Need to make my exhaust legal. pissed about it.

[Milenko]

So I failed emissions, miserably.

I have a UPR O/R X pipe and flows, and I absolutely love the sound, but it looks like I need to swap out my midpipe to get past these damn emissions tests.

What do you guys suggest? I don't really want to spend a ton of money, I'm actually looking for the cheapest way to do this, but keep a great sound.

I'm up for anything, so lets hear the opinions. If I have to swap the midpipe, I'll try to sell my UPR on the classifieds or something.

 

[Hornetsnest]

So I failed emissions, miserably.

I have a UPR O/R X pipe

...And you're surprised that you failed???

 

[QU!CK]

So I failed emissions, miserably.

I have a UPR O/R X pipe and flows, and I absolutely love the sound, but it looks like I need to swap out my midpipe to get past these damn emissions tests.

What do you guys suggest? I don't really want to spend a ton of money, I'm actually looking for the cheapest way to do this, but keep a great sound.

I'm up for anything, so lets hear the opinions. If I have to swap the midpipe, I'll try to sell my UPR on the classifieds or something.

Not to come across the wrong way but, uh, what did you expect?! It IS an OFF ROAD mid-pipe so of course it's going to fail emissions! lol


Anyways, just get yourself some high flow cats welded in to the O/R X or swap it for a catted X and that should take care of your emissions woes. Good luck!


-J

 

[Hornetsnest]

What do you guys suggest? I don't really want to spend a ton of money, I'm actually looking for the cheapest way to do this, but keep a great sound.

I'm up for anything, so lets hear the opinions. If I have to swap the midpipe, I'll try to sell my UPR on the classifieds or something.

Borrow and swap in a stock H just for the test or weld in some hi-flow cats

 

[Jinx]

I don't have to pass emissions test here in Florida, but I still saved my old factory H-pipe just incase FL decided to pass an inspection law. Find some one that will be willing to let you borrow there factory mid-pipe to pass inspection.

 

[Milenko]

I obviously knew I was going to fail, but I didn't have a choice.

I was supposed to have emissions done next year, but since I unregistered the car and reregistered it, they needed to do emissions. I didn't know that, but I needed some sort of sticker.

Never did I expect to pass, but you never know what $20 will get you

How much are high-flow cats? is that the best way to go?

 

[Milenko]

Also, if I went the high-flow cats route, what would I need from here (autozone):

 

[V_Eight]

Here in GA we just have to pass an ECU test, so no CELs, and you're good to go. I've done it with an off-road pipe and dumps.

Bolt your factory back in, it only takes 30 minutes.

 

[CaliLifeStyle]

SLP X Pipe. It has removable cats.

 

[Red03Mustang]

I had 2 new converters welded into my midpipe. The converters that were on it went bad after 2 months. They were pretty cheap.

I think it cost me somewhere around $200-$250. It sucked! So I'm sorry you have to get some converters, but if I were you, I'd go ahead and get a good stainless steel pipe, like a Magnaflow or SLP ( I think theirs are stainless). Plus, someone mentioned SLP has removable cats. For you that might be the way to go.

 

[Milenko]

Here in GA we just have to pass an ECU test, so no CELs, and you're good to go. I've done it with an off-road pipe and dumps.

Bolt your factory back in, it only takes 30 minutes.

Actually, that would be nice.

Does anyone know if MA does the sniffer still? Now that I think about it, he never had the chance to put the sniffer in. He plugged the computer in and because I have no MILs, it failed the ECU test.

So I guess I should be asking, does MA still do the sniffer, and if so, THEN I need the cats, if NOT, then I put some MILs in and I'm set to go.

 

[FalconGuy016]

I hear the best thing to do is actually to buy a UPR O/R pipe and have some Catco catalytic converters welded in.

 

[Hornetsnest]

Never did I expect to pass, but you never know what $20 will get you

Big Baller

Apparently nothing considering the potenial fine, jailtime, and license loss that "hooking you up" would entail.

 

[Milenko]

Big Baller

Apparently nothing considering the potenial fine, jailtime, and license loss that "hooking you up" would entail.

I'm sure they'd really send him to jail for passing me when I had no cats on my car..

 

[Milenko]

Anyways, back on topic:

http://vehicletest.state.ma.us/obdqa.html#whatisobdcheck

APPARENTLY, all I need is MILS. Once my CEL goes off, I can go back, they run the test, and I'm all set...

 

[KronicRacer]

I don't have to pass emissions test here in Florida, but I still saved my old factory H-pipe just incase FL decided to pass an inspection law. Find some one that will be willing to let you borrow there factory mid-pipe to pass inspection.

me and you both my stock hpipe is sitting in my closet wrapped up just incase.

 

[stangboy999]

When was the last time you got your car tuned? I had a 95' GT with a Pacesetter O/R H and I passed the FL emissions test with flying colors. The only thing I was worried about was the vissual inspection... so I duct taped some cat shields around the pipes then painted them to match.

 

[Hornetsnest]

I'm sure they'd really send him to jail for passing me when I had no cats on my car..

It was just a joke dude...$20 for a possible $10,000 fine and license lost...Would you do it?

 

[Milenko]

It was just a joke dude...$20 for a possible $10,000 fine and license lost...Would you do it?

I know it was a joke, I should have tossed a smiley in there.

Me? Absolutely not. You never know though, people do it.

 

[Milenko]

When was the last time you got your car tuned? I had a 95' GT with a Pacesetter O/R H and I passed the FL emissions test with flying colors. The only thing I was worried about was the vissual inspection... so I duct taped some cat shields around the pipes then painted them to match.

Not since I've owned the car, 3ish+ years?