So I finally got pulled over. Hood popped, Exhaust checked...
03-29-2007, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SubyN00by
you go to the state ref, if they don't find anything wrong, you may a minimal fixit ticket, if they do find something wrong, you pay fines for it.
So i'm guessing the fines you pay are in the thousands? I've always read that emission violations are like $10k fines.... is this true?
Anyone actually been to the ref?
03-29-2007, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by psoper
True for cat-back, but if you are caught catless you are facing a BIG fine....
Yeah, he didnt physically check for my cat... my car is too low to see anything anyways. If I come in with a cat in place they wouldn't know a difference.
The BOV I can turn around 180 degrees and route a pipe into the intake.
Question, do smog stations or state ref's actually test for EGR? Not just the sniffer... but test if EGR is working or not... because i'm pretty confident i can pass smog with no EGR.
Question #2, do I go to court or state ref first? Is it possible if I show up to court with information about my cat-back and filter the judge can drop these offenses?
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03-29-2007, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by slagehammer
Anyone actually been to the ref?
Sorry to hear, but it's getting very difficult to get away with stuff. One of the reasons I got rid of my Scooby
03-29-2007, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by slagehammer
Yeah, he didnt physically check for my cat... my car is too low to see anything anyways. If I come in with a cat in place they wouldn't know a difference.
The BOV I can turn around 180 degrees and route a pipe into the intake.
Question, do smog stations or state ref's actually test for EGR? Not just the sniffer... but test if EGR is working or not... because i'm pretty confident i can pass smog with no EGR.
Question #2, do I go to court or state ref first? Is it possible if I show up to court with information about my cat-back and filter the judge can drop these offenses?
The BOV I can turn around 180 degrees and route a pipe into the intake.
Question, do smog stations or state ref's actually test for EGR? Not just the sniffer... but test if EGR is working or not... because i'm pretty confident i can pass smog with no EGR.
Question #2, do I go to court or state ref first? Is it possible if I show up to court with information about my cat-back and filter the judge can drop these offenses?
03-29-2007, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by slagehammer
So i'm guessing the fines you pay are in the thousands? I've always read that emission violations are like $10k fines.... is this true?
Anyone actually been to the ref?
Anyone actually been to the ref?
03-29-2007, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by slagehammer
OK i fixed the damn pic lol.
So say I don't pass visual. What does that mean... is it all or nothing? Either pass... or pay a fine?
So say I don't pass visual. What does that mean... is it all or nothing? Either pass... or pay a fine?
