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Old 01-27-2009, 08:41 AM
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Ok, here's the deal. I really like the ARH headers, but I live where they follow the CA emission standards. My truck isn't due for emissions for another 3 years, but was wondering what everybody does when it's time for the dreaded emissions test?

Do you swap the OEM back in?
Suck it up and hope you pass?
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Are you in Maricopa County? If so, they don't care about anything other than your OBDII scan test and gas cap leak test. I've passed smog twice with no cats...once with a blower and headers, and once with the turbo setup. They didn't even blink at it. Just make sure that any OBDII codes are disabled in the tune when it comes time to smog it.
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I would love to see someone running a carbed setup in one of our trucks, and disabling all the OBDII codes and going to get it inspected hahahahha
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Yeah, I live in Maricopa county. Is the smog check every two years? Seems like I've sold my trucks before the smog was due, so don't really know.
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Yep newer trucks they check for codes and the leakdown test. you should be fine.
cars that are ~10years old(not 100% on the age, but my 95 had to be tested) are put on the rollers, and have the exhaust tested

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Originally Posted by VMaxAZ
Yeah, I live in Maricopa county. Is the smog check every two years? Seems like I've sold my trucks before the smog was due, so don't really know.
On a new vehicle you get 5 years without a test, so if yours is a 2008 you don't have to test until 2013. After that it's every time you renew registration. Since you can renew for either 1 or 2 years at a time, you smog every 1 or 2 years depending on how you renew.
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Originally Posted by 95 bright teal
Yep newer trucks they check for codes and the leakdown test. you should be fine.
cars that are ~10years old(not 100% on the age, but my 95 had to be tested) are put on the rollers, and have the exhaust tested
Anything that's not OBDII goes on the rollers. I think OBDII started in 97, so anything prior to that goes on the rollers and gets the tailpipe test. Anything 97 or newer is just a code scan.
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Originally Posted by thunder550
Anything that's not OBDII goes on the rollers. I think OBDII started in 97, so anything prior to that goes on the rollers and gets the tailpipe test. Anything 97 or newer is just a code scan.
Its 96+, and some 95s.
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Originally Posted by 00ChevyScott
Its 96+, and some 95s.
Cool, thanks for the clarification. I can never remember
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