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Can you pass smog with long tube headers on a 98 GT, since 2 of the cats would be missing? How do you go about getting around it?

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Posts: 71 | From: Pleasanton, California | Registered: Aug 2001  |  :
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Legally, there is no way to pass with long tubes. Of course there are always those friendly guys who can just turn their heads for a minute and say that it had an eo # on it! As for the no cats...you can get short h-pipes with cats...but it's kinda a waste of cash.

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Posts: 4056 | From: Roseville, Ca (Sacramento) | Registered: Nov 2000  |  :
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I agree. Just find a garage, pay the $...it's pretty much the only way...cats are overrated

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Posts: 28 | From: philly | Registered: Nov 2001  |  :
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for someone to "clean pipe" it , it will cost about $500
W/ long tubes and cats, and smog pump...you'll pass easy. But there is no EO # for long tubes, so the tech will have to overlook it...most will never notice...just play dumb.
But you can ask around if you wanted to.
My '89 almost passed w/ long tubes, no cats, and no smog pump.

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Posts: 1402 | From: st clair shores MI | Registered: Nov 2000  |  :
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Nitrous Bob your cars motor must run real clean.
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quote:
Originally posted by sic91sleeper:
Nitrous Bob your cars motor must run real clean.

I don't even have that car anymore, but i had a buddy stick the sniffer in the pipe to check it out.
I also had the timing at about 4* which needs to be overlooked also.
And i also had a bottle of "guaranteed to pass" dumped in there.
But all in all...if i had cats...even just 1 set...it would have passed real easy, w/ long tubes and no smog pump.

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