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02-08-2017, 01:33 AM

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Arkansas; no safety inspection; no emissions test...

If your state had no safety inspections and no emissions test what would you do to your exhausts, if anything?

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02-08-2017, 06:28 AM

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Depends on what exhaust your car came with.

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02-08-2017, 06:33 AM

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I live in Florida...NO TESTS....Left my NPP exactly as it came from the Factory. I liked it on my C6 and LOVE it on my C7.

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02-08-2017, 07:13 AM

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If your state had no safety inspections and no emissions test what would you do to your exhausts, if anything?

I ran open headers and a 18" turn down pipe on my cammed C6 GS here at 72210 for almost two years before trading it for the C7Z. I never had a LEO stop me. The car sure garnered a lot of attention.

FWIW! I'm not altering the LT4. It already makes sweet music.

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02-08-2017, 07:59 AM

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I live here in Arkansas. Love it!!! I left my NPP the way it came from the factory. I guess I'm not one for drag strip noise, I love the sound it makes stock.

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02-08-2017, 08:09 AM

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I live in Florida...NO TESTS....Left my NPP exactly as it came from the Factory. I liked it on my C6 and LOVE it on my C7.

Plus no warranty hassles...

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02-08-2017, 08:11 AM

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I recommend NPP with a twist . .. pull fuse 42 (41 if it's a 2014)

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02-08-2017, 08:27 AM

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I recommend NPP with a twist . .. pull fuse 42 (41 if it's a 2014)

........,combined with a Borla X-pipe it makes sweet music.

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02-08-2017, 09:05 AM

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I recommend NPP with a twist . .. pull fuse 42 (41 if it's a 2014)

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02-08-2017, 09:29 AM

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I live in Florida...NO TESTS....Left my NPP exactly as it came from the Factory. I liked it on my C6 and LOVE it on my C7.

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Plus no warranty hassles...

Mine is a Florida car as well. Easy decision when it comes with NPP, despite the freedom provided by lack of inspections.

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02-08-2017, 10:28 AM

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You guys are so lucky! I Pennsylvania old people thinking prevails, we have a safety inspection and emissions testing.

What a waste of time and money. I have no desire to modify my car's exhaust system.

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02-08-2017, 12:34 PM

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In Michigan we can do basically whatever we want. On my C7 I have no desire to change the stock NPP. I had Corsa Sports on my GTO, C6, and I'm putting an MBRP on my Focus ST.

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02-08-2017, 01:27 PM

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I'm in Arkansas as well. Recent implant from South Carolina. Neither has inspections. The S550 Mustang GT I had before I straight piped the cats with catback MBRP exhaust. It got old after a while, but did sound damn good when you wanted to be loud.That said, I'm keeping my NPP exhaust for now. Maybe a Borla X pipe down the road.

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02-08-2017, 07:31 PM

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I would never.....

........remove the catalytic converters; as much as I enjoy her I must take into account that "footprint" and leaving those converters on, helps allay those concerns; otherwise, if I had the dough I'd be doing a Borla, Corsa, etc. but a bit rich for me at this point as I get closer to retiring (and don't get me started on the cost of tires....

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02-08-2017, 10:17 PM

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02-09-2017, 02:21 AM

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I'm in the SF Bay Area. In my 20 years of driving, I've never needed a smog check or had a car inspected. On the performance cars which I've ever decided to modify, I've removed the cats.