Straight Pipes
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Straight Pipes
I just called my exhaust guy and he cant put straight pipes on my vette cause its against the law to do so. I really dont want to put another stupid Y pipe system on there and even he agreed that it would cost a lot to make that work. Does anyone know how I can put straight pipes on my car? I dont have any pipe bending equipment and I still have the original exhaust btw.
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From: South Carolina
You should ask another muffler guy. I got a shop to make a 3" straight pipe y for my '89 coupe and cut the cats off and they didn't even ask why. You can always say its for racing!?! Its like getting dark car tint, it might be illegal but you are the one paying for it. Try to find a guy that does performance or racing applications.
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Yeah this guy does all kinds of work and I told him I used my car for the track, he does it didnt matter, he wouldnt do it. 
Guess i'll try calling around, but he is the best exhaust guy in town.
Guess i'll try calling around, but he is the best exhaust guy in town.
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From: South Carolina
Yeah keep calling around, surely you will find someone that will do the job for the money. I don't think it matters what you want because you are the one paying for it but I guess different states have different laws. If you do find a shop to do it, I don't know what you are planning to do but just a suggestion that aluminized piping works pretty good. I've had my straight y for atleast two years and no rust and its got a shine to it which looks pretty decent, you can even polish it 
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From: sw Ohio
We dont have emissions here in OH, which is why I'm surprised they're all saying no.
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Technically they're not supposed to change any emmissions-related equipment. I believe it's actually a federal regulation.
However, they CAN legally make the pipes for you and sell them as 'for off road use only'. They just can't install them.
As others have said, though, most speed shops will do it the whole thing.
However, they CAN legally make the pipes for you and sell them as 'for off road use only'. They just can't install them.
As others have said, though, most speed shops will do it the whole thing.
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Yeah thats what I asked him to do and he still said no. I dont know of any speed shops in my area, but i'm still looking through the phone book.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Strongsville Ohio
where in ohio do u live. i lived in cleveland (brecksville) for 18 years. i can send u to 238792874984 guys who will say yes. that makes no sense and strait pipes are not illegal.having no cats is in ohio. i cant see why hes hustling you. only thing i can think of is him saying no no no, and then saying "ok...BUT its gunna cost you.."
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One word of caution, and not the tree hugger version, emission laws can and do change.
No matter what you end up with on your car, hang on to the original smog stuff, all of it. It could be the difference between driving or not driving sometime in the future.
No matter what you end up with on your car, hang on to the original smog stuff, all of it. It could be the difference between driving or not driving sometime in the future.
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Florida is going through that right now.Who did you buy you headers from?
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From: sw Ohio
I've got the smog pump and all the crap that goes with it in a box out in my garage so no worries there. Its getting close to being 25 yrs old though and no plans to bring back emissions testing anytime soon as far as I know.
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From: Kathleen FL
When are they gonna update this?http://www.dmv.org/fl-florida/smog-check.php
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If you bring the car in with an exhaust system in place with cats, a shop cannot by federal law remove the existing cat and not-reinstall one. Big fine in the 5-figure range if they get caught.
If the car has less than 50K miles on it, they cannot even swap the factory cat for a hi-flow version if the existing cat is working properly.
You should be albe to get anything you want if you bring the car in with open headers only. Take the plates off and rent a trailer to haul it in.
BTW, headers and no cats or mufflers is going to be LOUD both outside and inside the car.
Expect the in-car resonance to be horrible.
If the car has less than 50K miles on it, they cannot even swap the factory cat for a hi-flow version if the existing cat is working properly.
You should be albe to get anything you want if you bring the car in with open headers only. Take the plates off and rent a trailer to haul it in.
BTW, headers and no cats or mufflers is going to be LOUD both outside and inside the car.
Expect the in-car resonance to be horrible.
Burning Brakes
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From: Troy Ohio
I think it will work
I'm pretty sure this system will work. You just need a set of collectors coming off of your headers (summitt carries them) and then cut the y that comes with it to match up. Then weld the collectors to the y. This is what i plan on doing this winter.
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From: sw Ohio
If you bring the car in with an exhaust system in place with cats, a shop cannot by federal law remove the existing cat and not-reinstall one. Big fine in the 5-figure range if they get caught.
If the car has less than 50K miles on it, they cannot even swap the factory cat for a hi-flow version if the existing cat is working properly.
You should be albe to get anything you want if you bring the car in with open headers only. Take the plates off and rent a trailer to haul it in.
BTW, headers and no cats or mufflers is going to be LOUD both outside and inside the car. Expect the in-car resonance to be horrible.
If the car has less than 50K miles on it, they cannot even swap the factory cat for a hi-flow version if the existing cat is working properly.
You should be albe to get anything you want if you bring the car in with open headers only. Take the plates off and rent a trailer to haul it in.
BTW, headers and no cats or mufflers is going to be LOUD both outside and inside the car.
Expect the in-car resonance to be horrible.Yes I will have my Magnaflow mufflers on there at the end, the guy asked the same thing when I mentioned straight pipes. I guess its not exactly straight pipes, more like dual exhaust with no cats.
