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Question 1, does it pass (and with flying colors)?
2 is how do they do the inspection?

Around here its the OBD scan, but I don't know if it just shows error codes or numeric values of stuff. I know people have gotten swapped cars through around here, and there's more than a few modified cars running around, so its doable, I'm just curious how.
The other thing is... how hard did you have to tune it to get it to pass if it failed the first time... basically, will a well tuned car pass with just as easy flying colors as a plain old one (assuming all stock emissions hardware is kept)?

 
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where im from im almost positive if the CEL isnt on ill pass.

 
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if you live in california...

forget about passing if you have a turbo kit... you will fail visual inspection for sure and unless you have a good catalytic converter, you're not going to pass the tailpipe emissions test either...

you can always pay a smog guy off, but that's illegal and the shop owner can be fined 50,000 dollars and get his smog testing license taken away...

 
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In my area, it is visual only and a gas cap leak test.

 
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I don't have one. Its a hypothetical question because I'm curious how its done.

 
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here in boise they only do an OBD2 scan and thats it, it looks for 8 things and you can only fail 3 of the eight. I havent had mine tested yet, but it should pass easily. Worse case senario , swap the old cat/manifold on and retest. later tonight if i remember ill see if i can find the list that they look for with the scan

 
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too funny

 
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move to TX, and you can run open header. LOL but it's true, emissions restriction are lax overhere.

 
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Here it is basically if you have a cat or not. Therefore, make sure to buy a cheap-*** cat that you can replace the test-pipe with and you should be fine (at least in STL).

 
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I think the only way to pass is to have friends who do inspections. That way they can "overlook" the visual part and just do the OBDII scanning. Don't throw and codes and you will pass.

 
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where i go they just plug the obdII tester in and thats it

 
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Well if you come to where I live, Tawakoni, they just start the car and drive it 10 feet and then make sure the horn works and they give you the sticker. Got to love small towns where no one gives a ****.

 
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its not if you have a cat or not that is for inspection. here its a scanner. just tweak your settigns before you go in and then after change them back.

 
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Here In Puerto Rico I know a friend that can make my car's inspection for free without even inspecting it, his father runs the shop that makes the inspections :P

 
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here in nebraska you dont even have to do an inspection. they dropped that a long time ago

 
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here in cali if your car is less than 6 years old than you dont need a smog test until that is up...than u need a smog test and its easy to find places that do illegal smog checks

 
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certain counties in NC require emmissions test, but if you live in a rural area they do a safety inspection. in my county (wake) i found out that if i did a swap on my car to a k20 it wont pass inspection, said that they have to have the engine that the car comes with. that sucks hardcore.

 
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I got my cars inspection passed with the engine light on, and without a cat, gotta love small towns.

 
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round here they do a tailpipe, and gas tank lid leak test.

i just got a new cat put on and im having it tuned real well so i should pass

 
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The tail pipe sniffer will pick up the fact there isn't a cat. Think about that. O2 sims only fool the computer so the car runs.