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Old 06-24-2011, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Rhaunschild1980
Muffler guy in Colorado has no clue what he is talking about....there are plenty of members with this specific mod and they are passing emissions! He just does not want to risk the 20k fine if he gets caught modifying a catalytic convertor!!! My .02
If you or anyone on this thread living CO could PM me about their experiences with this, I'd love it. I went to do x-pipe, but given his comments I shied away. I don't have any facts either way, so I just trusted his "expert" opinion. Thanks!

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Do newer cars in CO have to pass a smog sniffer test or is it just an OBD test to see if any codes are present?
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BTW - For newbies like myself, here's a picture of a E55 resonator (taken off of course), including what it looks like down the pipes.





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Do newer cars in CO have to pass a smog sniffer test or is it just an OBD test to see if any codes are present?
If you go to the inspection station they will run an ODB test. However they also have these roadside stations that you just drive by 3x's in 60 days (don't hold me to the # of days) and it registers you. The drive by is ideal especially if it's a route you take often as you then never have to wait at the inspection station.
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Since there are no O2 sensors after the secondary cats, it won't throw a code, so you'll be safe there. I can't speak for what your increased hydrocarbons might be, though.

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