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Old 10-12-2014, 11:35 PM   #26
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finally got a Smog reff ticket along with a modified exhaust ticket ( thanks Irvine PD )

now my car is completely Catless with full 3 inch TBE and the stupid cop told me that i am lucky he didint TOW my car cuzz i have cats still in place LOL what a moron, i said well thanks Officer sirs, i really appreciate that

he gave me a smog reff ticket because he thought ( after 20 min looking under my hood ) due to PCV line was plugged up in my turbo inlet hose ( by prev owner )

here is my question.. b4 i go to the reff i will put the stock DP and catback back on the car and flash back to factory tune via A/P but i really dont wanna remove my catless aftermarket UPPIPE, will the REFF know about it?

also my car has a VF34 and STI pink injectors

you are extremely lucky,...no cats is a $5000 epa fine, not to mention you are an ******* for driving a stinky ass car for no good reason.

the up-pipe they proably won't notice unless you are a dick to the guy...the tune/turbo/injectors don't really matter as long as you have your turbo heat shield on unless you are running super rich.

they will also look at seat belts, seats, headlights, third brake light, horn function, etc...if you have blue HID's, window tint, tinted lights, non-stock seatbelts, tire tread-depth, etc...they can reject you
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Old 10-13-2014, 01:59 AM   #27
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I'd get it fixed. Because otherwise you'll have to get the car smogged at a STAR station. They will be a lot more thorough which will make getting a pass on it more of a headache.
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Old 10-15-2014, 11:02 PM   #28
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i just went to a reff station today in LA. they are quite anal there. "modified exhaust ticket". To pass, you must clear a visual test and a sound test. 95db* max

I was hoping they would only do a sound test and i would be on my merry way, but no... they looked at everything and right away noticed my catless tbe. Failed.

I did pass the sound test, 94.8dbs at 4500rpm... (he rev'd it way above the req'd "half of the rated rpm" which should have been like 3200rpm ish). i have a greddy sp2 btw.

so it looks like the only way for me to pass is to put the stocker back on, and yadda yadda... which blows...
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Old 10-16-2014, 11:28 AM   #29
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good luck!
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Old 10-16-2014, 11:39 AM   #30
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i just went to a reff station today in LA. they are quite anal there. "modified exhaust ticket". To pass, you must clear a visual test and a sound test. 95db* max

I was hoping they would only do a sound test and i would be on my merry way, but no... they looked at everything and right away noticed my catless tbe. Failed.

I did pass the sound test, 94.8dbs at 4500rpm... (he rev'd it way above the req'd "half of the rated rpm" which should have been like 3200rpm ish). i have a greddy sp2 btw.

so it looks like the only way for me to pass is to put the stocker back on, and yadda yadda... which blows...
Interesting...
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Old 10-17-2014, 03:30 PM   #31
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finally got a Smog reff ticket along with a modified exhaust ticket ( thanks Irvine PD )

now my car is completely Catless with full 3 inch TBE and the stupid cop told me that i am lucky he didint TOW my car cuzz i have cats still in place LOL what a moron, i said well thanks Officer sirs, i really appreciate that

he gave me a smog reff ticket because he thought ( after 20 min looking under my hood ) due to PCV line was plugged up in my turbo inlet hose ( by prev owner )

here is my question.. b4 i go to the reff i will put the stock DP and catback back on the car and flash back to factory tune via A/P but i really dont wanna remove my catless aftermarket UPPIPE, will the REFF know about it?

also my car has a VF34 and STI pink injectors
Considering you live in California. You should know better than running around with a catless DP. So the only moron is you and the cop should have towed your car.
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Old 10-17-2014, 05:36 PM   #32
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^ An aftermarket catted down pipe is just as illegal as a catless one. You have tampered with/removed federally mandated smog equipment. So if you are that worried about it don't touch your stock DP.
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Old 10-17-2014, 05:46 PM   #33
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^ An aftermarket catted down pipe is just as illegal as a catless one. You have tampered with/removed federally mandated smog equipment. So if you are that worried about it don't touch your stock DP.
Yes and no. With the catless, you fail in every situation right from the get go. The catted high-flow can be clean enough to pass the tail with the right setup. It's good enough not to get you popped if you get pulled over. Also, you won't attract attention like the catless funk, black grime all over the back of the car, and flames coming out of the tail.

However, technically you are correct about not tampering with oem smog equipment for full 100% compliance.

My point is, if you are going to mod, do it smart.
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Old 10-18-2014, 02:41 AM   #34
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Get the ticket signed off for exhaust and pay state reff ticket be done with it and be on your way. You might get lucky and the clerk will think the state reff got signed off and it'll be like your just paying your 250 fix it ticket instead of paying the state reff ticket fine
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Old 10-20-2014, 03:39 PM   #35
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Old 10-20-2014, 04:36 PM   #36
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Pay the damn fine and start saving up for your next violation.
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Old 10-21-2014, 06:26 PM   #37
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I'm serriously thinking about buying a 2003 WRX out of state. It has a conservative tune by COBB Surgline in Portland. It has the following mods:
Cobb Intake
Cobb Up Pipe
Cobb BPV
Tial 44mm Ewg
Invidia Downpipe (I dunno id it's catted or not)
JNA Performance Catback
Agency Power UEL Header.
VF39 Turbo
STi Intercooler

***Question, if i buy a used stock downpipe, do I need to tune the car back to stock map? If so, how on earth do i do that? I just want to pass smog for the least amount of hastle 'cause the car is from out of state.****
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Old 10-22-2014, 01:59 AM   #38
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I'm serriously thinking about buying a 2003 WRX out of state. It has a conservative tune by COBB Surgline in Portland. It has the following mods:
Cobb Intake
Cobb Up Pipe
Cobb BPV
Tial 44mm Ewg
Invidia Downpipe (I dunno id it's catted or not)
JNA Performance Catback
Agency Power UEL Header.
VF39 Turbo
STi Intercooler

***Question, if i buy a used stock downpipe, do I need to tune the car back to stock map? If so, how on earth do i do that? I just want to pass smog for the least amount of hastle 'cause the car is from out of state.****
You will fail the visual with the EWG.
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Old 10-25-2014, 04:18 AM   #39
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The refs will know. you won't be the first subaru in the area with a catless up-pipe. either way, I PMed you.
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Old 10-26-2014, 10:14 PM   #40
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^ An aftermarket catted down pipe is just as illegal as a catless one. You have tampered with/removed federally mandated smog equipment. So if you are that worried about it don't touch your stock DP.
actually any cat that is not state regulated is illegal gotta have the carb number and that is why if try to get a cat shipped into california there is a huge fine
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Old 10-29-2014, 01:46 AM   #41
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I just got a ref ticket in Laguna Niguel as well, plan on replacing my illegal parts with stock and taking it in...
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