Cats or no Cats?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lost in the Pine Barrens with only ketchup and relish packs, New Jersey
Cats or no Cats?
For those of you who eliminated your catalytic converters, how do you get the car past inspection or is your car "off-road" only and you don't need to get it inspected?
Thanks
John
Thanks
John
Burning Brakes
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From: Tacoma WA
Inspection?? What's that? 
Thurston County, WA - No inspections baby!
:
I know folks who run open headers out here (not on C5s... on rustangs...lol) and haven't had any problems for years!
Dan
Thurston County, WA - No inspections baby!
:I know folks who run open headers out here (not on C5s... on rustangs...lol) and haven't had any problems for years!
Dan
Burning Brakes
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From: Tacoma WA
Originally Posted by 99magredcoupe
So they pass without cats?
In NJ, my inspection printout said: catalytic converter status: ready...
In NJ, my inspection printout said: catalytic converter status: ready...
They don't pass anything cause there's no test to take period. On a federal level cats aren't to be tampered with - however, w/o ANY kind of testing required (visual, sniffer or otherwise) there is no way for them to get caught or in trouble!
Dan
Melting Slicks
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From: Akron Ohio
Originally Posted by 99magredcoupe
For those of you who eliminated your catalytic converters, how do you get the car past inspection or is your car "off-road" only and you don't need to get it inspected?
Thanks
John
Thanks
John
Burning Brakes
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From: Lakemoor IL
Where I live all they do is scan your computer for any trouble codes. I have 02 sims which make the computer think the cats are still there. Also there is no visual inspection here.
If your state still makes you run the dyno your gonna have to put the cats back on for the test.
If your state still makes you run the dyno your gonna have to put the cats back on for the test.
Le Mans Master
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From: Tampa FL
Originally Posted by Jeffs FRC
Where I live all they do is scan your computer for any trouble codes. I have 02 sims which make the computer think the cats are still there. Also there is no visual inspection here.
If your state still makes you run the dyno your gonna have to put the cats back on for the test.
If your state still makes you run the dyno your gonna have to put the cats back on for the test.
.. i have the 02 sims as well .. however FL has no inspections so .. no issues here.
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St. Jude Donor '05-'08
Originally Posted by 99magredcoupe
So they pass without cats?
In NJ, my inspection printout said: catalytic converter status: ready...
In NJ, my inspection printout said: catalytic converter status: ready...
I was told last night that NJ has a visual inspection of cats. If they are not there the inspection station could get in a ton of trouble if they pass you even without codes.
Melting Slicks
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From: North Bend WA
Unless you have a forced induction engine, I just cannot see the point of removing catalytic converters. I do see the point of getting some nice high flow aftermarket ones. Keep in mind that I'm coming from the world of forced induction, and have a lot of experience with owning "off road only" setups. I am buying a Corvette partially to get away from this extreme nuisance and federal offense. 
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lost in the Pine Barrens with only ketchup and relish packs, New Jersey
Originally Posted by WKMCD
Why not just get some hi-flow cats. THey really won't cost you much in the way of HP.
As for my intentions with this car, I am on a slow road to performance mods, a little here - a little there. If there is really not that much difference between hi-flow and none, I will probably just get the hi-flow cats so I have no troubles with inspection as the car is also a daily driver. And yes, I do believe that NJ will do a visual inspection, but it is random. I think the last time I got the car inspected the guy was too lazy to try to get under the car to inspect and the mirror pole did not give him a good view so when the codes passed- he didn't bother with the visual. It all depends on who is there any given day.
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St. Jude Donor '05-'08
Originally Posted by 99magredcoupe
And yes, I do believe that NJ will do a visual inspection, but it is random. I think the last time I got the car inspected the guy was too lazy to try to get under the car to inspect and the mirror pole did not give him a good view so when the codes passed- he didn't bother with the visual. It all depends on who is there any given day.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lost in the Pine Barrens with only ketchup and relish packs, New Jersey
Originally Posted by Wicked Weasel
it only takes one person to look and then you are SOL....
Burning Brakes
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From: Ft. Collins, CO
Originally Posted by NSTG8R
all you have to do is lower it a whole bunch .. and then you cant look under and see.
Melting Slicks
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From: North Bend WA
Something else to keep in mind is that states are gradually adopting stricter emissions testing guidelines. I believe some of the NorthEastern states have already moved towards California standards, and I think that more states are planning to do so. For those of us who live in "lax" states regarding emissions, that time may be drawing to a close. 
