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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 02:28 AM
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Has anyone here had a problem with passing smog with Long Tube headers?
Im think of getting LT headers for my GTO but they arent smog legal
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 03:58 AM
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if you get a Y with cats you'll pass the sniffer, but not the visual.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Bluehawk27
if you get a Y with cats you'll pass the sniffer, but not the visual.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 11:50 AM
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Im pretty sure it will pass the sniffer. I was just wondering if anyone had any trouble passing visual?
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 12:59 PM
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yeah u will have trouble, just go to a dinky shop and ask if they do it and then slip him a crisp $100 and ask him if he does the visual again. repeat until he says he doesnt do the visual
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 01:15 PM
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funny thing, i brought my car to mechanic and he took it to the smog place and i passed and they dinn say one thing about my exhaust, but he did say my car was "peppy" "it might have an aftermarket cam or something" made me laugh.
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 12:21 AM
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LT's will not pass visual because the cats are moved. However most places don't even look.
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 09:18 AM
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Smog tests have got to suck. Im glad here in South Dakota we dont have them.
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