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Old May 2, 2008 | 12:45 PM
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Pacesetter lt's with tsp catted y and magnaflow catback. That should pass all emissions tests correct?

Also, will it sound better and louder than stock manifolds and Y pipe with magnaflow catback?
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Old May 2, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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You should be ok so long as the inspector is not a ball buster and the SES light is not on, but, technically, the headers are not street legal.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 02:07 PM
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should be fine. my car passes with no cats and longtubes
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Old May 2, 2008 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Dynotune04
should be fine. my car passes with no cats and longtubes
^^^Sounds like you should get it done where this guy does.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 05:22 PM
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mine passes with no cats either. no codes = no SES light = good to go.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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as long as they dont look under the car your all good. but im also a toyota tech and had it done at work. no one else is gettin away with that **** where i work the guy is a dink and wicked ****. on top of it all i lied and told him all i have is a catback and cai.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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my friend does my inspections so no problem here. KC21386 where in central mass are you?
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Old May 2, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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I went to a different place to get inspected this past December and the guy did *everything*. He jacked up the front of the car and tried to wiggle the front wheels looking for excess play. He plugged my gas cap into some pressure tester thing to make sure it doesn't leak. He looked under the hood but didn't notice or care about my LT's. I don't think he looked for cats but I do have them.

I've never heard of someone failing inspection in Mass for having LTs but I guess it's possible. Biggest thing is passing OBDII.

Also, will it sound better and louder than stock manifolds and Y pipe with magnaflow catback?
It will sound much, much better. At lower RPMs it's not much louder but it will roar in the upper RPMs.
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just make sure any codes are tuned out and if you do trip a ses light drive it long enough to clear out of the computers history. I've never seen an inspector look for cats.
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where in central mass are ya at?... u should be fine.. as long as the pacesetters have emission fittings
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Old May 3, 2008 | 07:59 AM
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Just to go any arab station and you'll pass they don,t give a **** I passed every year
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Old May 3, 2008 | 09:49 AM
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I'm in Marlborough during summers, school at WPI in Worcester, and working in Waltham.

Thanks for all the responses, I've been delaying the project over and over since its a daily driver and I cant have the hassle of failing inspections. I'd really like to open up a little more power and sound tho
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i dont know if advantage auto is still on maple st?? if they are they can tell u what shop will put a sticker on for u. tell them jeff said hi
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Old May 3, 2008 | 09:04 PM
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Advantage auto is still on maple st cross from D&D. They are nice people.
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thats good to hear. rick is good people
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