im bout 2 do smog soon for my integra LS 94 and i was wondering, DO DC 4-1 Headers with carbsticker pass smog??? i dont want to buy a stock LS header and i was juss wondering if my Headers will pass smog??? it passed when i had stock headers , stock cat, stock piping, but diff exhaust and 3'' intake..

if i use my 3'' intake /w carb sticker , dc4-1 headers, stock cat, and 5 zigen catback, will i pass smog?



lol i know i wont pass with that STRAIGHT PIPE!! but with a CAT will i??


Modified by vietblood129 at 3:42 PM 1/3/2006

 

Well if all of your aftermarket parts from the cat and up have their Carb stickers, then you will pass the visual inspection. The rest really depends on the car.

 

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so does the HEADER really matter about smog ? ie DC 4-1 vs Stock LS.. will LS make u pass and DC fail u?

 

If your car is runing good it will pass with aftermarket i/h/e.

edit: just to make shure i would get some of that fuel system cleaner, that helps alittle.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D 2da A9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If your car is runing good it will pass with aftermarket i/h/e.

edit: just to make shure i would get some of that fuel system cleaner, that helps alittle.</TD></TR></TABLE>

so the aftermarket headers doesnt increase ur chances of failing, therefore the stock header doesnt give u better chance to pass?

 

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so the aftermarket headers doesnt increase ur chances of failing, therefore the stock header doesnt give u better chance to pass?</TD></TR></TABLE>

nope...i smogged with aem cai, skunk2 IM, dc4-2-1, high flow cat and apexi n1 cat back system...I passed with no problems. They only looked to see if the aftermarket parts had carb numbers...that was it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iH8RICERZ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nope...i smogged with aem cai, skunk2 IM, dc4-2-1, high flow cat and apexi n1 cat back system...I passed with no problems. They only looked to see if the aftermarket parts had carb numbers...that was it</TD></TR></TABLE>

damn... so instead of puttin on a stock cat, i can pass with a high flow cat??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vietblood129 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">damn... so instead of puttin on a stock cat, i can pass with a high flow cat??</TD></TR></TABLE>

no, use the stock one, unless it is a good highflow cat. Is is a test pipe or like a magnaflow highflow cat? Dose it have a catilist?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D 2da A9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no, use the stock one, unless it is a good highflow cat. Is is a test pipe or like a magnaflow highflow cat? Dose it have a catilist?</TD></TR></TABLE>

stock cat.. i see..

 

haah damn stop tripping everything is carb exempt, im a smog tech here in cali, and if ur car is running decent and ur cat isnt shot ur fine. most of the time cars come in with no name intakes and its up to the smog tech to pass it or fail it, i pass it. but thats me.

headers wont make you fail man, unless you dont got the o2 sensors hooked up/no cat converter.

 

Some smog techs won't even touch the car if it has any modifications done to it at all, regardless of whether they are CARB exempt or not. My setup was completely legal when I went to get it smogged, but when they popped the hood, they immediately failed it without even looking at the CARB numbers.

 

Make sure the tech passes you on visual before you even hook it up to the rollers. Ask before you agree to paying any fees. An aftermarket header doesn't effect emissions. Just make sure your O2 sensor is in good working order. Also, double check that the car has the stock injectors, ECU, airbox and catalytic. Sounds like the car may have a couple more mods than you know of. Most racers swap out the header last, after ECU, injector and airbox upgrades.

 

You may want to even check the BAR's website to see if your parts are legit. They have a feature that you can verify your carb #'s in there. Try it. heres the link.
http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/stdhome.asp

 

i just feel soo slow with a stock cat on... with a test pipe =

 

I passed with I/H & High flow cat, and mine was also a DC... A bad cat will fail you though.

 

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Didn't your car got impounded and raided at the impound? What happened?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by aznxenon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Didn't your car got impounded and raided at the impound? What happened?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah, i got it out about 1 week ago, but i had to agree to pay them to take out my tranny and lose my transmission, so i had to pay the impound 1300+ cash juss to take my car out.. then towed it home, now its sitting infront of my house with no tranny... now gotta buy a tranny and install it - gonna cost about 600+ if i choose GSR one, so total bill for me is over $2,100.. and thats outta my own pocket been saving up for 3 months for turbo kit and now its all gone, for SOMETHING THAT I DID NOT EVEN DO WRONG.. CAR CAME WITH THE TRANNY , couldnt get a lawyer b/c lawyer cost 1G out the gate, and if i had won, lawyer would get 1/3 percentage, which would equal to the same amount or even more then 2G's b/c car would be sittin in impound for 30 days till court hearing...

Quote, originally posted by vietblood129 »
i just feel soo slow with a stock cat on... with a test pipe

that was when i baught the car, i had to smog it so i put on stock cat etc to pass smog and it felt really slow, losing to celicas on freeway...then after put straight pipe = spanked the shiiet outta the same celica

 

Vietblood: Happy New Year! Hope everything works out for you man. Keep us posted on the status of your ride.

 

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