Has anyone ever got pulled over for being illegal?
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Instructor
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From: Manahawkin NJ
Has anyone ever got pulled over for being illegal?
And what did they say?
Im still hesitant to putting true duals on my 81 daily driver or not. I live in NJ.
Also, what does having an illegal car do to its retail value?
Im still hesitant to putting true duals on my 81 daily driver or not. I live in NJ.
Also, what does having an illegal car do to its retail value?
Safety Car
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From: WAY DEEP INSIDE AMERICO,YES YOU LIVE HERE TO!! TX
Originally Posted by OneBrokenSmile07
And what did they say?
Im still hesitant to putting true duals on my 81 daily driver or not. I live in NJ.
Also, what does having an illegal car do to its retail value?
Im still hesitant to putting true duals on my 81 daily driver or not. I live in NJ.
Also, what does having an illegal car do to its retail value?
So if you get pulled over for speeding they make you
pop your hood and check to see what may or may have not
have been removed from smog parts. If this is not so, Do what you
want, then come inspection time, put the factory parts on,
or make some friends along the way.
Advanced
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From: Westville INdiana
I Live in Northern Indiana and we do not have any smog regulations in Laporte County --- I took the existing 2 to 1 exhaust off my 81 and put true duals on ---- into Monza tips on the end ---It sounds good and not too harsh ! That was the last of project on the 81 --- I had already removed the smog pump, computor , computor controlled carb the intake ,and the computor controlled distibutor. She now runs great and no more issues. If I were you -- I would run duals --- unless the police really know Vettes ---I think they would miss that one !
Brian
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From: Orange Park Florida
Originally Posted by Metal Wulf
run the duals, the cops don't care... and there's lots of shops that will pass your car for a minimal fee come inspection time.
so from THAT, I moved to Florida here, which in these sort of instances has great advantages.....they don't check Tschidt for anyting at all....
GENE
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From: Lakeland Florida
I dont think that the problem you are describing has to do with being illegal if you are pulled over by the cops. I think the problem with being illegal is when you have to have your car inspected.
In California we have to go to a smog inspection station every other year. If the catalytic converter is missing, then the car will fail a visual check and you cannot get it to smog test, which means you cannot renew your registration.
The law in California prohibits any shop from removing the catalytic converter on cars equipped with a catalytic converter. So if you are going to run true duals on your Vette I dont think that a shop can remove your converter. Maybe add another one on for the new pipe, but then that defeats the purpose of what you want to do.
A method around this is to remove the converter yourself, and install a replacement pipe. When you have to get your car smog inspected you would install the converter yourself.
The penalties for removing it when trying to sell the car, is that in California the seller is responsible for getting the car smogged prior to selling it. That way it protects the buyer from purchasing an "illegal" car, and ending up spending too much money to bring it back into compliance.
kdf
In California we have to go to a smog inspection station every other year. If the catalytic converter is missing, then the car will fail a visual check and you cannot get it to smog test, which means you cannot renew your registration.
The law in California prohibits any shop from removing the catalytic converter on cars equipped with a catalytic converter. So if you are going to run true duals on your Vette I dont think that a shop can remove your converter. Maybe add another one on for the new pipe, but then that defeats the purpose of what you want to do.
A method around this is to remove the converter yourself, and install a replacement pipe. When you have to get your car smog inspected you would install the converter yourself.
The penalties for removing it when trying to sell the car, is that in California the seller is responsible for getting the car smogged prior to selling it. That way it protects the buyer from purchasing an "illegal" car, and ending up spending too much money to bring it back into compliance.
kdf
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From: Fairport NY
Originally Posted by smoothsailing
If you have gray hair you probably won't get stopped. Loud car and young your changes improve of getting stopped.
That's me, gray hair and Hooker side pipes and never been stopped.
Burning Brakes
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From: WESTLAKE LA
Originally Posted by kdf1986
I dont think that the problem you are describing has to do with being illegal if you are pulled over by the cops. I think the problem with being illegal is when you have to have your car inspected.
In California we have to go to a smog inspection station every other year. If the catalytic converter is missing, then the car will fail a visual check and you cannot get it to smog test, which means you cannot renew your registration.
The law in California prohibits any shop from removing the catalytic converter on cars equipped with a catalytic converter. So if you are going to run true duals on your Vette I dont think that a shop can remove your converter. Maybe add another one on for the new pipe, but then that defeats the purpose of what you want to do.
A method around this is to remove the converter yourself, and install a replacement pipe. When you have to get your car smog inspected you would install the converter yourself.
The penalties for removing it when trying to sell the car, is that in California the seller is responsible for getting the car smogged prior to selling it. That way it protects the buyer from purchasing an "illegal" car, and ending up spending too much money to bring it back into compliance.
kdf
In California we have to go to a smog inspection station every other year. If the catalytic converter is missing, then the car will fail a visual check and you cannot get it to smog test, which means you cannot renew your registration.
The law in California prohibits any shop from removing the catalytic converter on cars equipped with a catalytic converter. So if you are going to run true duals on your Vette I dont think that a shop can remove your converter. Maybe add another one on for the new pipe, but then that defeats the purpose of what you want to do.
A method around this is to remove the converter yourself, and install a replacement pipe. When you have to get your car smog inspected you would install the converter yourself.
The penalties for removing it when trying to sell the car, is that in California the seller is responsible for getting the car smogged prior to selling it. That way it protects the buyer from purchasing an "illegal" car, and ending up spending too much money to bring it back into compliance.
kdf
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From: Salisbury Md
those are independant stations/mechanics...but they have to state licensed, and I knew a state trooper who's job it was to go around and follow up on the stations paperwork making sure it was correct to all the I's and T's....
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I had just bought the car and I was pulled over for no inspection/ no registration and then on top of that I had left my wallet with my dl and insurance at work (where I was going to get it inspected) and the title was an out of state unsigned one. 
needless to say teh police were not happy at all. They thought the car was stolen at first. only thing that saved me was that the asked me something about the military and it turned out that the cop was prior navy too. let me off.
To make things worse, he followed me to the shop and I was having brake trouble. Stopped me maybe 1 mile from shop. I couldn't stop all the way at the next stop sign, had to run in with him behind me.
needless to say teh police were not happy at all. They thought the car was stolen at first. only thing that saved me was that the asked me something about the military and it turned out that the cop was prior navy too. let me off.
To make things worse, he followed me to the shop and I was having brake trouble. Stopped me maybe 1 mile from shop. I couldn't stop all the way at the next stop sign, had to run in with him behind me.
Safety Car
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From: The reason time exists is so everything doesn't happen at once
A year from now, 1/1/06, your car is 25 years old and eligable for historic (QQ) plates. That means no more inspections 
In the meantime just keep a low profile. As someone elso pointed out if you've got gray hair and don't go too crazy the law probably won't even notice you.
BTW where in Manahawkin are you? My in-laws live there and I have a place in Forker River.
In the meantime just keep a low profile. As someone elso pointed out if you've got gray hair and don't go too crazy the law probably won't even notice you.
BTW where in Manahawkin are you? My in-laws live there and I have a place in Forker River.
Racer
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From: Pennsville NJ
I'm from NJ and had true duals with flowmaster 40s on my '77 when it was my daily driver. I also kept the cats on. The DMV inspection station never failed me for having true duals on the car. I think it would be illegal if you ran true duals without the cats on it though. Put the true duals on, you'll love it.