How do you guys with test pipes pass emissions?
11-13-2008, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by SILAP1,Sep 10 2008, 06:03 AM
... and im in mass we have the worst emissions laws.
11-13-2008, 05:27 PM
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PA did away with the sniffer test in most of the "populated" areas and only do OBDII testing. Some of the rural counties still have sniffer tests with a visual inspection. Any county with OBDII testing doesn't have visual inspection. No CEL, you pass
01-13-2009, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by STOPpre' date='Jan 13 2009, 01:42 PM
Can anyone from NY chime in on whether they go by CEL status or with sniffer tests?
Basically, if your car's not smoking and your CEL is good, you're fine.
Granted, I moved out of NY this past summer, but I don't think anything has changed in the last few months.
EDIT: No sniffer, but some inspection places are strict and will fail you if they see a missing cat or aftermarket exhaust...I'd say 80% will pass you as long as you're not blowing smoke out of your tailpipes.
01-14-2009, 09:12 AM
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CA ftmfl! I always wondered how guys with 500+ rwhp beasts passed this crap. Basically, with a testpipe, take it off and put the stock cat back on b4 the check? Should an aftermarket exhaust be taken off as well and replaced with the stock one? This sucks especially if you've gotten tuned
01-14-2009, 10:32 AM
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Man here in Ontario, Canada its just as bad as Cali. I wish I had a guy I could just pay. if anything they want like $500 just to put a car on that will pass. I just throw the cat back on 