passing inspection with testpipe

[Jen1170]

Hey guys i was wondering if putting on and taking off the test pipe is simple enough so that i could pass my yearly inspection without having to drive around for 200-400 miles with the stock exhaust on, in other words would i be able to pop the stock pieces back on the day before an inspection and still pass?
thanks,
jen

 

[staples187]

As long as you take the test pipe off and put the stock cat on then you're fine.

There is a precat on the speed 3s and I'm actually curious to see if you could still pass smog testing with the test pipe since there's another smaller cat.

 

[Speed3Rookie]

Hey guys i was wondering if putting on and taking off the test pipe is simple enough so that i could pass my yearly inspection without having to drive around for 200-400 miles with the stock exhaust on, in other words would i be able to pop the stock pieces back on the day before an inspection and still pass?
thanks,
jen

Should only take 20-30 minutes tops to uninstall the tp and reinstall the stocker.

 

[mrjoshyman]

hmm -- has anyone passed inspection w/ a TP on?

what do you the people who have a CBE or a TBE for inspection? that seems like a royal pain in the ass to switch in/out once a yr....

 

[Jen1170]

hmm -- has anyone passed inspection w/ a TP on?

what do you the people who have a CBE or a TBE for inspection? that seems like a royal pain in the ass to switch in/out once a yr....

yea which is why i was only looking at the testpipe and possibly the downpipe...
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[mrjoshyman]

yea which is why i was only looking at the testpipe and possibly the downpipe...
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I'll be going with a TP soon, but only b/c its a 30 min install. I hear DP takes about 6 hrs. The power gains are supposed to be significant from a DP, but the fact that its so time consuming to put on/take off is the thing thats holding me back from getting one.....


On a side note.....in regards to a TP -- is there any difference from brand to brand? Seems like the corksport is the cheapest @ 150 -- is it worth it to spend the extra 20-30 bux on the SU or the SLS TP?

 

[Jen1170]

ive seen a universal megan racing tp for 56 bucks, but i think im gunna go with protege garage's tp for 180 because it says specifically that it will not muck with any ecu sensors, however i believe theyre all pretty much the same...i could be wrong but thats what ive been told

a side note as well: i am also not going with the dp for that exact reason...if i was registered in fl i would totally go for it but im in ma...and we're pretty anal about smog over here.