What mod to do next
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Staging Lane
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From: bakersfield ca
What mod to do next So I'm trying to decided wht mod to do next I already have k&n filter wit induction hood 3600 yank stall and a street tune I wanted to do some lt headers wit y pipe no cats but I don't want to b illegal I'm just scared of getting pulled over I live in Cali by the way so I was wondering wht to do next engine wise
How about some Pacesetter long tubes with a catted Y pipe from Texas Speed? Here is a link to the y pipe. http://www.texas-speed.com/p-292-tex...ed-y-pipe.aspx Would that be legal to use in Cali? I don't have to deal with emission testing here, just making a suggestion.
i live in cali as well and i have not gottne pulled over yet and ive had my car for 8 months now, just keep up with your tags and dont have to dark of a tint or tail-lights blacked out(mine are about 50% blacked with VHT Nightshade), but what to do next LT's ORY LS6 manifold and a dyno tune and u will have a fast street car on your hands.
On The Tree
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install an electronic cutout in your exhaust. You'll get decent flow, as much or as little sound as you want, idk if it is illegal in cali but if you have it closed there is no reason for them to look, and you'll come in way under budget so you'll have more money to do something else ie headers.
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Staging Lane
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From: bakersfield ca
i live in cali as well and i have not gottne pulled over yet and ive had my car for 8 months now, just keep up with your tags and dont have to dark of a tint or tail-lights blacked out(mine are about 50% blacked with VHT Nightshade), but what to do next LT's ORY LS6 manifold and a dyno tune and u will have a fast street car on your hands.
And t-top I don't think it's illegal as long as it's closed even if u get pulled over
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just so you know, in cali, long tube headers are illegal, so is the y pipe weather its catted or not and so is the cutout, that being said, i have had grot headers and offroad y with cutout since i got my car in 2001, also it might be wise to put on cats or some hollowed out ones because if you get a ticket for the long tubes or y or the cutout, you would just have to put the stock stuff back on to go to a ref, however if you are caught with no cats you can be fined up to $10,000.
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since you cant do exhaust. id save some money and do a small cam swap that will go with the verter 
and you can still be legal and pass the smog good luck. oh you can do some gears may be?
and you can still be legal and pass the smog good luck. oh you can do some gears may be? 
I am not very informed when it comes to Cali laws... i live in IL where we only have OBDII testing... but from what I understand you need to pass a strict visual inspection in Cali. I assume that would mean you must at least appear to have cats, as well as EGR and AIR. That said I assume you could run headers with EGR/AIR hookups and cats and be ok? I am not sure though just a guess. Maybe someone from cali can chime in with what they have been able to get away with and not.
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Staging Lane
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From: bakersfield ca
just so you know, in cali, long tube headers are illegal, so is the y pipe weather its catted or not and so is the cutout, that being said, i have had grot headers and offroad y with cutout since i got my car in 2001, also it might be wise to put on cats or some hollowed out ones because if you get a ticket for the long tubes or y or the cutout, you would just have to put the stock stuff back on to go to a ref, however if you are caught with no cats you can be fined up to $10,000.
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Staging Lane
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From: bakersfield ca
I am not very informed when it comes to Cali laws... i live in IL where we only have OBDII testing... but from what I understand you need to pass a strict visual inspection in Cali. I assume that would mean you must at least appear to have cats, as well as EGR and AIR. That said I assume you could run headers with EGR/AIR hookups and cats and be ok? I am not sure though just a guess. Maybe someone from cali can chime in with what they have been able to get away with and not.
Are the cops really that strict about that? Technically ANY modification to the factory exhaust is illegal here in IL (i think this applies to all states but I could be wrong) but you dont see anyone caring about that here in IL. I have never heard of anyone getting busted for running aftermarket exhaust aside from some loud exhaust tickets which are BS anyway.
How about some Pacesetter long tubes with a catted Y pipe from Texas Speed? Here is a link to the y pipe. http://www.texas-speed.com/p-292-tex...ed-y-pipe.aspx Would that be legal to use in Cali? I don't have to deal with emission testing here, just making a suggestion.