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god damn it. get home just a few moments ago and check mail...

apparently i have been "spotted" by an EPA officer and now am required to take my car in for emissions test (not noise), I went through the head f**k of one of those recently...

am i screwed basically? the car in question isn't heavily modified, almost stock in fact.

what happens with things like this? i have read that some standard cars have not even passed, now im worried.

the mods on my r33 are as follows:

hi performance panel filter (stock airbox)

fmic

3" catback + front and dump

standard turbo

avc-r

do i need to remove everything ?

thanks.

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It doesn't seem like its going to be hard to return your car to stock for the test, it could have been a lot worse. Lucky you don't have injectors etc.

Just make sure your car has a legal db, take out the AVCR and if you have an old paper filter around slap it in. I doubt they would even check the filer, they didnt when I went through years ago.

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do i need to remove the front and dump pipes? i have a stocker 'zorst i will put on the car tommorow. the other thing i forgot to mention was that i don't have a return flow cooler, my piping runs over the top of the fan so i have no snorkel connected to airbox..

anyone think this is ok?

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do i need to remove the front and dump pipes? i have a stocker 'zorst i will put on the car tommorow. the other thing i forgot to mention was that i don't have a return flow cooler, my piping runs over the top of the fan so i have no snorkel connected to airbox..

anyone think this is ok?

Front/dump pipes should be OK, but make sure you have a standard cat and cat back zorst. It's the Cat that does the job of neutralising the gasses that go through so that's the main importance.

Most likely your battery tray or part of the chassis has been cut in order to put the FMIC on. This is considered a big no no... If you can put on a SMIC (a turn flow may pass) and re-enforce or bog up the cut in the chassis (shows that it's at original chassis strength) you will be Ok.

You will also need to show you have full standard intake including snorkel.

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djvoodoo afaik, the epa test isn't for roadworthiness, just emissions. unless someone who has been thru this cares to answer?

after going through nearly the whole EPA thread in the VIC section, I can't seem to find the exact answer i'm looking for!

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it's not EPA guys tat check for the FMIC cassis hole.

they are emissions testers, not engineers :)

avcr will need to go, and a cat back exhaust that will strangle the car like a serial killers childhood kitten should see you pass

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umm this might be a stupid question but... on say a modified car, if you were to run 2 cats would it do the job better? other then a big restriction in flow... the second cat mighten heat up to the required temp?

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