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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 06:10 PM
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Sucks but you should have asked around better. I'm sure there's plenty of shops that wouldn't care you just have to find the right one. If my car wasn't at the paint shop I'd let you use my stock midpipe for the day. As for the JoeZ pipe, all you needed to do was slap an F-Sport carb sticker on the air box and it would work, many have done this.
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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 08:17 PM
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socal 818 .
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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by lysis250
Sucks but you should have asked around better. I'm sure there's plenty of shops that wouldn't care you just have to find the right one. If my car wasn't at the paint shop I'd let you use my stock midpipe for the day. As for the JoeZ pipe, all you needed to do was slap an F-Sport carb sticker on the air box and it would work, many have done this.
Yeah im sure there is , now I just need to find one though, thats the hard part. I only went to this guy today becuase my older brother said he was really cool with him last time he went and that he didnt even pop his hood, but I guess I just dont have that kind of luck :/
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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Parsa
socal 818 .
Damn thats way too far lol. But thanks for your kind offer
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Old Apr 22, 2016 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Tro209
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

Either way, you would've still had the same issue with Invidia pipes not passing either. Best of luck to you regardles..

IL
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Old Jun 7, 2016 | 04:10 PM
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Did you ever solve your smog issue?
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Old Jun 7, 2016 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by henry1229
Did you ever solve your smog issue?
Yup, I had to find and purchase another stock midpipe with cat. Wish there was another way around it but since I had been marked in the system already as a fail, I couldn't pass even if it was a hot smog.
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Old Jun 7, 2016 | 04:21 PM
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That's awful, but good to know! Did you re-install the Megan mid after you passed?
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Old Jun 7, 2016 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by henry1229
That's awful, but good to know! Did you re-install the Megan mid after you passed?
Yeah that definitely set me back.. But yeah I had the smog shop (whom is also a muffler shop) re install the Megan right after it passed. I love the Megan too much to not have it on at this point lol.
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