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Car Info: 02 WRB WRX
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Hello everyone. This is my first time posting but I have been reading and searching through these forums for a while. I have just bought a 2002 WRX WRB and just wanted to sort of introduce myself.
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Originally Posted by STi-FTW
Welcome to the club. Now remember, you are now required to wave at all other suby drivers punishable on penalty of death. :P :banana:
Yea...he is right...but you get one freebie...
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From: Union City, Bay Area
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I've got a question. I will be needing to take my car to get a SMOG test for the new registration but I'm not sure if my car will pass. I have the APEXi 3 inch exhaust with downpipe installed. What can I do?
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Make sure the engine is really really really warmed up.. then take a shot at smogging it. Odds are it probably wont pass, but its worht a shot. If not you have 2 options. Get it "smogged" which is becoming harder and harder nowadays, or find someone with stock exhaust/downpipe to borrow or buy and temporarily remount.
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From: Union City, Bay Area
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I don't know. When we went to get it registered at the DMV, they gave us a temporary resgistration paper and said they'll give us an actual one when we get it smogged.
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since it's awd it's only a regular smog test. My car with no cats except a hi-flow dp passed easily. Just call around and ask if they'll smog a car with aftermarket parts (there are a few). I know the 76 on Stevenson and was it decoto? next to newpark did.
If you're that worried, go to a test only center.
If you're that worried, go to a test only center.
Originally Posted by arcticblue
Yea...he is right...but you get one freebie...
welcome to the forum you will find zoeb to be the biggest son of a b youve ever talked to. but hes good in the sack so its all good. (seeya tonight zoeb)
