Not much a problem for us in Shanghai, I can see the sea from my roof top and breathing its fresh air daily so no worries mate... blue sky nearly every days of the year also.

Bleu sky disappear during morning rush hour tho... you can see a thick smog cloud over those cars, nasty stuff (guess its the same in L.A. and dwtown Montreal anyway)

Legendary indeed, I wouldn't live anywhere else in this country, now that is for sure lolll

> now, back to broken cars ;)

You can remove the rear Cats in a 4 Cat system and pass smog in CA.
I just did that last November.

I installed the Top Speed Muffler and rear Cat delete pipes under $500 new, plus you can sell the rear cats and recoup perhaps $100 or so of that as well.

Its an easy DIY install as well.

OEM
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-PgHpzDrk80/hqdefault.jpg

Top Speed (Rear cat delete pipe not shown)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-d.../CIMG3541a.JPG

This Thread discusses the Top Speed install
http://986forum.com/forums/diy-project-guides/41683-top-speeds-cat-back-system-installation-8.html

Like some others said though, you could easily find good used parts on ebay and Woody (Itsnotanova "Dismantler") to do the whole job for under $500 for OEM used parts.

Dont worry to much about the parts that need replacing under the car. You should get a near new suspension when completed.
My 02 s slid off the road a couple of years ago and needed suspension work only, no body damage.
The insurance company waffled over totaling the car. I had my indy do the work, much less than the dealership and it tracks great. Its about who does the work.
I did not need any exhaust work either.

Ahhh - that is immensely useful, mostly because i keep seeing these aftermarket exhausts and wondering why they are bare pipes at the end - thinking they are a weld-in affair, which i'm sure the dealership would rather avoid - but that makes much more sense.


On a similar note, i am looking for the PSE exhaust if it is available, mostly because its OEM and the dealer will likely be doing the install and i wont be there to fend off any gripes. I got a quote from a dealer saying it would have to come from germany with a ticket of over $3300 - is there anybody who retails/stocks them independently in the US?

Otherwise I think I am likely leaning towards the Dansk exhaust as it is quietest/closest to stock but with a little bit of growl.