass smog and then went straight pipe). It should smog fine with the racing beat headers, correct?
I just don't want to replace the gasket and find out that I can't even smog it since it's custom. And since I'm going to be down there, I might as well swap to stock to smog, if that's the case.
Thanks
09-08-12, 01:54 PM
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in CA that exhaust will fail the visual. however if the visual isn't a problem, i have had cars pass smog with headers before, i didn't do back to back, but if anything i think the headers helped
09-08-12, 06:13 PM
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09-09-12, 11:09 AM
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my brother put a 92 VW engine into his 85 golf, and it looks the same to me, but the smog guy wont touch it!
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09-10-12, 03:03 PM
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i always go to the same guy, i bring him like 6-8 cars a year
09-10-12, 07:51 PM
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it turns out that i'll be swapping in the stock exhaust and stock cat. i was wondering if i can smog it with the racing beat header or should i swap it back to stock mani? my smog guy won't do visual so that's a plus.
09-11-12, 08:32 AM
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in my experience the header doesn't affect emissions.
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