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<blockquote data-quote="TANSTAAFL" data-source="post: 4146890" data-attributes="member: 27098">Lived in Oregon for a while and bought a low mile &#039;94 TBird (1997 was the year). After I bought it I started modifying it, K &amp; N air filter, removed the air conch for a more free flowing intake, even drilled numerous holes in the bottom of the air box. The coupe de tat, I dropped the Y exhaust and broke the ceramic out of the cats (this was the first week I owned it!) Really did wake up the 4.6 V8 a bit. Everything looked 100% stock. a week later I learned that they did a tailpipe test! I went to the DEQ (department of environmental quality) and in spite of all I had done, it passed! I could get rubber from 1st to 2nd no problem after the mods. By the way, if it hadn&#039;t passed I would have been required to get all repairs done to make it compliant with Oregon DEQ standards. Once done another test, if it passes awesome, if it doesn&#039;t the car remains on the road.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TANSTAAFL, post: 4146890, member: 27098"] Lived in Oregon for a while and bought a low mile '94 TBird (1997 was the year). After I bought it I started modifying it, K & N air filter, removed the air conch for a more free flowing intake, even drilled numerous holes in the bottom of the air box. The coupe de tat, I dropped the Y exhaust and broke the ceramic out of the cats (this was the first week I owned it!) Really did wake up the 4.6 V8 a bit. Everything looked 100% stock. a week later I learned that they did a tailpipe test! I went to the DEQ (department of environmental quality) and in spite of all I had done, it passed! I could get rubber from 1st to 2nd no problem after the mods. By the way, if it hadn't passed I would have been required to get all repairs done to make it compliant with Oregon DEQ standards. Once done another test, if it passes awesome, if it doesn't the car remains on the road. [/QUOTE]

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