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Old 06-20-2013, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by cuisinartvette
What youre publicly asking someone esp a shop to do can get them in a WHOLE lotta trouble.

He can get a "smog" within 30 mi radius of his "new" address? Think thats the DMVs reg not sure
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What are you going to do come smog time with gutted cats cause it wont pass (if you get called into a STAR or test only station)

Wont really gain you any power either. Put some catcos carsound or??? cats on there (need to be the Ca specific ones too), be legal and lose no power. They are reasonable and flow well.

Got tired of dodging smog issues ah the good old days lol.
i know but if theres no paper trail(cash) or even if they come do it at my house as i do have a welder itll all be good. ill look into the catcos car sound.
come inspection time ill bolt in stock exhaust.
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Originally Posted by Bigeddie
i know but if theres no paper trail(cash) or even if they come do it at my house as i do have a welder itll all be good. ill look into the catcos car sound.
come inspection time ill bolt in stock exhaust.
With my 07 C6, I put everything back to stock every 2 years, then put the headers back on after smogging. It's not as hard as it sounds.

My 81 is undergoing restoration, but I had true duals on it (no headers though) and did the same thing. I have never given a second thought to the CHP. No one around here bothers me for my loud exhaust or no front plate on the C6.
Old 06-20-2013, 10:38 PM
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With my 07 C6, I put everything back to stock every 2 years, then put the headers back on after smogging. It's not as hard as it sounds.

My 81 is undergoing restoration, but I had true duals on it (no headers though) and did the same thing. I have never given a second thought to the CHP. No one around here bothers me for my loud exhaust or no front plate on the C6.
yeah i know every two years is a piece of cake n i can do it in one evening. that was my plan. i guess ill get a kit from somewhere n weld here.. great ideas guys much appreciated
Old 06-20-2013, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigeddie
yeah i know every two years is a piece of cake n i can do it in one evening. that was my plan. i guess ill get a kit from somewhere n weld here.. great ideas guys much appreciated
Yeah unfortunately there really isn't an easy way to get around the smog, unless you know someone to take care of you.

When my 81 is finished I am going with headers, the full duals and dual cats. Maybe.
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You live in Salinas and if you get off the main streets and find a cool guy (speak a little spanish), I bet it will get done. Basically I would flange everything (have a performance section and then drop it out and put proper cats in for a smog, and naturally you would have to retune). Also if you took the parts off of the car, then an official Main Street shop isn't going to have a problem generally if they aren't doing it on an actual car and cash.
I have guys that are true car guys in many neighborhood that are great people that I have worked with. Had a soft top redone $1000 bill that included materials off of Pico in downtown LA, had 4" hooker sides flanged both tubes and headers for $250 in Placentia.

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Old 06-21-2013, 12:22 AM
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Not a short drive but Synergy Motorsports may be able to help. They are in Fremont and do a lot of work on LS1,2,3 cars and trucks.
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These counties do not require smog check. time to get a p.o box
Alpine
Amador
Calaveras
Del Norte
Humboldt
Imperial
Inyo
Lake
Lassen
Mariposa
Mendocino
Modoc
Mono
Plumas
Sierra
Siskiyou
Trinity
Tuolumne

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/calif...#ixzz2WpDt3ynG
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I need to move to one of those lol
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No smog ever, that's the beauty of pre 75, straight exhaust no restrictions. Just take some heat from tree huggers once and a while.
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Not exactly true. '75's are also exempt.



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