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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 11:41 PM
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hey guys, i live in denver and i am installing a new exhaust. i was just wondering if anyone has removed the egr and air and still passed?
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 11:57 PM
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X2 Do they do visuals over there?
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its been two years, lol but from what i remember they just look under the hood to make sure that you have an engine pretty much rofl...i just want to get race headers but dont want to fail...
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 01:35 AM
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Colorado state law prohibits any vehicle being modified beyond factory standards. HOWEVER it is a peddy enforceable law, and not strictly enforced. As long as you pass emissons you should have nothing to worry about.
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trust me, i know they can not and do not really inforce that law hehe, i was just wondering if i remove my egr if i would still pass emissions?
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I think it will pass as long as you have your cats on.
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i think it will pass with the right tune and cats because in i believe in 2000 gm took the egr and air off the ls1 motors anyways
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hey guys, i live in denver and i am installing a new exhaust. i was just wondering if anyone has removed the egr and air and still passed?
I have passed twice with no egr or air hookup. FYI i took it to the testing location near the intersections of Peoria and Smith Rd. Let us know how it works out for you
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 12:04 AM
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Will do, anyone know a good tune/dyno shop round here?
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up here in fort collins bowers racing engines is who im going through after i get a exhaust im gonna get tuned through them and ill let you know how they do
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How is the fort collins area anyways?
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its a nice place a lot of younger people up here nice town though i dont know about cruisin and street racing yet but we will see
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 01:46 PM
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carefull with the street racing, the cops up there are bored a lot of the time...
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 05:28 PM
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thats true its always a chance you take though
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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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i know, just be safe man...so i just bought my race headers and a k&n fipk intake! we will se how install goes! hahaha
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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 11:31 PM
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Nice get your car on a lift and slide them in from the top it will be smooth like butter how are you doing your exhaust
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I think he ment to say... slide them in from the bottom.
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lol well, i am unfortunate in the way that i dont have a lift, but i am just going to jack it 3' up and use my 6 ton stands.
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 06:33 PM
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oh **** yeah i did mean from the bottom i was fortunate enough to be able to get on a lift at a local performance shop otherwise i was gonna do it on stands
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local as in?
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