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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc
So all the muffler/exhaust shops in CA don't have CA compliant generic cat converters ????? That seems very odd to me . So a CA compliant cat converter has a stamping or ID plate or stenciling stating compliance ? And that marking remains legible through thousands of heat cycles along with rain/mud etc. ? Sure glad I live in Georgia for a variety of reasons .
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"Generic" catalytic convertor, how is the California Air Resources Board making money on that? I think they have a little metal plate on them with the number stamped onto it
I had to replace a stolen cat on my wife's vehicle. Bought new in Texas. The same catalytic convertor, one with a CARB EO number on it and one without, identical in every other respect. 49 state one was $600, California one was $1300. They put a sticker on the door jam. If you have that sticker, they look to make sure the cat matches the sticker, no matter what the tailpipe sniffer says.
You can pass everything, but if there is no Exemption Order number on the cat, you fail. It is technically illegal to drive a car on the street in California with the wrong cat or a test pipe.