Who's gotten a "running catless" fix it ticket?
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all over fremont, but from my experience i guess more on the south side
.hopefully by the time i return in 3 years he'll be gone hah.
.hopefully by the time i return in 3 years he'll be gone hah.
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Originally Posted by iLoqin
Not tryin' to blow your bubble, but coming from someone who hasn't gotten a ticket to a state ref, your information is incorrect. If they cite you for no cats, you WILL have to take it to a state ref. From my experience at Sequoia where the local state ref was, they wanted to test my car as it was when I got cited. Then tell me what to fix on it, and after I fixed it, I'd have to go back to them to get it signed off.
I just put back the stock cat back in there so I skipped the fixing process. However if you do have real questions about the Noise levels and dB, I'd suggest taking your car as it is, and get a dB test and if it is under dB's, then tell them to give you a sticker or something signed by the state ref that it meets requirements, so you have something against a cop who says "your exhaust is too loud". And I forgot what they plug into a special electrical outlet, but they plug something electrical to take readings of o2 levels I guess on a machine and test it at different RPMS. Because our cars are AWD they had to run a certain test outside of the garage, because the dyno is only built for 2 wheel drive cars.
If you fail to fix the emissions (which you'd be an idiot to do) yes you'd have to pay a huge fine, but it's just easy to swap out and put your cats back in.
There is also a visual inspection. I didn't have the "snorkle" in, so I just put the plastic cover thing on top, (not the end through the bumper 'cause that's just a pain in the ***), and because it was one of their first subarus they really didn't notice it didn't go into the bumper either. Anything that has a different color than black or metal (Ie purple, blue, red) whatever the hell else modded things go in a car will fail your visual.
Process took about 2 hours, and that was fast because he had students running tests while he was doing the paper work (the students didn't know **** at the time, so that's how I passed visual easy). Paperwork will keep you there the longest.
It was about $40.00 for running tests and whatnot.
I just put back the stock cat back in there so I skipped the fixing process. However if you do have real questions about the Noise levels and dB, I'd suggest taking your car as it is, and get a dB test and if it is under dB's, then tell them to give you a sticker or something signed by the state ref that it meets requirements, so you have something against a cop who says "your exhaust is too loud". And I forgot what they plug into a special electrical outlet, but they plug something electrical to take readings of o2 levels I guess on a machine and test it at different RPMS. Because our cars are AWD they had to run a certain test outside of the garage, because the dyno is only built for 2 wheel drive cars.
If you fail to fix the emissions (which you'd be an idiot to do) yes you'd have to pay a huge fine, but it's just easy to swap out and put your cats back in.
There is also a visual inspection. I didn't have the "snorkle" in, so I just put the plastic cover thing on top, (not the end through the bumper 'cause that's just a pain in the ***), and because it was one of their first subarus they really didn't notice it didn't go into the bumper either. Anything that has a different color than black or metal (Ie purple, blue, red) whatever the hell else modded things go in a car will fail your visual.
Process took about 2 hours, and that was fast because he had students running tests while he was doing the paper work (the students didn't know **** at the time, so that's how I passed visual easy). Paperwork will keep you there the longest.
It was about $40.00 for running tests and whatnot.
I had to go to the same Ref (behind then Sequoia, Now Wyotech) and it was an asian dude. Failed three tests, and had to pay again for three more tries - past on the fourth try. That was with my old Mazda - I never want to have to go through that again.........
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I got the ticket at Mt Hami meet this year for a modified exhaust. But the cop never popped the truck etc.... I was catless at the time and the fix it ticket was $158. Once i have it signed off i'm going back to catless. 
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Whats even more weird, is that when you get a ticket for Modified exhaust, it stays on your record and looks like a moving violation, yet you have 0 points. I ran into this while changing insurance companies.
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Originally Posted by Calsoldier
Whats even more weird, is that when you get a ticket for Modified exhaust, it stays on your record and looks like a moving violation, yet you have 0 points. I ran into this while changing insurance companies.
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