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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 12:11 AM
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rx8 turbo legal in TX?

i am living in houston TX
i am trying to buy esmeril turbo or greddy with cobb.(any discount now?)
but i am wandering about the inspection.
if i put the turbo in my 8 , can i pass the emission?
i saw Engine check light on turbo 8 . maybe because of midpipe.
please answer me thanks.
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 12:14 AM
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Yes you an pass emissions but it depends on the entire setup, tune, etc. Besides there are always shops that will pass you regardless of your mods.
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 01:58 AM
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I just passed emissions 2 days ago. The only precaution I took was I put the stock midpipe with the cat back in. The car drew a crowd of all the techs in the garage, but they passed it!
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 10:07 AM
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It only has to pass an OBD test, not a visual ....
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 11:03 AM
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If you are in a county that requires emissions testing, at the very least you must not have any CELs. From what I've heard, the Cobb will eliminate any CELs related to the turbo kit.

So Esmeril w/ interceptor (assuming CEL not resolved) would not pass an inspection in a county requiring emissions, etc. (Harris, Travis, etc.).
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 02:41 PM
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thank you every one
greddy + cobb is batter i think cause i don't need big power so...
may be pettit SC also good and there are holiday sale some thing...
i can not coose....
Pettit or Greddy w/ cobb haha please help me to choose haha
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by nameissc
thank you every one
greddy + cobb is batter i think cause i don't need big power so...
may be pettit SC also good and there are holiday sale some thing...
i can not coose....
Pettit or Greddy w/ cobb haha please help me to choose haha
That depends on your goals or desires. Power delivery is different compared to the 2. There are some dyno sheets posted of each setup on this forum. Take a look and you will get a better idea. Don't just focus on numbers either. Focus on the power and torque curves and area under the curves. It will show the usable power.

If at all possible take a ride in a SC'd car and a TC'd car. Probably not the easiest to do, but that will help your decision immensely. What it comes down to however is what you want the most. I didn't have the luxury of taking a ride in either a SC'd car or a TC'd car myself. So I had to do some research on here to see what I thought I would enjoy the most. Most likely you will have to do the same.
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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you can come to my job for a state inspection we dont do emissions testing...i work at firestone on 1960 and jones....i would do the state myself but i still dont have my states...pm me if you want some more info
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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/\ might wanna keep that on the down low (pm), for your own good... you don't know who reads these forums or who could call something in...........
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 10:36 PM
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It only has to pass an OBD test, not a visual ....
I dont see any way to pass a sniff test without the cat! My car stinks w/o the cat in, its pretty obvious when its not there!
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 11:40 PM
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they don't do a sniff test, they just plug into the OBD plug and look for codes, etc.

understand that passing the OBD test and being legal are not the same thing
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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I WATCHED them do the test!! Lol
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 10:41 PM
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man the place i go to passes anything pm me if you want more info coz i dnt wanna release any info on here
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 11:19 PM
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i passed emissions with a turbo... however I did use an accessport
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