getting caught catless...impound or state ref?
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getting caught catless...impound or state ref?
So i've read the many debates about cats or no cats...a few extra hp at the cost of more stuff spewing out the back. blah blah blah...
my concern:
If the cop looks under and sees that I'm catless is that automatic impound with or a visit to the state ref? Please clear this up for me...
I'm considering picking up a catpipe for my Turbo XS stealthback for that reason. I got pulled over recently and I could smell the fumes, but the cop was too preoccupied with other stuff to notice. I'm slightly freaked out that my car can be impounded and have crazy fines for what?? 5 more hp?...not worth it IMO.
so is it impound or state ref?
TIA,
Ryan
my concern:
If the cop looks under and sees that I'm catless is that automatic impound with or a visit to the state ref? Please clear this up for me...
I'm considering picking up a catpipe for my Turbo XS stealthback for that reason. I got pulled over recently and I could smell the fumes, but the cop was too preoccupied with other stuff to notice. I'm slightly freaked out that my car can be impounded and have crazy fines for what?? 5 more hp?...not worth it IMO.
so is it impound or state ref?
TIA,
Ryan
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I'm sure the officer has the option, since I've known both to happen. Impounds, though, seem to happen when the officer has made time for the process... like when they stake out meets and events or are part of street racing sting operations. From what I can figure, most cops want to ticket you and get to the next "exciting" part of their job (like the next ticket). They don't want to stand around waiting for a tow truck while you whine and complain. Of course, if they just came from Krispy Kreme with a fresh, warm box in the back seat, then you're screwed... then they've got lotsa time to kill.
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Originally Posted by Lurk
Yeah like if you're caught with 8lbs of weed in the trunk + catless. Then they might impound the car for a while.
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Originally Posted by SnoHumper
get yourself a extra up/downpipe... gut them and the pigs will never find out
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Originally Posted by AWD 20T
High flow cats are illegal as well, so it's really apples and oranges. You'll get a ticket either way.
Eh, I'll be getting the catpipe either way. My conscience tells me that I should try to do something about the emissions since I can... even though lots of threads say the high flow cats do little.
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Originally Posted by dan avoN7
hah maybe gut the stock uppipe but not the stock downpipe. Even if you gutted it completly (which would be a pain to do) you still don't have that great flowing of a downpipe since it isn't a bellmouth.
if you have a brain and a set of some tools the downpipe is not hard to gut at all.
if your good with a dremel you can make it flow even a little less bad.