carb plaque removal on headers

[skyloc]

The car I bought came with cracked DC headers with carb plaque, any california locals know if cops would notice a cheapy header with the plaque attached?

[Kurobei]

Nope unless it's some crazy header like a SMSP that obviously doesn't look close to oem. If u find another header that is non carb approved, as long as it's in a non aggressive 4-2-1 or 4-1 design thats not too obvious. If the plate is welded onto the new header a clean fashion, cops wouldn't know the difference. The only people who would know would be enthusiasts that have a good eye or BAR refs who scan or run the serial #s. (if u use the same plate on a different car header only time it would matter)

[skyloc]

Thinking the same thing, ceramic coated with it welded on shoud work. Anybody else try it? carb plaque only means that DC paid them make sure fits with out modding anything, right...

[angus67]

dont get caught..............................

[mj213]

I hope they aren't that strict up here. I won't be cutting off my thermo wrap to show them the carb plate on my header. I painted over the carb sticker on my intake pipe too. We don't have emissions tests up here, though.