I need legal exhaust suggestions Fast

[tdoolin]

I just recently got my car titled and need to get it inspected soon but it will not pass emissions in PA i need to know what exhaust would pass and still give me perfoemance. I am currently running a megan dual with a test pipe on it. Any suggestions?

[numbnuts240]

get a cat. that is all.

[BrianHarte]

Get a stock exhaust. You will hopefully pass the test.

[numbnuts240]

if everything motor-wise is stock then all he would need to get in order to pass would be a catalytic converter. the actual cat-back does nothing in terms of emissions output.

[blacksrjdm]

Replace test pipe, with a good cat and your good to go.

[tdoolin]

Will a cat pass me on an s15 sr

[numbnuts240]

no lol. we're sitting here assuming you are still using the ka. def get a cat, not having one can be an instant fail in some states and it definitely won't hurt your chances. iirc, the s14 sr utilizes emissions equipment, not sure if the s15 sr does as well. if it does, make sure it's all on and working properly. get it tested while the engine is cold and pray.

[maj Andres]

LOL. Last time I took my SR to get smogged somewhere in LA, no cat or nothing and it failed miserably

[ZX88]

my ka failed with stock exhaust.....

[driftneil]

I just recently got my car titled and need to get it inspected soon but it will not pass emissions in PA i need to know what exhaust would pass and still give me perfoemance. I am currently running a megan dual with a test pipe on it. Any suggestions?

What year is your car?

[White Comet]

if its 95 or older in pa all you need is a cat (or something that looks like one), charcoal canister and egr. and if you really don't want to you don't have to actually run the lines for the char canister. for my last inspection i zip tied the charcoal canister in and ran the lines under the intake manifold going to nothing. its not something most garages will check

[Dittoz7]

Get a stock exhaust. You will hopefully pass the test.

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[driftneil]

if its 95 or older in pa all you need is a cat (or something that looks like one), charcoal canister and egr. and if you really don't want to you don't have to actually run the lines for the char canister. for my last inspection i zip tied the charcoal canister in and ran the lines under the intake manifold going to nothing. its not something most garages will check

Yup, was going to say this....Hell, I know a couple garages that dont pop hoods or lift the car up, for a pre 96 car.

[White Comet]

i plan on going to a guy that'll just check lights and look at the brakes through the wheels cuz i am far from legal in the emission aspect.

[Klits562]

$50 bribe

[chaosli]

hahaha ma rule unlimited mod on a car 20yrs or older my 89 just hit that a couple months ago

[tdoolin]

This

If i get a stock exhaust would I need the ka exhaust or a stock s15 exhaust?

btw its a 97 heres pics: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3376149

[blacksrjdm]

What exactly did it fail for?

[driftneil]

Come on down my man...I got a couple places

[tdoolin]

you know of places that will give me a sticker

[driftneil]

No giving here man.....you have to be legal....email me [email protected]

[Dittoz7]

Damn Don't Know.

I Know Most Are Exhaust Body Specific Not Motor.

Unless You Have A V8 Or V12 Ect.

So A Regular S14 Exhaust Should Work.

But Don't Quote Me On That.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

get it tested while the engine is cold and pray.

This will not work at all. You want to do the exact opposite. Get that mother f***er as hot as you possibly can. Beat the s*** out of it before getting to the test place and get it on the sniffer ASAP. Catalytic converters work best when they are rip snorting hot. Running it cold will not only essentially delete your cat, but will also have your engine running rich (ever notice how your exhaust smells different when the car is cold?).

Get a catalytic converter. If it doesn't pass with that... get another. Keep slapping catalytic converters on there until it passes, then rip them out in the parking lot before you drive home. The closer the cat is to the engine the better (it will be hotter... this is why most new cars have the cats VERY close to the engine where as older cars have them under the body, far from the engine). Other things you can do include: running a tank of E85 or dumping in a BUNCH of dry gas or other alcohol into your tank. Alcohol burns MUCH cleaner than gasoline does.

Typically what they inspect for are: NOx (nitrous oxides, formed if your timing is too advanced or if you are running crap gas), CO (carbon monoxide), and HC (Hydrocarbons, basically unburned fuel). If your car is in good working order (strong spark, etc), and has a good catalytic converter on it, messing with the timing will basically be a trade off between HC and NOx. Retarding the timing won't give the fuel as much time to burn, so your hydrocarbons will increase, but your NOx will go down, because the gasses aren't in the combustion chamber long enough to get hot and form the NOx molecule.

[tdoolin]

No giving here man.....you have to be legal....email me [email protected]

You have mail

[tdoolin]

So i went to my friend at the honda (i know they suck but most of tech i know has an rhd s13 red top sr) dealership i used to work at nd my friend was gonna pass me but it turns out that there's something called an obd1 sensor (or something like that) that is supposed to plug in to the wiring harnes but the s15 wiring harness only accepts an obd2 sensor (once again not sure if this is what its called). So basically now my question is there any way to get the correct sensor plug for the s15 wiring harness or something.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

just tell him to slap another 240 or altima or something up there and run that, then slap the sticker on your car.

[OutToWinPAHC]

My car is inspected here in good ole PA. It may have a v8 in it, but when it ran the dyno, well it was really a KA24DE Altima that ran. This car doesn't not do more then 5K miles a year so I am exempt.

I would suggest you get someone to pass you. Then I suggest you swap clusters. Use the other cluster 9-10 month a year then swap the other one in. Keep it under 5K a year and you wont have to do emissions.