Megan Midpipe CA Smog?
#1
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Megan Midpipe CA Smog?
Hey guys,
Is the Megan midpipe CA smog legal? I have to smog my car soon and im worried I wont pass. Also doesnt help that I dont have my stock midpipe anymore... dont ask.
Will I still pass with this or is too modified compared to a stock mid to pass? It has the cats still but I think they are different (hi flow I believe) than stock ones.
Thanks
Is the Megan midpipe CA smog legal? I have to smog my car soon and im worried I wont pass. Also doesnt help that I dont have my stock midpipe anymore... dont ask.
Will I still pass with this or is too modified compared to a stock mid to pass? It has the cats still but I think they are different (hi flow I believe) than stock ones.
Thanks
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I have Joe Z intake, F sport air box, Megan midpipe, and Tsudo Axelback with the resonator deleted. Thats also why im worried I wont pass. The stock intake I still have and will put on for the test. But my stock mid pipe and exhaust are gone...
#5
save yourself the time of installing oem intake and $$ for a secon test if you fail the first
if you get your oil done at independent shop ask the owner if he knows a smog place that's a little lenient on mods. the place i get my oil done works on a lot of high end euro cars and he told me not to sweat it he knows a guy - as they all do. no way in hell do those cars pass smog
if you get your oil done at independent shop ask the owner if he knows a smog place that's a little lenient on mods. the place i get my oil done works on a lot of high end euro cars and he told me not to sweat it he knows a guy - as they all do. no way in hell do those cars pass smog
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Thanks for the help guys. I feel reassured that ill pass now. Well hopefully anyway...
As for the intake , im still gonna swap my stock rubber hose back on though, since I dont have a CARB sticker. This way they wont even question it. Only takes me about 10 minutes tops anyway lol.
As for the intake , im still gonna swap my stock rubber hose back on though, since I dont have a CARB sticker. This way they wont even question it. Only takes me about 10 minutes tops anyway lol.
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#10
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It will pass the sniffer mine passed with invidia midpipe but it will fail the visual. The smog place i took mine to told me it should fail since it dosent have the secondary cats but the guy was cool and said since it passed the sniffer i was good to go.
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UPDATE
I did NOT pass Smog!!! This is such bs im so freakin pissed off right now. I no longer have my stock mid and I have no idea what im supposed to do right now
The car passed everything fine just not the visual because the guy decided he wanted to be an ***hole. The car has cats whats the big freakin deal!??
I did NOT pass Smog!!! This is such bs im so freakin pissed off right now. I no longer have my stock mid and I have no idea what im supposed to do right now
The car passed everything fine just not the visual because the guy decided he wanted to be an ***hole. The car has cats whats the big freakin deal!??
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Yeah he said it passed but because he cant get a CARB number I cant pass. Same for the Joe Z pipe which I am now switching back with my stock. Im about to go to a different shop thats a little more leniant on the visual but if not, then yeah id really appreciate borrowing your mid pipe.
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UPDATE 2
I called Megab Racing and asked about the Mid pipe having smog issues and apparently they are not CA smog legal. Or any of their parts for that matter...
I really wish I would have known this before hand. I thought the reason the Megan was a better choice over Invidia was because it kept its secondary cats. But since its still not Smog legal in CA ik starting to think I should have just saved my money and went for Invidia
Although I will admit I love my sound. The midpipe gives a very nice deep sophisticated sound but damn it I just wish I would have gone back for my stock Mid when I had the chance at the shop I left it at.
Now im stuck facing the consequences for my stupid actions. Im so pissed off at myself right now! Especially since im in the middle of finally buying my wheels
I called Megab Racing and asked about the Mid pipe having smog issues and apparently they are not CA smog legal. Or any of their parts for that matter...
I really wish I would have known this before hand. I thought the reason the Megan was a better choice over Invidia was because it kept its secondary cats. But since its still not Smog legal in CA ik starting to think I should have just saved my money and went for Invidia
Although I will admit I love my sound. The midpipe gives a very nice deep sophisticated sound but damn it I just wish I would have gone back for my stock Mid when I had the chance at the shop I left it at.
Now im stuck facing the consequences for my stupid actions. Im so pissed off at myself right now! Especially since im in the middle of finally buying my wheels