xxdevilzeroxx

is it worth the trouble of getting a midpipe without a cat? whats the fine for no cat these days? i heard it was about $2500 and or impoound????? i want a mid pipe but, with those odds, it makes me think twice..... anyone have any infos about this subject?

8is>enuff

It might not be worth it. I'm not sure of the fines/punishment by you but I know Cali is no joke when it comes to emissions.

Maybe an alternative?
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ight=high+flow
No CEL (hopefully), no resonator, and supposedly great flow.
I'd still wait for CARB approval and further dyno testing though.

mtnpass

We start emissions testing next month, so for me it is not an option. Some backpressure in a n/a rotary is a good thing. Only when you go FI should you consider deleting the cat all together. I would go with a high flow cat but not the delete, it is not worth the risk or the minimal gains when weighed against the possible fines.

ThatREGuy

2500!! Whoa! I was this close to getting them off! Thanks! Ill try somethin else.

xxdevilzeroxx

i thought so too, ill just get the SR high flow cat

went_postal

The removal of the CAT and getting busted during an inspection depends....

My neighbor has his cat removed but his pipes are also designed so that he can unbolt the through pipe and bolt the cat back in. When the emissions test comes up he bolts the cat in and gets it inspected. Then he comes home and removes the cat and puts the through pipe back on. A lot of work... but he seems to think it is worth it.

Also... if you have "independant" inspectors like we do down here... You can almost ALWAYS find someone that will "pass" the vehicle regardless.

xxdevilzeroxx

yeah but here in CA, we have emmisions testing on the side of the road, they pretend like ther doing highway work, while everyone is getting in one lane they setup this radar sort of device that reads your emmisions from the exhaust gas.