Does anyone here know if I have a chance of passing the emissions inspection in Austin with a Livernois turbo kit? I don't have a problem installing a high flow cat, but do you think that the inspection station would fail me because the stock setup has dual cats?

 

I've been wanting to know too. I don't think it can because it doesn't have a Carb number.

 

they shouldnt give you any problems as long as you have a cat and it will pass the sniffer. We dont have to have CARB approval here and most places dont even do that much of a visual inspection. If you have problems I can send you to a friend up here.

 

Really?! So then the Livernois kit is legal as long as you have cats? Then its the same thing with Long Tube Headers? As long as you have cats your okay??

 

Sounds like I've got a chance then. With a high flow cat I think it should pass the sniffer test if they decide to do that test. I guess I could always swap in the stock exhaust and manifolds for the annual inspection, but that sounds like quite a pain!!!

 

Its going to depend on where you are and who is doing the tests. Some people are jerks and will open the hood and see a turbo and ask, where the sticker saying its Carb. Legal.
Others just rely on the sniff test, and some areas do not even do a sniff test or look under the truck to see if the cats are in tack.
This was my case, pulled in, they opened the hood looked at the turbo, and then the belts and hoses, closed the hood drove the car and put a sticker on it. After charging me for a wiper blade that was starting to split, hell I had another few months before I needed wipers anyway, It hardly rains here.lol

Anyway
Good luck
Ricky

 

This sounds great! I guess im gonna sell my STS kit and go with the Livernois kit.

 

If you don't mind me asking and not meaning to jack the thread but why are you switching?

 

Well I bought a used STS a while back and never got to installing it. When I was about to install it, I saw the Livernois Kit and I like the design better. I don't doubt the power the STS would make but I just love the turbo look when you pop the hood .

 

Good advice. The inspection station and/or attendant has the final say. Remember that the "C" in CARB is Califonia but since they have the strictest testing in the country a CARB sticker carries weight with other states.
When I tested with the STS in NM they only plug into the OBDII diagnostic port. As long as the stock computer is happy and there are no emission related codes stored you pass. They did not even do a visual altho the tester was a gearhead and may have fudged that portion....