So right now my whole powerplant is completely stock, except for a desnorkelized intake. I was thinking of going with a Cobb stage 1 or stage 2 setup, but have a couple of concerns:

1) Are there any problems with adding the Cobb Accessport on a 4 year old WRX running the stage 1 91 oct. map?

2) Since my car will start needing biennial smog checks starting 2 years from now, I don't think I want to deal with constantly switching from modified TBE to stock every 2 years. What are my TBE options (if any) w/ respect to these annoying smog checks?

 

1) You shouldn't have any problems. Make sure to keep up on your maintenance though. Check all fluids regularly and possibly invest in some gauges for extra safety...mainly boost and egt.

2) In CA there aren't any options. You're stuck with a cat-back as the only legal exhaust mod.

 

it's never too late

all u need to do is put the downpipe back on to pass the sniffer test.

 

i know in sacramento the smog shops i go just check if i have a cat, they dont care what i have as long as your intake is stock and i you have a cat

 

i have an 02 with 58000 on it and ive been waiting till around 60000 to start modding cause the factory warrenty expires, so its a perfect time to start modding. i have my cobb AP on the way, cant wait to get started, have fun

 

ha i got pulled over for speeding in sac yesterday. and the cop told me to pop my hood. he took a long good look at my helix catless downpipe with no heat shields and he said dont see anything else. he didnt even know what he was looking at. basically lookin for catback intake and blow off valve