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Old 09-03-2010, 11:06 PM
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headers in california?

how are you guys getting away with it? or is there something special with our cars that we can have them and i dont know about it
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Long tubes would not pass visual. Get some mids or shorties like Kleeman/Evosport. It will make things more difficult to see.

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All aftermarket headers will likely not pass the visual test since they won't have the CARB stickers on them. However with shorty headers, most shops think they are stock headers and since they pass the emissions test and computer test, they don't stop you anyways.

Another way (more inconvenient) around the smog test is to swap the headers back to stock, then smog the car, then re-install your aftermarket headers.
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Another way (more inconvenient) around the smog test is to swap the headers back to stock, then smog the car, then re-install your aftermarket headers.
Knowing the cat sticking the sniffer in helps, too

The VRP HEMs didn't get noticed on a Highway Patrol inspection...
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Knowing the cat sticking the sniffer in helps, too

The VRP HEMs didn't get noticed on a Highway Patrol inspection...
You get pulled over or was it one of those 'civil duty road side inspections?"

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