50 state legal headers?
Re: 50 state legal headers? I was under the impression if you kept your AIR/EGR, and got headers that had all the emissions fittings, they would stay legal. Its when you start deleting stuff like AIR/EGR that you run the risk, DEFINITELY not legel to dump the cats. Anyone else??
On The Tree
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Palatine, IL
Re: 50 state legal headers? You forgot about Cats. If you take out the cats, or replace with high performance Cats, you run the risk of failing emissions. You could have someone rig a bypass for Cats/no cats, but very expensive. I kept my stock Y pipe and Cats, went with Edelbrock shorty headers. Bolt right up and no clearance issues with long tubes.
Re: 50 state legal headers? Technicaly, there is no such thing as 50 state legal full length headers because that would relocate the cats farther from the engine. That said, as long as you have cats with your long tubes, you will probably pass anyway.
Teching In
Joined: Oct 2003
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Re: 50 state legal headers?
Technicaly, there is no such thing as 50 state legal full length headers because that would relocate the cats farther from the engine. That said, as long as you have cats with your long tubes, you will probably pass anyway.
However shortie headers can be legal since they do not force you to relocate the cats. They are not worth the money and effort though since they gain so very little. Most people who live in testing areas get HF cats with thier LT headers so they can pass a sniffer test. You still run the risk of failing if they do a visual and know what they are looking for. Just go when they are busy and have a fifty dollar bill with you and odds are you will drive away with a passing vehicle
Re: 50 state legal headers? like the other guy said, no legal LT'. even if there were they'd be 49 state legal and cali would get raped like we always do.
but i said **** it and got LT's anway, i have have high flow cats also.
but i said **** it and got LT's anway
, i have have high flow cats also. Trending Topics
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Re: 50 state legal headers? Safe and legal... LOL, it's YOUR car, mod it how you want. Until the government starts paying for my cars I will do with them as I please. 
There are ALWAYS ways around emissions, the $50 bill mentioned above is one way...
There are ALWAYS ways around emissions, the $50 bill mentioned above is one way...
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Joined: Jan 2003
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From: San Diego/Schertz,Texas
Re: 50 state legal headers? Hey sunsetz28, jrp, would you guy happen to know anyone in the area who would take that 50 dollar bill? Just got my elec cut out and am waiting for my gmmg exhaust and would love to get some LT's
