What year is your truck and what part of NC do you live in? They have emissions inspections where I'm at for 96 and up vehicles. They don't sniff the tailpipe, they just plug into the computer to scan for codes. Prior to 96 is just a visual inspection and you have to have all factory installed emissions equipment to pass. You may find a place that will "let you slide" without a cat, but they are doing so at the risk of having there status as an official inspection station revoked.

 

I live in Greenville and they only do a visual inspection where I go and it is a 99.

 

Your taking a chance then because w/o a cat, it will throw a code for O2 sensor unless you do the fouler trick, and hope they dont actually look under the truck to "visually verify" the converter is installed.

I've thought about getting one of these.

http://www.siliconeintakes.com/produ...roducts_id=320

 

Yes they will pass with the fouler trick. I've seen them do it before. I've never seen that before. Would a exhaust shop install that or would they say no since it's not really a cat.

 

I dont know, you'd have to ask. Probably not though.

 

I like how they worded that to protect themselves, but still get at what it's really for. "It may result in a significant gain in horsepower and may prevent your car from passing emissions."

 

If you have access to a welder I got a noisy exhaust ticket and just welded a pipe inside of my gutted pipe looks factory and won't hurt performance.

 

Thats what I was thinking about doing before but I still have the issue of not having a welder.

 

^ My mother got a ticket for "noise pollution" in NC years and years and years ago.... They can be pretty strict...

 

If you got the piece of pipe and the cat off I'd take it to a welding shop I can't imagine they would charge much of anything and then you can clamp it in or know any buddies with a welder? You'd be surprise what an ice cold six pack can get ya.