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I am in Calif as well, original owner 2003 cobra. Still on stock tune, just have cold air intake and exhaust, after reading this no plans to modify further.
 
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A bit of an update with the smog referee situation. I ended up keeping my billetflow pulley on since I didnt have a stock pulley and plastidipped it black and cut a small cover out of plastic to cover the screws. And I put the stock pulley cage on too. Loaded the stock tune on the car and took it in today. He ended up passing the car finally. So I think the main issue was with the tune and supercharger pulley, mostly the tune I think. So anyone who has to smog their cars just load the stock tune in to be on the safe side!
 
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cesar24 said:
A bit of an update with the smog referee situation. I ended up keeping my billetflow pulley on since I didnt have a stock pulley and plastidipped it black and cut a small cover out of plastic to cover the screws. And I put the stock pulley cage on too. Loaded the stock tune on the car and took it in today. He took a long time trying to peek through the pulley cover looking to see if it was stock or not. He ended up passing the car finally. So I think the main issue was with the tune and supercharger pulley, mostly the tune I think. So anyone who has to smog their cars just load the stock tune in to be on the safe side!
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Thanks for the update
 
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Stock ford tune must be loaded, make sure proper pcv hoses are used. Any mods must have CARB EO #. If you borrow a stock Hpipe make sure it's year specific. 04 terminators have the downstream o2's between the cats 03 are after they will look for that.

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02gt87 said:
Stock ford tune must be loaded, make sure proper pcv hoses are used. Any mods must have CARB EO #. If you borrow a stock Hpipe make sure it's year specific. 04 terminators have the downstream o2's between the cats 03 are after they will look for that.

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Damn...they go that deep. What if you damaged the stock catted pipe? I don't think Ford makes them anymore. What would you have to do?
 
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HPLouis said:
Damn...they go that deep. What if you damaged the stock catted pipe? I don't think Ford makes them anymore. What would you have to do?
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There are several carb approved catted H pipes. Not cheap by any means lol

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I think if I ever got ref'd I'd have to non-op it lol. Or move. Returning my car back to stock is one of the very last things I want to do in life right now.
 

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