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Old 01-21-2017, 06:39 PM   #14
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It's not just a smog test. They look at the vehicle too and I wouldn't want to risk going there with the header installed and praying they don't notice. They are nuts here, driving without a cat is considered tax evasion, since you pay a yearly tax fee to have the car registered based on emissions.
In Belgium it's the same. It's illegal to remove any cats, only a CE approved CBE is allowed. But the header isn't visible from underneath the car and if you have a stock (looking) enginebay you don't see it from above also. The soundpipe blocks the view a little bit. With my car they only looked to see of the engine was in the enginebay :p . Guess I was lucky. But then again here are inspectors who try to smog test a Nissan Leaf.

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