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Originally Posted by ML
Wow, you really want to go there, When you know nothing about me or my financial situation? I have different priorities asshole.
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Again, just MO... but if you have different priorities, why are you modifying the car? No one is saying you can't or shouldn't have different priorities, just suggesting that you don't cheap out on modifying something just because you don't want to spend too much on it or don't want to wait until you have the money to do it right. I have more priorities than modifying my car, which is why it's 100% stock other than tint for now. I know what parts I want, and I know what they'll cost so I'm putting what I consider "reasonable" aside every pay until I have enough to buy what I want. Sure I could just chop off the muffler until I can buy a catted/resonated header back exhaust (~$1700), but I would rather not do something half assed out of impatience. It's also a bit easier for me since we're about to head into winter and I have zero desire to be under a car installing parts when it's below 0 out
To add to the "safety" of this, in Ontario (Canada, no California) we have drive clean tests, and a car can't pass if the exhaust exit isn't behind the passenger compartment, even if it passes the sniffer test on the dyno. The reasoning is that if the exhaust exit is under the passenger compartment it's easier for exhaust gases to get inside the car.
Yes, I realize there are some cars stock (Mercedes McLaren SLR) that don't satisfy this and they are road legal up here, but if you've modified an exhaust and the tech is following the rules you'll fail.