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caballosalvaje331
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HELLO GUYS I'M WONDERING IF THE BASSANI OR BBK X PIPES WILL PASS SMOG IF THEY COME WITH THE CATS? HAS ANYONE OF YOU GUYS PASS SMOG WITH OF THE SMOG TECH SAYING ANYTHING? SEE I BOUGHT AND INSTALL BASSANI X PIPE WITH HIGH FLOW CATS, AND WANT TO SELL MY STOCK H PIPE IF I DON'T NEED IT NO MORE.
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stangless but still own a ford
Posts: 343 | From: sacramento ca | Registered: Jan 2008
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GreyLX
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I passed the sniff test for like 3 years in a row but it was NOT a test only location. Test only location noticed that I did not have 4 cats and immediately called me on it. Nowadays it seems that every test is a test only test (especially for Mustangs) so you have to run the 4 cats for it.
I was running the Bassani 2.5" X w/ cats.
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Posts: 337 | Registered: Apr 2005
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caballosalvaje331
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SO I BETTER KEEP TO STOCK H-PIPE JUST IN CASE.
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stangless but still own a ford
Posts: 343 | From: sacramento ca | Registered: Jan 2008
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GreyLX
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That's why you see so many people looking for the stock H pipe in the "For Sale" section. I kept mine and luckily my buddy kept his stock headers when I met an overzealous smog tech.
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Posts: 337 | Registered: Apr 2005
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adower
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You can pass the sniffer. However, if the techs really picky you wont pass visual. Just head on to the next shop..
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RioredGT
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quote:
Originally posted by adower:
Just head on to the next shop..
+1
I've had to do a test only 3 times now with my bassani X w/cats, they've never said anything about only having 2 instead of 4 cats. ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
[ February 20, 2008, 02:02 AM: Message edited by: RioredGT ]
Posts: 410 | From: Bay Area | Registered: Jan 2003
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30Tunes
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ill trade you my bbk h pipe for ur x. i dont need to pass smog cause i own a dealership and my cars in the dealerships name
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SUCCESS ONLY COMES BEFORE WORK IN THE DICTIONARY
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Posts: 829 | From: Bay Area | Registered: Dec 2007
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BlownNOSMustang
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I had a BBK H pipe on my 93 it passed just fine. It had 1 cat per side. The guy did not even look for #'s.
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1993 Hatch,363 CI,670 RWHP
Posts: 238 | From: Cow Town,USA. | Registered: Feb 2001
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1bdpone
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Just an FYI - Magnaflow's X-pipe w/cat is CARB legal and the cat is stamped with the part# that matches the CARB approved part. I believe Magnaflow is the only aftermarket pipe with CARB approval.
Posts: 182 | From: Tri Valley | Registered: Apr 2006
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vicstatic
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[ February 20, 2008, 11:59 PM: Message edited by: vicstatic ]
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Looking for Fox
Posts: 160 | From: Monterey | Registered: Apr 2006
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vicstatic
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Not sure if Magnaflow makes a catted X/H pipe for the 87-93.
Or do they?
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Looking for Fox
Posts: 160 | From: Monterey | Registered: Apr 2006
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CobramanPhil
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Yes..it is carbed approved, but what it comes down to is that when you bring your car to get smog checked it will still say (on their system) that the car comes with more then one cat on each side of the exhaust. Guess what...you will fail on visual. You can preach your approved carb number, but if the tech is giving you crap already and checking the number of cats you have then your pretty much ass out.
Posts: 1016 | From: California, Bay Area | Registered: Dec 2002
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caballosalvaje331
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Originally posted by CobramanPhil:
Yes..it is carbed approved, but what it comes down to is that when you bring your car to get smog checked it will still say (on their system) that the car comes with more then one cat on each side of the exhaust. Guess what...you will fail on visual. You can preach your approved carb number, but if the tech is giving you crap already and checking the number of cats you have then your pretty much ass out.
so is better to keep my stock hpipe just incase.i want to sell it since is just taking up space. and heavy and super ugly lol
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stangless but still own a ford
Posts: 343 | From: sacramento ca | Registered: Jan 2008
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