Can I pass smog in CA with...

[roccolister@hotmail.com (Craig Williams)]

That's the kind of smog shop I'd like to know!

I know that I can swap out everything once every teo years, but I'm trying 
to cut down on my own labor and the idea came to mind about only swapping 
out the cat because mine is already a bolt-in cat on the stock system. Yes, 
very rare, I know. So I was thinking of using it in the new exhaust system 
and having a replacement pipe made for when the car isn't in.

-- Craig



>From: "Joe Doty" <rocco2nr@hotmail.com>
>To: roccolister@hotmail.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Can I pass smog in CA with...
>Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 22:23:29 -0700
>
>Will you pass if you have the flanged cat in? Without a doubt, visual and 
>the sniffer.  A lot of guys around here don't even do the visual check.
>
>Why not just swap the cat/downpipe when you need to get it smogged? It 
>couldn't take longer than an hour, and it's only something you need to do 
>once every two years.  Anything after the cat is legal anyway, but you 
>probably knew that.
>
>I've swapped fuel injection, ripped out all of the smog equipment, and 
>turbocharged my car.  I have 2.25" all the way back right now.  But it 
>should "pass," if you know what I'm saying.  Just gotta find the right 
>people :)
>
>My brother was trying to get his rabbit smogged, and it wouldn't pass the 
>sniffer.  The guy voluntarily pulled the sniffer out of the tailpipe and 
>let the test go through!
>
>Joe
>
>Joe
>
>>Question for everyone.
>>
>>I'm planning on ordering a complete TT exhaust for my 16V once I pass smog
>>once again in a month or so. I'm going to install the dual downpipe and 
>>the
>>2 1/4 cat-back system.
>>
>>Since I'm in California I was planning on taking all that off once every 
>>two
>>years to pass smog again, but then I started thinking. If I have flanges
>>welded in so I can just swap a test pipe in and out with my cat, do you
>>think I will pass smog out here? I know officially the DP isn't cab-legal,
>>but I doubt I would fail on a visual because of that. I'll still have a 
>>cat
>>and an O2 sensor.
>


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