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bergs

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are they street legal? will they pass inspection? anyone know the new jersey laws?
 
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I am not sure about NJ but they won't in Cali. Just switch them when it comes time for the dreaded smog check
 
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BAMSPE1901

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claytucc3 said:
I am not sure about NJ but they won't in Cali. Just switch them when it comes time for the dreaded smog check
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not true....I just passed smog with my Magnaflow x-pipe
 
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They will pass the sniffer test but NOT the visual. There are places that will still do it, but they are not supposed to. Just find a place that will do it. In cali they will only let you go to the same smog place 2 or 3 times.
 
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he was asking about the catted pipes
 

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millatime said:
he was asking about the catted pipes
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Claytucc3 is right regarding the Magnaflow catted X in California. Even though its catted it has fewer cats than stock making it illegal even though it passes the sniffer.
 

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bergs said:
are they street legal? will they pass inspection? anyone know the new jersey laws?
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They are legal in most states, but as previously mentioned not in California (glad I don't live there anymore...). My car passed the tail pipe test with no problems and they didn't give me any grief on the visual inspection either.
 

Beau

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california's smog laws make it hard for us to have fun with our exhaust
 
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CottonBurnerz

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1990StangLX said:
california's smog laws make it hard for us to have fun with our exhaust
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and yet, so many people want to go live there..
 

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CottonBurnerz said:
and yet, so many people want to go live there..
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i went outside today, it was 70 something. the sky was clear. its january. it isnt that hard to figure out
 

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1990StangLX said:
i went outside today, it was 70 something. the sky was clear. its january. it isnt that hard to figure out
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It's tough to beat the weather in San Diego...
 

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It's tough to beat the weather in San Diego...
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this is true, and its why i have such a hard time leaving
 

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CottonBurnerz said:
and yet, so many people want to go live there..
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That's because of all the beautiful and easy to get ladies here calling our names.

Come to me popi. I want you now!!!
 
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I'm willing to guess that there are places in the country that have just as good of weather has San Diego without stupid laws
 

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so its a crap shoot with the x pipe out here (i'm in simi valley). is it worth the hassle for the gain you see? if i got pulled over with the one that has cats, would the cop know the difference?
 

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cgrant said:
I'm willing to guess that there are places in the country that have just as good of weather has San Diego without stupid laws
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when you find a place like that let me know. until then, you got nothin
 

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1990StangLX said:
when you find a place like that let me know. until then, you got nothin
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South Florida, and I don't think they even have emissions
 

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I live in central KY and we can do pretty much any dang thing we want with our exhausts.. but alas it is 19 degrees out this morning, as I look out my office window DOH!

Can't win em all. At least we have alot of hot southern girls here
 

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Worst of both on Long Island. Nasty winters and smog tests.
 
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00BlackBeautyGT said:
That's because of all the beautiful and easy to get ladies here calling our names.

Come to me popi. I want you now!!!
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We've got that in New Jersey too, it's called Pacific Avenue in Atlantic City.



 
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