You are not articulating the question very well. Do you mean, you have a 2015 stock WRX and wonder if it will pass a NY state inspection? What type of inspection? Safety or emissions? If your car is a USDM stock machine it will pass inspections in all 50 states.
An aftermarket downpipe (catted or not) for Subarus should not legally pass visual inspection. That said, most shops won't bother with emissions visual and will just do OBDII and the safety (tires, lights, horn, etc.) and throw a sticker on.
i was trying to ask that if i were to get a catted aftermarket performance j pipe, would it pass the nyc ny state yearly inspection. i assume it should be the emission inspections?
I been barking up that tree for awhile and found inconclusive answers all over the place (for Texas though). I wish I could help. Posting to follow though.
Emissions Inspections
Depending on your vehicle and location, your vehicle will undergo:
On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) testing: Determines whether vehicle components— such as the emission control equipment, ignition system, and fuel metering system—are functioning within emissions standards.
It simply monitors codes and sensors. If the ECU is properly calibrated for the removed/replaced catalytic converters, the computer will not know.
smallpuncake said:
i was trying to ask that if i were to get a catted aftermarket performance j pipe, would it pass the nyc ny state yearly inspection. i assume it should be the emission inspections?
I'm aware what you were asking. As I said, an aftermarket downpipe (regardless of whether there is a high-flow cat) should not pass the inspection. Because inspections are flat-rate of $26, shops would have to have the car in/out within 15 minutes, or else it's a money loss (assuming $100/hr rate). By the time they finish with the OBDII/Safety checks, that 15 minutes (or more) is up. They generally rely on OBDII (instead of the visual on the emission control devices) and just slap a sticker on the car and get onto a customer that they can actually make a profit on.
It simply monitors codes and sensors. If the ECU is properly calibrated for the removed/replaced catalytic converters, the computer will not know.
I'm aware what you were asking. As I said, an aftermarket downpipe (regardless of whether there is a high-flow cat) should not pass the inspection. Because inspections are flat-rate of $26, shops would have to have the car in/out within 15 minutes, or else it's a money loss (assuming $100/hr rate). By the time they finish with the OBDII/Safety checks, that 15 minutes (or more) is up. They generally rely on OBDII (instead of the visual on the emission control devices) and just slap a sticker on the car and get onto a customer that they can actually make a profit on.