It should pass with the rear cats removed. Unless the tech really really knows his cars or is told to look for the second set of cats he'll never know they are missing.
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It should pass with the rear cats removed. Unless the tech really really knows his cars or is told to look for the second set of cats he'll never know they are missing.
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I suggest you hang onto the rear cats in case you get called to Star testing.
73 is the best number.
It's probably like jury duty...they just take a certain percentage of the total pool.Originally Posted by Lowndex
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Yeah so I'm going to have them deleted and just hang on to the rear cats. I just had the car smogged yesterday so I should be good for two years.
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Smog Check at a STAR Station
Some vehicles require a Smog Check at a STAR station. This includes vehicles that fail Smog Check due to excessively high emissions levels. It also includes vehicles, based on Smog Check history and other data, with the greatest likelihood of failing their next inspection. The Department of Motor Vehicles registration renewal notice indicates if a vehicle requires inspection at a STAR station. Instructions are provided on the back of the renewal notice to assist consumers with the STAR Program.
“When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.”
Ronald Regan
"The only way to deal with the Islamic State - these blood thirsty, blood-drunken, terrorists -
is to kill them, keep on killing them, until you kill the last one, then you kill his pet goat."
Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters
“Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.”
"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes, if you **** with me, I'll kill you all"
General James Mattis
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My 1988 gets STAR station all the time. Probably due to age and I've failed before. STAR used to be called "Smog Test Only Station" where they are more thourough. Guess I can look forward now to my Marauder getting STAR station too I guess. >:-(
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Why not gut the rear cats and then reinstall them? Visually they are there, but sound is improved ... No?
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My experience is empty cats ring like a bell on acceleration....sound like crap!!
Gut 'em and run a straight pipe through 'em!!
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This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^!My experience is empty cats ring like a bell on acceleration....sound like crap!!
Gut 'em and run a straight pipe through 'em!!
“When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.”
Ronald Regan
"The only way to deal with the Islamic State - these blood thirsty, blood-drunken, terrorists -
is to kill them, keep on killing them, until you kill the last one, then you kill his pet goat."
Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters
“Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.”
"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes, if you **** with me, I'll kill you all"
General James Mattis
Junior Member
I actually did this on my 99 F350 7.3 powerstroke. Didn't even think about doing that on the marauder.My experience is empty cats ring like a bell on acceleration....sound like crap!!
Gut 'em and run a straight pipe through 'em!!
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You will fail both inspection and OBD reading.
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Wrong. It will pass OBD with zero issues. Its been done on here several hundred times.
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73 is the best number.
The question is whether it will pass a tailpipe sniffer test. It sounds like these STAR stations may be a bit more thorough than a regular emission station.
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