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Originally Posted by phobos512

For you folks spouting on about CARB, you should know these facts:

(1) In California it is ILLEGAL to relocate any emissions equipment. Long tubes will never be legal in California based on this statute because they always move the catalytic converters. Shorties are legal because they in general do not move any emissions equipment. Why? Because cats are supposed to be a certain distance from the heads to ensure they are properly heated, as they don't work until they reach a certain temperature.

(2) In the first 50,000 miles the catalytic converters cannot be replaced by aftermarket parts in California. They are required to be serviced by the manufacturer. Further, aftermarket catalytic converters are required to be certified as meeting OEM requirements for minimum 5 years/50,000mi after installation.

This is California. Pretty soon they'll be requiring vehicles sold here to have their hoods welded shut so that people can't mess with them. You can't even legally change the air filter unless you use one that's certified. It's pretty silly. Even when aftermarket parts are shown to INCREASE the combustion efficiency of an engine, they aren't legal until they've paid their dues to CARB, which can be thousands of dollars for the initial certification (I think it's $15K).

Thanks for the info!!! I remember it being nice and cheap like that the first time I did research.