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I've heard that the Aero has a bit of a boy-racer sound, not whatI want. Looking for a deeper muscle-car type exhaust note.
 
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my cat fell off man I swear... I have an aero 4040 where the cat used to be and a 30" magnaflow where the stock muffler used to be. Truck sounds awesome, no drone, good power (no low end loss with the straight thru mag only setup... my previous setup) I never see anything above 1100 F however I dont tow so the biggest loads are going up hiway 80 & 50 into the sierra's.
 
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Well I live in California and do not have my CAT on. Turbo back. California does not have mandatory smog checks yet on diesels, but if they do I may be screwed. Probably won't pass I imagine. Deal with it when the time comes.
 
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Well I live in California and do not have my CAT on. Turbo back. California does not have mandatory smog checks yet on diesels, but if they do I may be screwed. Probably won't pass I imagine. Deal with it when the time comes.
I'm also in California. From what I can find out the older trucks will not be inspected, just the new ones with all of the "Smog" gear on them. Ofcourse they could change their mind any time.

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My good friend owns an exhaust shop. It is technically illegal to remove the cat and/or muffler from any vehicle. However, most shops will do it for a diesel pickup because it does not need to be smogged. To pass a smog, if you ever have to, the main thing is to have a completely sealed system. I could be wrong, but however, this is how I have interpreted from him. A sealed system is all that is required.
 



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