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Old Jun 17, 2007 | 03:23 AM
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y pipe setup there is to still be smog legal in CA?

I have shoties, which do little if nothing at all

and a catback with the stock y. Looking for a bit more power before I get my car retuned.
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I am interested in knowing this as well because I'm in Cali too
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nobody in CA has an aftermarket y pipe
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There are people in cali running aftermarket y-pipes,but there not smog legal.Plus you won't gain that much power by switching to an aftermarket y-pipe.If you want more power toss out those shorties,get some longtubes and true duals.That's what I run and I also live in CALI.
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I live in cali and have long tubes. However I'm under special circumstances and don't have to worry about cali bs emissions.
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I live in cali and have long tubes. However I'm under special circumstances and don't have to worry about cali bs emissions.
your avatar explains your "special" circumstances
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SLP's Y pipe for stock should work for you unless the shorties moved the cats..
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ya how do you pass smog. I'm not interested in swapping my headers every 2 years to go through emissions.

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There are people in cali running aftermarket y-pipes,but there not smog legal.Plus you won't gain that much power by switching to an aftermarket y-pipe.If you want more power toss out those shorties,get some longtubes and true duals.That's what I run and I also live in CALI.
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Get the Mac off road y pipe and just swap it back for the stocker when emissions comes around.
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the slp y will work for your set up, and it should be 50 state legal, and make sure that it is before you buy.
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I haven't smogged my car since I bought it but when the time comes I'll just find a smog "friendly" place
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good luck with that unless you know somebody

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I haven't smogged my car since I bought it but when the time comes I'll just find a smog "friendly" place
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