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Passed new Texas Emissions/OBDII Test......
#1102830 - 11/16/05 08:11 PM
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....with gutted precats. Does that mean I would pass just as easily with MSDS headers?
Randy
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Do you have MILs?
Cause if you do, you could pass with anything since they are telling the computer that your readings are NORMAL!
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Well, sort of. Per an old thread I came across awhile back, I bought a couple of devices that I think are sold at any parts store as a spark plug anti-fouler. You thread the anti-fouler into the O2 bung and then thread the O2 sensor into the anti-fouler. This positions the O2 sensor out of the direct path of the exhaust....it rests inside the anti-fouler and not inside the exhaust tube. Sniffs much cleaner air.
But I see your point. I suppose this same arrangement would work with headers as well as its working with gutted pre-cat manifolds.
Thanks,
Randy
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Originally posted by Randy Gunn:
....with gutted precats. Does that mean I would pass just as easily with MSDS headers?
Randy
What does our inspection entail? If there's any visual portion, headers might be a problem. as they're pretty durn obvious
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All Texas does is plug into the OBD II port and check for MIL codes. On 95 and earlier, or non-OBD II cars, they use a dyno and sniffer to run a drive cycle. So if you use a MIL eliminator it will think everything is normal. Hopefully the inspector will not look under the car and see the mods. 
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INspector isn't going to care anyways.
THe only time I ever had problems was when my 1992 Suburban had a bad catalytic converter. And guess what, the only reason there was a problem with the cat was because the new COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT TEXAS WAS USING WAS GIVING OFF FALSE READINGS! Yep, TEXAS paid for me to have a new catalytic converter installed! Love it!
I took my new 1999 Suburban in with a failing muffler (you can hear if you only sit outside and listen to it at idle), and the guy didn't say a thing about it. As long as the lights work, brakes work, horn works, windshield wipers are good, gas cap is good, and your OBDII system isn't throwing a code, you'll probably be okay!
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hell the place were i get my car enspeced is something else
the truck i had before the tour(the tour works good thank god)
so did the truck but before i fixed all the problems i needed a way to get the parts so i had to get the thing enspected
and a guy told me about this place half the lights didn't work
braked didn't work the thing was running so ritch it couldn't get out of its own way
but i got the parts and fixed it up and sold it
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