TaiwanEvo

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anyone figured out if its safe to run a test pipe in socal.. and what are the consequence of getting caught wtih one.. Or anywhere for that matters

DB8GSR

Not sure what you consider safe but it's also not safe driving wrecklessly. From experience especially here in the Bay Area, even though I got pulled over numerous times due to cosmetic stuff, cops didn't even bother looking down below if my car is equipped with a test pipe. It's what under the hood that they're interested on. I mean regardless, if you don't want a cop to be all suspicious, just don't argue and give 'em all the paper work before he can say anything. You'll come out clean!

Worse case scenario is that they'll send you to a ref for a smog check and other smog bs to see if your car will pass. Lotta people will then install all the OEM parts back into the car before they see the ref!

cecilia

does the test pipe make your car sound ricey??? or does it have a smooth sound?

DB8GSR

I'm still running on the stock exhaust and didn't notice any difference as far as sound is concerned during idle. I don't think there's much of difference in sound whether you run a high flow cat or just a test pipe.

boostedwrx

iTrader: (27)

Theres no place for kitties in an exhaust system

AiRicLy

I have never seen a cop actually look under the car to make sure you have a catalytic converter or make sure your entire exhaust piping is legal. Like my friend's 240sx has been running with a test pipe for over a year and when he got caught the cops never even asked a single thing about his car when there are plenty of things illegal about it. I think most cops don't really care about this type of stuff. The only stuff I've seen cops care about is tinting on windows and sometimes stickers on windows.