Got pulled over for flame
....i get my my rear bumper ridden by state troopers on the parkway everyday
Altering, removing, and/or destroying the emissions control devices on you vehicle is illegal and is punishable by State and Federal Fines and/or Jail time. In other words If you don't replace your converter with an OEM one its still Illegal, but The cop can't tell anyway and if they found out your converter wasn't OEM I don't think they would car much. But It is Illegal to have a converter on thats out of OEM Specs. Same thing with The EVAP system and EGR and all those other nice power robbing Emissions control systems.
Here I did some reasearch on this. This is for Cali laws.
http://www.racingbeat.com/emissions.htm
It says "Can I legally replace an emissions sensitive part on my car with an aftermarket product?
In the state of California, it is not legal to replace an emissions sensitive device without the replacement part having an exemption from CARB. Although replacing a particular device might have no apparent effect on the emissions, and the car might even pass a tail pipe "smog-check", the replacement part is still not considered emissions legal. In many cases, the mandatory visual inspection of the vehicle prior to an official state required smog-check may result in immediate failure of the test if a non-exempt part is identified."
This is Nation wide rule because the EPA is effective across the entire US
"Can I replace the OEM catalytic converter on my car with a "high flow" catalytic converter?
The catalytic converter plays a major role in the emissions reduction of a motor vehicle. The vehicle manufacturer has matched a specific catalytic converter to the vehicle to minimize emissions output. Both CARB and the EPA do not allow the replacement of a catalytic converter with non-exempt "high flow" performance replacement unit. In fact, it is technically not legal to even replace a converter unless it has been proven by technician to have failed, and then it can only be replaced with an exempt OEM equivalent unit."
So High flow converters are Illegal.
From the EPA itself
http://www.epa.gov/OMS/cert/factshts/catcvrts.pdf
http://nlquery.epa.gov/epasearch/epasearch
It plainly states that if its not up to Spec its no good. So I would Call PErrin and make sure you got a certified converter.
http://www.racingbeat.com/emissions.htm
It says "Can I legally replace an emissions sensitive part on my car with an aftermarket product?
In the state of California, it is not legal to replace an emissions sensitive device without the replacement part having an exemption from CARB. Although replacing a particular device might have no apparent effect on the emissions, and the car might even pass a tail pipe "smog-check", the replacement part is still not considered emissions legal. In many cases, the mandatory visual inspection of the vehicle prior to an official state required smog-check may result in immediate failure of the test if a non-exempt part is identified."
This is Nation wide rule because the EPA is effective across the entire US
"Can I replace the OEM catalytic converter on my car with a "high flow" catalytic converter?
The catalytic converter plays a major role in the emissions reduction of a motor vehicle. The vehicle manufacturer has matched a specific catalytic converter to the vehicle to minimize emissions output. Both CARB and the EPA do not allow the replacement of a catalytic converter with non-exempt "high flow" performance replacement unit. In fact, it is technically not legal to even replace a converter unless it has been proven by technician to have failed, and then it can only be replaced with an exempt OEM equivalent unit."
So High flow converters are Illegal.
From the EPA itself
http://www.epa.gov/OMS/cert/factshts/catcvrts.pdf
http://nlquery.epa.gov/epasearch/epasearch
It plainly states that if its not up to Spec its no good. So I would Call PErrin and make sure you got a certified converter.
Illegal?! 
Damn... if I knew getting a HFC would be illegal I would've gotten a test pipe instead. Would've been cheaper lol I guess the bright side is the back of my car smells grrrrrrreat!!!
Damn... if I knew getting a HFC would be illegal I would've gotten a test pipe instead. Would've been cheaper lol I guess the bright side is the back of my car smells grrrrrrreat!!!
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Our Evos just attract too much attention
The other week, in a suburb of Seattle, I got pulled over when another driver complained was driving aggressively..all because my car is louder than most. Oh well..didn't get a ticket though since the cop really didn't have anything on me..all I got was a lecture.
The other week, in a suburb of Seattle, I got pulled over when another driver complained was driving aggressively..all because my car is louder than most. Oh well..didn't get a ticket though since the cop really didn't have anything on me..all I got was a lecture.
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three stops in one week? lose the wing perhaps...
time to hang out at the donut shop to make friends...sounds like the PBA deal can save some $$$$ in case we get stopped for looking different than every other car on the road. i got followed by a camaro cop for four miles to a mall parking lot from a freeway. he watched me get out and walk to the mall entrance and didnt say anything to me. what a weirdo. was i speeding on the freeway?...75 in a 70...accords were passing me in the next lane.
time to hang out at the donut shop to make friends...sounds like the PBA deal can save some $$$$ in case we get stopped for looking different than every other car on the road. i got followed by a camaro cop for four miles to a mall parking lot from a freeway. he watched me get out and walk to the mall entrance and didnt say anything to me. what a weirdo. was i speeding on the freeway?...75 in a 70...accords were passing me in the next lane.
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