Headers and Passing Emmissions

Mr. Anderson.GCC · 06-09-2008, 10:51 AM

I really want to get these headers for my 5sfe: eBay Motors: 91-95 MR2 Headers 18-20 HP Super 5SFE 4-1 Design (item 150254628510 end time Jun-09-08 16:16:08 PDT)

My question is, will I still pass emmissions if I put these on? By the way, the rest of my exhaust system is completely stock (but that will change in the near future

Gairloch · 06-11-2008, 07:01 PM

Where are you located? If the answer is California then the answer is .... wait for it ....

BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Sorry, I couldn't resist

TomsMR2 · 06-11-2008, 07:09 PM

headers are illegal in all 50 states.. its really just a matter if your state actually enforces the law.

Ben · 06-11-2008, 11:31 PM

Jeff

I thought Florida was a free for all state, seeing as there is no emissions testing at all.

Mr. Anderson.GCC · 06-12-2008, 12:01 AM

I live in Texas. Just thought you might like to know, I put headers on my prelude and it passed emmissions just fine. But MR2s are new to me, so I was wasn't sure if headers would keep it from passing.

Ben · 06-12-2008, 12:18 AM

Does TX have visual like CA? If it is tail pipe only, there is a chance you can pass if the motor is running very clean.....

kbrew8991 · 06-12-2008, 01:38 AM

since the cat is built right at the end of the comically short stock header and there isn't anything else downstream its going to take some engineering

not impossible though if its tail-pipe test only though

DenverMR2 · 06-12-2008, 02:28 AM

Unless you have a california car and it has the other cat downstream of the one in the header.

RideMR2 · 06-12-2008, 09:08 PM

I dunno about putting the cat on the header itself, but the other piece looks like it would work.

Gairloch · 06-12-2008, 09:59 PM

You couldn't use the stock cat for that. The opening is like 5 inches wide.

MR2 Drifter · 06-17-2008, 02:36 PM

I didn't think you had to take your car for emmission if it was a 96 or older

Gairloch · 06-17-2008, 03:29 PM

That will vary depending on which state you're on.

Mr. Anderson.GCC · 06-18-2008, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MR2 Drifter

I didn't think you had to take your car for emmission if it was a 96 or older

Ya, in Texas I had to get my 92 prelude to pass, which cost me a new cat and muffler.

bumpstickboogie · 06-20-2008, 02:13 AM

**** emissions thats ******** anyways. shouldnt you guys be telling him the headers are no good.

06-09-2008, 10:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mr. Anderson.GCC No Skills Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Headers and Passing Emmissions I really want to get these headers for my 5sfe: eBay Motors: 91-95 MR2 Headers 18-20 HP Super 5SFE 4-1 Design (item 150254628510 end time Jun-09-08 16:16:08 PDT) My question is, will I still pass emmissions if I put these on? By the way, the rest of my exhaust system is completely stock (but that will change in the near future

06-11-2008, 07:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,426 Thanks: 114 Thanked 219 Times in 192 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Where are you located? If the answer is California then the answer is .... wait for it .... BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Sorry, I couldn't resist __________________ "Inside the car, the world beyond the driver's immediate horizon ceases to exist. Alone with the solitude of his desire, survival sense numbed by the speed, he's outrun the mediocrity of the outside world, slipped the shackles it tries to clamp on us all. He is running free, chased only by a fear of failure, for failure is to risk ejection into the real world." ~Mark Hughes

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06-11-2008, 07:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
TomsMR2 Formerly Tom Brokaw Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area Posts: 2,040 Thanks: 8 Thanked 152 Times in 129 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	headers are illegal in all 50 states.. its really just a matter if your state actually enforces the law.

06-11-2008, 11:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ben Propulsion Restored Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oceanside, CA / Reno, NV Posts: 3,278 Thanks: 18 Thanked 234 Times in 221 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (10/100% )	Jeff I thought Florida was a free for all state, seeing as there is no emissions testing at all.

06-12-2008, 12:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mr. Anderson.GCC No Skills Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I live in Texas. Just thought you might like to know, I put headers on my prelude and it passed emmissions just fine. But MR2s are new to me, so I was wasn't sure if headers would keep it from passing.

06-12-2008, 12:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ben Propulsion Restored Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oceanside, CA / Reno, NV Posts: 3,278 Thanks: 18 Thanked 234 Times in 221 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (10/100% )	Does TX have visual like CA? If it is tail pipe only, there is a chance you can pass if the motor is running very clean.....

06-12-2008, 01:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
kbrew8991 gimme some turns Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,095 Thanks: 39 Thanked 52 Times in 45 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	since the cat is built right at the end of the comically short stock header and there isn't anything else downstream its going to take some engineering not impossible though if its tail-pipe test only though

06-12-2008, 02:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
DenverMR2 Mr. Physics Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 330 Thanks: 16 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Unless you have a california car and it has the other cat downstream of the one in the header.

06-12-2008, 09:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
RideMR2 No Skills Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 31 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I dunno about putting the cat on the header itself, but the other piece looks like it would work.

06-12-2008, 09:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,426 Thanks: 114 Thanked 219 Times in 192 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	You couldn't use the stock cat for that. The opening is like 5 inches wide.

06-17-2008, 02:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
MR2 Drifter No Drifting Skills Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 503 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I didn't think you had to take your car for emmission if it was a 96 or older

06-17-2008, 03:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,426 Thanks: 114 Thanked 219 Times in 192 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	That will vary depending on which state you're on.

06-20-2008, 02:13 AM	#14 (permalink)
bumpstickboogie No Skills Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	** emissions thats ****** anyways. shouldnt you guys be telling him the headers are no good.