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Originally Posted by birdman71
In CA all of the aftermarket products are illegal and technically are not supposed to be put onto our vehicles. HFCs are allowed to be sold and shipped in CA because they are labeled for "Off Road Use".
Chances are you will NOT pass smog in CA, they have the strictest emissions, smog and visual tests in the US. Ironic how they won't let us put pollution into the air because big companies want to pay off politicians to have more air to pollute themselves.. but I digress
That being said, I put a pair of Berk HFCs on my Z the 2 weeks ago, lined up with the Fast Intentions 18" resonated CF cat back exhaust, oem headers still.
I know for SURE my Z will NOT pass the Decibels portion of the Smog Test, I know my Z probably will not pass the emissions portion of the Smog test either because of the HFCs. Mine were brand new too so I know for SURE I will NOT pass the visual test. Still Shiny! 
If you have a shop you know that does Smog Tests and you are able to pay them to pass your car DO SO! Easiest way around everything.
If you are unable to find a shop to payoff on Smog then buy a/keep your pair of used OEM Cats and switch them out every time you smog the Z. |
Yea if I was gonna go through the trouble of swapping in and out I would just go test pipes. All well guess no hfc for me. That's fine guess I'm done with my build then, intake, exhaust, oil coolers and tune all done.