So I live in California (not by choice) and I wana go with some pacesetter long tube headers(sitting in my garage) but I don't know what type of cats to buy to replace my stock ones. They obviously have to be OBDII compliant(im still going to illegally smog it) but I don't want to stare at a check engine light all day. Anyone have any suggestions? and by the way before we go into a discussion about smog laws...i dont really give a rats a$$ about epa or c.a.r.b and i also dont care about whats legal and whats not. also i tried to order some 49 state legal cats but magnaflow wont ship them to be because im in California (communism if u ask me)

 

i think your SOL brotha, im not sure if any kind of cat other than factorys are legal in cali,

 

a bud of mine had a 98 mustang gt that he put a "off-road" x-pipe on it. he got somthing called a "MIL eliminator" tha turned the annoying check engine light off IDK if they make it for trucks but There HAS to be somthing out there that you can do- maybe have a freind/realitive in a state other than cali order you the cat then have them ship it t you-just my .02!!!

 

yea mil eliminators, made for any vehicle to make the computer read as it has converters on it, either way he wont pass emissions inspection in california because of the strict emission laws

 

Magnaflow cats are OBDII compliant, but in California they frown on LTs and aftermarket converters and have fines of upwards of $10,000 if caught with them.

 

not worth it bro. Im in SO CAL, and im not gonna touch my cats for the soul reason of that nice fine if caught. Did the pacesetter LTS come with an executive order? (meaning are they legal in CA?)

 

They are for offroad use so the sent them to me. Im just gonna sell em and get the BBK Shortys. Im tired of the hassle. Then im gonna go find out who the guy was that decided to make LT and high flow cats illegal and take a big steamy dump in his mailbox.