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-J

 

shaken black iced tea lemonade ftw!

 

Dang - J was spot on (minus the hat)

 

It is a nice day. I just took a cruise downtown, it sucks i have to go to work this evening.

 

I'll let ya slap my plenum spacer in if you are fiending that bad... :P Haaa!


I'm still looking for a cheap-o suspension to slap on during JIC rebuild, I'll let ya know once I get that covered....

 

you got it bud - I just got some OEM springs - you find some shocks and it wont get any cheaper than that...

if anyone has some - please donate to a good cause - dudes just needing them for his JIC rebuild (coilovers)

 

So I get my test pipes today, but there is an issue. I passed by a roadside emission test yesterday and was wondering if I would fail that with the pipes? It was on 35 and 121, they where on the side of the road with equipment out reading for emissions I guess.

Anyone care to shed some light on this?

 

Most people don't like these movies, but i find them entertaining...lol.

http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/12/14/fast-five-trailer/

 

As long as you don't throw an engine light you will be good.

So the police pulled you over and tested your exhaust?

 

No, there is a van with equipment on the side of the road that read your exhaust smog as you pass by. They say is 100% effective, and you will fail and then recieve a letter in the mail. You will have 7 days to comply with the law and get it fixed.

 

Interesting... Haven't heard of that here in Texas. Yea with pipes you should be fine.

 

Are you sure, people on the LS1 forum say do not drive by them if you have test pipes, you will be screwed, and as a last resort DO NOT ACCELERATE. I can't even find a shop to install my test pipes, no one will do it. Blah this is irritating.

also if the test pipes throw a code I don't know anyone that can fix the code or tune the engine, I should have thought this threw a little better..

 

That IS emissions testing, right? However, it seems to be for research purposes so nobody ever gets flagged from those. I've had test pipes for years and I passed by those things several times. I never got a ticket.


BTW, installing test pipes aren't that hard. You should be able to do them yourself, but make sure you have some long extensions for your ratchet and an elbow joint will help.

As far as throwing codes, HRs are more sensitive, so you most likely will. I know that when HRs first came out, they had trouble with the SES light, even with non-foulers. They were trying brillo pads and other steel wool. I stopped caring, but you should SEARCH. To get rid of them, you can do so temporarily with the reset procedure or flash it off permanently using UpRev (or similar), unless the HR guys found a solution to it (i.e., DEs can get away with non-foulers).
I'm with you, man. I like watching all the hot chicks they have and the nice cars (not the ricers).

 

Oh snap that reminds me I need to renew my registration

 

So if those are not an issue what about the police? If I get pulled over and my car smells like **** he would probably do a visual inspection right? Is it worth it? I mean how much trouble could I get in on the side of the road?

 

if you get pulled over - just kill the car...dont leave it running..you will be fine..

 

Thanks for the replies guys. Anyone know a good place to get my x02 exhausst and megan test pipes installed?

 

My emissions is due in March. I'll be in Cali polluting their air then. Just hope I make it home in June without getting stopped.

 

Have you been around a Z with test pipes? Maybe I'm biased since I've been running test pipes almost as long as I had the car, but the smell is not bad at all. At any rate, no cops have ever said anything to me. Also, each car has its own exhaust layout. Unless the cop decides to jack up your car and takes a look at your system, they won't know WTF they're looking at or you can get away with BS.

 

Only been in my buddies g35 with ART pipes and Motordyne Shockwave exhaust, once you get out of the car it smells like gas, and I would think something was up if I was a cop.