05-06-2019, 12:43 PM | #1 |
OEM? Whats that?
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Moving to Texas
What up People?!
Im moving from Louisiana to Texas soon and Im curious what the smog laws are. Any clues? I have cat deletes. Gonna be a problem? Anyone know any trustworthy shops in the Dallas area??
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2014 Southern Comfort Black Widow SS LS3
Magnuson Supercharger, ceramic coated ARH headers w/cat deletes, BTR blower cam, Mahle forged pistons, AEM Methanol injection, JRE 8 rib Super tensioner, Innovators West 8 rib serpentine pulley system, Melling high flow oil pump, Lingenfelter high flow fuel pump, McCleod RXT ceramic coated Twin disk clutch, Hooker BlackHeart exhaust. Escort 360 radar detector & dashcam. Rockford Fosgate 1000w prime amp, 2X12” Rockford P3D2’s Build and mods done by R&D Motorsports in Baton Rouge Tune/Dyno done by ,,Engine Power Systems in Baton Rouge Last edited by SneakySS; 05-06-2019 at 01:02 PM. Reason: Added info |
05-06-2019, 01:58 PM | #2 |
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I have friends who have had a lot of success with Bailys hyperformance. They’re who I’ll be going to next tine I need anything done. As for smog laws, I have no idea as my car is still registered in California
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05-06-2019, 06:03 PM | #3 |
OEM? Whats that?
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Thanks for the info. I’ll look them up.
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2014 Southern Comfort Black Widow SS LS3
Magnuson Supercharger, ceramic coated ARH headers w/cat deletes, BTR blower cam, Mahle forged pistons, AEM Methanol injection, JRE 8 rib Super tensioner, Innovators West 8 rib serpentine pulley system, Melling high flow oil pump, Lingenfelter high flow fuel pump, McCleod RXT ceramic coated Twin disk clutch, Hooker BlackHeart exhaust. Escort 360 radar detector & dashcam. Rockford Fosgate 1000w prime amp, 2X12” Rockford P3D2’s Build and mods done by R&D Motorsports in Baton Rouge Tune/Dyno done by ,,Engine Power Systems in Baton Rouge |
05-07-2019, 07:56 AM | #4 |
Texas state inspection (emissions and safety) varies by county.
It's visual + OBD2 and short test drive (brakes etc) Some counties are less restrictive than others.
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05-07-2019, 09:55 AM | #5 |
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If you are moving to the Dallas area, make it Denton county. Basic visual, drive and OBDII smog check. The shop that did my annual check knew my car and only did the OBDII.
As for performance shops, Anything Automotive in Denton is the place to go. Honest shop, they talked me out of doing things that wouldn't help or weren't needed on my car. How often does that happen? John, Jason and Frank are the best around. Their tuner, James, is a magician. |
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What part of Texas are you moving to?
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07-20-2019, 06:49 AM | #7 |
OEM? Whats that?
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Umm maybe Dallas area. Ive seen YouTube videos of Texas Camaro's with cat-deletes. WTF??!
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2014 Southern Comfort Black Widow SS LS3
Magnuson Supercharger, ceramic coated ARH headers w/cat deletes, BTR blower cam, Mahle forged pistons, AEM Methanol injection, JRE 8 rib Super tensioner, Innovators West 8 rib serpentine pulley system, Melling high flow oil pump, Lingenfelter high flow fuel pump, McCleod RXT ceramic coated Twin disk clutch, Hooker BlackHeart exhaust. Escort 360 radar detector & dashcam. Rockford Fosgate 1000w prime amp, 2X12” Rockford P3D2’s Build and mods done by R&D Motorsports in Baton Rouge Tune/Dyno done by ,,Engine Power Systems in Baton Rouge |
07-20-2019, 08:12 AM | #8 |
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07-20-2019, 09:01 AM | #9 |
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I had those but I melted them into nothingness lol
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2014 Southern Comfort Black Widow SS LS3
Magnuson Supercharger, ceramic coated ARH headers w/cat deletes, BTR blower cam, Mahle forged pistons, AEM Methanol injection, JRE 8 rib Super tensioner, Innovators West 8 rib serpentine pulley system, Melling high flow oil pump, Lingenfelter high flow fuel pump, McCleod RXT ceramic coated Twin disk clutch, Hooker BlackHeart exhaust. Escort 360 radar detector & dashcam. Rockford Fosgate 1000w prime amp, 2X12” Rockford P3D2’s Build and mods done by R&D Motorsports in Baton Rouge Tune/Dyno done by ,,Engine Power Systems in Baton Rouge |
07-20-2019, 07:24 PM | #10 |
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07-20-2019, 07:58 PM | #11 |
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I lived in San Antonio for few years so similar but different. You’ll be able to find a place to pass you if you search. Usually all local car guys know where to go
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07-20-2019, 09:25 PM | #12 |
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Denton County is OBDII only. No sniffer. No visual.
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07-20-2019, 10:37 PM | #13 |
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Im in Houston area and have no cats either but my tuner tuned the ECM for this setup so no check engine light, my brother has similar setup on his Mazdaspeed3 and it passed emissions because the car reads no codes. FYI the sniffer is used on pre OBD2 cars(95) so anything after that gets only the scanner and if there is no codes set for higher pollution the car should pass unless you get a pesky inspector who will get on his belly to physically check for cats; tint will more likely keep you from passing since its easier to check. Welcome to Texas, former home of Whataburger. Some areas outside major cities only get safety inspections and nothing more, the testing depends on what area you register your new address as.
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08-09-2020, 04:27 PM | #14 |
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living in Texas now but I`d say I am not about laws in that life xd
I wish you are feeling good cause Texas is a covid hot spot.. |
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