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Old 12-11-2006, 05:05 PM
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I need a cat so I can pass CA smogg. But I want the best one for the turbo, I have flying miata turbo exhaust and wanted to know what is the best matched cat?

I would also like to do a down pipe in the future, just trying to plan ahead.
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Old 12-11-2006, 06:39 PM
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I guess any 2.5in high flow cat designed for the miata would work.
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In Illinois, they hook the computer up to the OBD, and then put it on a sniffer at idle. I've passed with a test pipe.
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Yes, maybe in Illinois but this is California were talking about here. There savages!
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Well what is your emissions procedure?

For us, they drive on a half mile track before, pull the car into the bay, type in the VIN to get past history, put a sniffer at idle, OBD/OBDII computer hookup, analyze, and away you go with either a pass/fail/void.
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Old 12-12-2006, 02:03 AM
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I think I will just go with the cheapest stock one I can find. I can use the straight pipe when I dont need the test! Moss sells a stocker for like $120
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turbotony has one that he sells for 115 shipped. i have it and it is very nice. 2.5" high flow. he also has a 2.5" downpipe that he sells that i also have. very nice stuff from him and super fast shipping. just a happy customer
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Originally Posted by iluvtruenos
Well what is your emissions procedure?
In CA, for a <96 car, they enter your VIN, sniff the tailpipe at idle, then put you on a rolling road and sniff the tailpipe under load at 15mph and 25 mph. They also check the timing, and perform a visual inspection to ensure that all emissions-related hardware is present.
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Old 12-12-2006, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by rharris19
turbotony has one that he sells for 115 shipped. i have it and it is very nice. 2.5" high flow. he also has a 2.5" downpipe that he sells that i also have. very nice stuff from him and super fast shipping. just a happy customer

How can I order from "turbo tony"?
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i need a cat also. anyone wanna let me borrow or have there stock cat? i also need to pass ca smog
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How can I order from "turbo tony"?
He goes by TurboTony on this forum, though I haven't seen him around in a while. Email is turbotony2k@yahoo.com.
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