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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 11:14 PM
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I'm putting an ls6 in my 77 vette which I still have to smog in ca, and was wondering how far back you can place the cat and still have it function properly, also since I can't switch over to a true dual exhaust I was thinking of using the cat as sort of an x pipe with a y pipe going into it and a y pipe coming out into dual borla xr-1 bullets... any thoughts would be appreciated, and I'd rather not swap exhaust systems to get it smogged cuz money is a lil tight to get dual systems and swap everything before the smog...
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 12:11 AM
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cali. has some hyper strict rules about cat placement, you better call the B.A.R. before you spend a ton of cash, or worse yet, listen to someone on this board tell you that it doesn't matter.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 12:46 AM
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you cant do **** in Cali... that place blows.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 01:24 AM
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in Cali you HAVE to have the cats in the stock position AND high flows usually won't pass. I'd take your car to a certified muffler shop and have them do it honestly, because they will most likely do it legally so you are able to pass smog

Ca sucks
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by CoozePoodle
you cant do **** in Cali... that place blows.
Originally Posted by 93redBIRDman
Ca sucks
Quoted for truth.

However, the LS6 is a ULEV engine, so assuming you get the cats done up right, emissions shouldn't be a problem at all.
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