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TheseColorsDontRun · 08-20-2013, 08:38 AM

I'm fairly certain that none of us have had to go get emissions tested in MD yet, as these cars are too new. As you may have seen in other threads, I want a Borla UEL and factory header-back. With a tune, any CEL would be eliminated, so that part I'm not worried about with regards to emissions testing. The visual inspection, in my experience is hit and miss. Some stations do it regularly, some don't. The factory skid plate under the engine - can this be reused with an aftermarket header? I'm thinking that if it can, this will hide the cat-less header. Thoughts?

Darryljr11 · 08-20-2013, 09:59 AM

Still using mine with the borla header

ftc~brz · 08-20-2013, 12:28 PM

as long as you aren't throwing codes, they don't G.A.F. you've got a tune so you should be in ship shape.

OrbitalEllipses · 08-20-2013, 01:14 PM

They're pretty lazy with the mirrors. They do it for posterity so it looks like they're doing their job at the VEIP stations.

WorldRallyBlueBRZ · 08-23-2013, 04:46 PM

Maryland is pretty lazy with it. i had a supercharged tC as my last car with a dc sports header and full exhaust with no cats on it and they never said anything about it. They seem to care more about if your CEL is on or not

frslee · 08-23-2013, 04:54 PM

Agree on laziness.

My previous A4 had pretty much straight pipe and they never bothered anything about it. Just plug in OBD port and it's good to go.

TheseColorsDontRun · 08-23-2013, 06:06 PM

Awesome. I have never emissions tested without cats, so I'm curious what other people have experienced. Well, take that back. Since 2006 I haven't had a car with cats at the time of emissions testing if that makes sense. I had catted longtubes on my 2006 GTO, but SLP makes some craptastic cats and they rotted out within a few thousand miles. A quick spirited drive blew that crap out the tailpipes. But it still looked like cats were there. My last car, a 2010 TDI was straight-piped from the turbo back (made 300wtq with stage 2 tune, I miss all that tq!), but luckily MD doesn't test diesel passenger vehicles.

08-20-2013, 08:38 AM	#1
TheseColorsDontRun Keep calm and drive on Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Limited 6M Location: Mt. Airy, MD Posts: 404 Thanks: 56 Thanked 169 Times in 119 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Emissions - MD I'm fairly certain that none of us have had to go get emissions tested in MD yet, as these cars are too new. As you may have seen in other threads, I want a Borla UEL and factory header-back. With a tune, any CEL would be eliminated, so that part I'm not worried about with regards to emissions testing. The visual inspection, in my experience is hit and miss. Some stations do it regularly, some don't. The factory skid plate under the engine - can this be reused with an aftermarket header? I'm thinking that if it can, this will hide the cat-less header. Thoughts?

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08-20-2013, 01:14 PM	#4
OrbitalEllipses Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Attitude Location: MD Posts: 10,046 Thanks: 884 Thanked 4,889 Times in 2,902 Posts Mentioned: 123 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	They're pretty lazy with the mirrors. They do it for posterity so it looks like they're doing their job at the VEIP stations.

08-23-2013, 04:46 PM	#5
WorldRallyBlueBRZ Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: World Rally Blue BRZ Location: Maryland Posts: 176 Thanks: 63 Thanked 85 Times in 45 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Maryland is pretty lazy with it. i had a supercharged tC as my last car with a dc sports header and full exhaust with no cats on it and they never said anything about it. They seem to care more about if your CEL is on or not

08-23-2013, 04:54 PM	#6
frslee Just drive it Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 13' FR-S Location: Maryland Posts: 1,122 Thanks: 97 Thanked 321 Times in 218 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Agree on laziness. My previous A4 had pretty much straight pipe and they never bothered anything about it. Just plug in OBD port and it's good to go.

08-23-2013, 06:06 PM	#7
TheseColorsDontRun Keep calm and drive on Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Limited 6M Location: Mt. Airy, MD Posts: 404 Thanks: 56 Thanked 169 Times in 119 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Awesome. I have never emissions tested without cats, so I'm curious what other people have experienced. Well, take that back. Since 2006 I haven't had a car with cats at the time of emissions testing if that makes sense. I had catted longtubes on my 2006 GTO, but SLP makes some craptastic cats and they rotted out within a few thousand miles. A quick spirited drive blew that crap out the tailpipes. But it still looked like cats were there. My last car, a 2010 TDI was straight-piped from the turbo back (made 300wtq with stage 2 tune, I miss all that tq!), but luckily MD doesn't test diesel passenger vehicles.

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