6SpeedCL

Does anyone know any legal headers besides OEM available in California? The only ones I am aware of that are legal are comptech, but I called them yesterday and they told me they are discontinued for the CL.
I bought the car with "alpha works" headers on there(would not have those put on my car) and an injen cold air intake. I failed smog because of these 2 things. The intake is legal, it just didnt have the sticker so I contacted injen and they should be sending me a sticker with the carb eo number.
It's the headers that have me in a bit of a jam here. I don't even have the stocks. At this point, the only thing I can think of is getting the stocks at a junkyard. My car passed everything but the visual.
Any recommendations or anyone know if there are any comptech headers available? Thanks

Karanx7

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You can check the Black Market. Every now and then, a pair will show up.

I would just get stocks from a junkyard and put em on. Even if you get a pair from the BM, they might not have the sticker with them.

YeuEmMaiMai

yeah comptech is it. The other company are not going to spend the massive amt of money needed to get them certified even though they would pass due to the computer taking care of the emissions...

you can get them here if you want for $1100
http://www.autocarparts.com/part/253/5/

6SpeedCL

I saw those(been doing a lot of research on this matter since I failed a couple days ago) and I called that phone number and I asked if they still had those in stock and that I had contacted ct engineering and they told me that they were discontinued. So I asked if they still had them in stock. He told me yes but that he would call me back in 10 minutes after he made sure. Never called me back.
Looks like my only option here is to go stock. With my exhaust being stock, I don't even know if my headers(alphawerks) or the comptech headers helps out a lot. I'm happy with the injen cai and the headers I currently have, sounds nice and is fast enough for me.
Does anyone know if I will lose a lot of HP if I get rid of my headers? Idk if it's worth spending 1100 on as opposed to just going stock.

YeuEmMaiMai

you'll drop 30 hp peak and the power peak will move back to stock 260hp 6100rpm vs 290hp @ 6600rpm (old ratings). It's definately noticable

fuzzy02CLS

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There is another option. I'm sure you could search around import forums & find another method.

6SpeedCL

idk if it'll be that easy. I think I would need to know someone who can help me with that, and I think the california laws are very strict.
With just the visual that I have failed, it should be easy to find a way to pass.
It will be a big pain in the ass if I have to swap back, a big waste of money if I have to get the comptechs, and apparently 30 hp loss if I go back to stock but I'm not too sure it'll be 30 in my case I think its around 30 potential probably not with stock exhaust.

RooEng

You're only legal options are Comptech headers or stock manifolds.

It's illegal if you get a Comptech EO D-455-21 sticker and tell the smog tech your Alfawerks are really Comptechs.

It's illegal if you cover the headers with the stock heat shield to hide the headers so they can't see them.

It's illegal to put the stock exhaust on for the test and replace it with the headers until the next test, and after the first time, it'll only take a few hours, maybe less, to swap out the stock manifolds.

Karanx7

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I like you.

fuzzy02CLS

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It's illegal for calif to take away a persons rights........

Just saying......

Mopply

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Sorry for reviving this old thread but I was looking around for headers (i'm in commiefornia too) and it says that DC sports headers are cali legal. Can anyone vouch for this?