Fine for not having a catalytic converter?
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Fine for not having a catalytic converter?
i just turboed my car and i'm not running a catalytic converter right now. just wondering if anyone knows what the fine is if i get caught without one
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Re: Fine for not having a catalytic converter? (doood)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by doood »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i believe it's close to a $1k here in good old cali 
i could be wrong</TD></TR></TABLE>
That's quite possible. I wasn't able to locate information on specific state fines, but the EPA web site indicates that the maximum federal fine for an individual is $2500 per violation.
i could be wrong</TD></TR></TABLE>
That's quite possible. I wasn't able to locate information on specific state fines, but the EPA web site indicates that the maximum federal fine for an individual is $2500 per violation.
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Re: Fine for not having a catalytic converter? (BubbaPhu)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BubbaPhu »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wow that is nuts</TD></TR></TABLE>
serious...i have straight pipe, so i guess its time to go get a cat on mine...specially right now since i have no job....can not afford one of those...
serious...i have straight pipe, so i guess its time to go get a cat on mine...specially right now since i have no job....can not afford one of those...
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Re: (HNDAGRL)
good way to hide it is... take ur stock cat out, take a tire iron and smash all that junk inside it out until its hollow... cops look under see a cat but its really like a test pipe... what can they say? 
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Re: (B18CivicEg)
well i dont have a dyno or anything but i always go by what my grandpop taught me about cars and that is the faster the air goes in and out of your motor .. the faster you go ... so u figure all that stuff in there is holding back the exaust. so its not gettin out as fast as its goin in... iunno it might sound stupid but what do u have to lose?
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Re: (B18CivicEg)
meh i dont know how the cops by you guys are aloud to look at that kinda stuff... here u get pulled over they ...only check paper work not engines, intakes, exausts... thats crazy
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Re: (egmatt93)
but hey life is about taking chances u might get caught u might not...
OP: im gonna say get a cat asap form what i hear about cali dude.. if there aloud to look for stuff like that there dont even risk it
OP: im gonna say get a cat asap form what i hear about cali dude.. if there aloud to look for stuff like that there dont even risk it
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Re: (GG99)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GG99 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">at least run a high flo cat, dont expletive up the enviroment for some extra ponies...</TD></TR></TABLE>
yeah really...lets try and squeeze out a few more years out of this planet before we completey eff it up.
yeah really...lets try and squeeze out a few more years out of this planet before we completey eff it up.
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Agreed! I'm not a tree hugger, but the power improvement, if any, isn't worth the damage done to the environment and the possible fine you'd get from Johny Law.
People breaking these emissions laws are what makes them even more strict than they already are.
People breaking these emissions laws are what makes them even more strict than they already are.
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Re: (egmatt93)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by egmatt93 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how the cops by you guys are aloud to look at that kinda stuff... </TD></TR></TABLE> Any cop anywhere in this country can check if they feel like it at anytime. The shape and size of a catalytic hasn't changed much since the cops were kids, and they know what to look for.