OBDII CARB compliant cat?
I was looking at getting a 3" OBDII cat. I was reading the description and I noticed this one is OBDII but it excludes CA.
Would you fail someone for having something like this? ...I hope you are the smog tech guy. Haha. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tchlink:top:en |
And what would I/ you look for to make sure it's CA legal?
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/41030...item20af016af9 |
I know a guy that won't even look. As long as it has cats and passes the sniffer you're good.
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In CA you cant go with any cat that isnt stock to that car....Thats why long tubes are a no go for CA
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LTs are illegal even if you get the OE cats on them (fabbing). As I recall it's primarily because of the resulting "relocation" of smog equipment: cats and O2 sensors. kdracer will know the details or if I'm total full of shi*. |
I wonder if I can cut the stock 2 1/2" cat in half and weld the shell around a high flow 3" one.
Sean, does your guy charge more? |
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Is this guy a test only tech?
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I dont think i've ever been to a smog tech that has ever cared about whats under my hood as long as it pass the sniff test
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page 4 of this doc gives the guidelines of inspection/ID of installed cats
http://www.bar.ca.gov/80_BARResource...%2012-2009.pdf |
I have had techs who would not test me because of the headers on my SHO. None has ever said anything about my custom y-pipe with the magnaflow cats.
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I used to get a cat, pre obd2, installed , for 120 bucks. They are outlawed now. My cost installed on my daughters 87 Volvo was 300+ bucks |
Magnaflow does make OBD2 certified, carb compliant cats. They do come with a form ( carbon copies, in triplicate, no less ) That the installation tech has to fill out for you, basically saying that the car is A. old enough or B. has enough miles on it to make getting a new cat beneficial, and then you have to keep a copy of said form, as does the shop, for perusal by agents of the nanny state.
They are actually fairly affordable though, surprisingly. I can get pretty good prices on them generally through a supplier we use at work, so let me know and ill see what i can do. (Just need a general application, pref. make model, but can also use dimensions ) |
Basically the car Im looking at has an offroad 3" downpipe. I was hoping to weld in a 3" cat and make it legal, rather than having to swap the 2.5" stock pipe in.
I wonder if I could cut the mouth of the stock cat open a bit for the 3" pipe. Dumb idea? Think they'd pass it? |
all depends on the tech. they could definitely fail you if they see a non-stock cat in there, if you dont have the requisite paperwork.
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