Quick exhaust question
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If you're not mechanically inclined headers could get nasty. Broken studs and leaks can be a PITA. You won't see much gain in performance nor sound. Hacking out the cat and putting a straight pipe in its place will give you the sound you want and likely an increase in power you can actually feel. It's especially easy since you have a 2000 with the SI/SO. Hack the two ends, cut a pipe to size, use two band clamps and Bob's your uncle. Butter up the clamps with never-seize and replace cat for emissions test however often you need to.
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Are there actually states left that do not do emission inspections? I "assumed" that was a federal thing that states had no choice in. I have read that disconnecting, removing or otherwise rendering inoperative ANY emissions-related control device is a federal offense.
Last edited by jkeaton; 02-14-2013 at 06:49 PM.
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And you would be correct, for the most part. Emissions testing/inspection is not mandatory though, and more states DON'T do it, than do. Michigan doesn't. No inspections, to tailpipe sniffer, nothin'. Cops don't check things like that when they pull folks over either. It just one of those laws they don't bother to even make a show of enforcing. I don't remember EVER seeing someone charged with not having a cat on their car, or any other emissions related equipment for that matter.