Emission Problems!!
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Which Cats!? I am getting headers but it has to pass CA emissions. I am getting long tubes(dnt care about visual) but which cats should i go with?
I will be getting Pacestter Long Tubes. The reason I am asking is because of the prie difference between the two.
MagnaFlow or Pacestter Cats?
Thanks,
Taylor
I will be getting Pacestter Long Tubes. The reason I am asking is because of the prie difference between the two.
MagnaFlow or Pacestter Cats?
Thanks,
Taylor
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Just relaying back to you what I've read everywhere, aftermarket high flow cats will not pass the sniffer.
But hey you can take the chance if you want, but I wouldnt want to spend all that money if there's a good risk that it won't pass. Just my .02
But hey you can take the chance if you want, but I wouldnt want to spend all that money if there's a good risk that it won't pass. Just my .02
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I can get the Pacesetter ones for $125 each the Magnaflows are $275ish. Pacesetter says 50 state legal and they will pass.
I dont know which one will pass.
Visual I dont care about but it needs to pass the sniffer.
I dont know which one will pass.
Visual I dont care about but it needs to pass the sniffer.
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Originally Posted by Intense
Ya and the place that I will take it owns a Camaro lol.
He said I dont care if you have headers but it needs to pass the sniffer.
He said I dont care if you have headers but it needs to pass the sniffer.
Originally Posted by GOaT Cheese
It will still fail, the I/M monitors won't run with the LT's and goofy cats. As soon as your guy plugs into the DLC with his IM240, the state will be onto you. I F-ing hate Cali..
I don't have emissions in my state but I bet you can talk to the right tuner or someone on the boards here in the tuning section.
I think he means that since the 02 is farther away it will try to make it too rich. With tuning software you could set the computer to trick it and program it leaner just for the test.
Or perhaps have it tuned and disable the trim cells so it can't change the AFR.
In fact, joecar might know. hehe
Aftermarket cats are certainly capable of passing the sniffer. A friend of mine with an untuned '88 L98 car (cam / heads / intake / etc...) and a dynomax cat passed just fine. I know a lot of the import guys are passing with carsound (magnaflow) cats as well. The thing to keep in mind is that the aftermarket cats won't last as long, so after a few years you may have to replace them. But, with a good tune (the most important part) you can pass with high flow cats.
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Originally Posted by Formulated
Aftermarket cats are certainly capable of passing the sniffer. A friend of mine with an untuned '88 L98 car (cam / heads / intake / etc...) and a dynomax cat passed just fine. I know a lot of the import guys are passing with carsound (magnaflow) cats as well. The thing to keep in mind is that the aftermarket cats won't last as long, so after a few years you may have to replace them. But, with a good tune (the most important part) you can pass with high flow cats.