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Old 09-24-2002, 11:19 PM
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much to my dismay, while taking a lunch break today, i noticed a police road block.......the cops were telling ricers and hi-performance cars to go into a parking lot......the cops were then inspecting their cars

this is total ****ing


now i need to get cats for my Z28 and i guess i cant have a hood taller than a 4 inch cowl.....................can a cop say anything that i dont have a computer controlled carb or no EGR nor smog pump?

when does this end?
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honestly, i'm not sure.

i'm not sure what all goes on in regards to that.

i don't have to deal with anything like that...... yet.

notice i say yet.

i'm planning on a full exhaust this winter.

if you can afford them, get a set of monolithic cats. i've read they are much more effective than the standard pellet type convertors.
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i think i am going to the junkyard and picking up 2 cats and gutting them..............

as for the hood, does anybody know the legal limit in NJ?
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NJ sux man... I mean... it just sux, what else can I say?

I doubt a cop even knows what EGR is. If you said "EGR" to a cop, he would probably handcuff you and radio in that he is making an arrest for violation of code/statute EGR. He would then look in his police manual and find that there is no such thing.

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Dude, that SuX! Grab the cats at the swap meet...

Limit is 3 inches... the guy I bought my 3" Turbo Daytona cowl from said the inspection lady didn't wanna pass him, even though it's a 3", apparently it's just a tad taller, and was giving him hell for it...
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Dude, that SuX! Grab the cats at the swap meet...

Limit is 3 inches... the guy I bought my 3" Turbo Daytona cowl from said the inspection lady didn't wanna pass him, even though it's a 3", apparently it's just a tad taller, and was giving him hell for it...
hey, erik, thats a great idea.............i'm just gonna buy 2 cats and hollow them out..........as for the hood, i'm gonna buy the one i want, and if the cops have a problem with it, then i'll have to change it...........i think i know of way to get an inspection sticker too
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teh cops in nj are taking up teh california tactics. teh result in cali was to set new records for street racing deaths and automotive related smog....way to go cali!!!!
i wonder why nj keeps following the example of the village idiots in california? teh roller dyno testing is gonna be gone soon because it sucks ***, just liek cali proved before nj started it. now the gorilla tactics of trgeting peopel who customize their cars.
time to look up the laws about what qualifies as profiling, what a cop can actually pull a person over for(cause that is what they are really doing, a traffic stop), and what the actual laws are about teh out ward appearance adn emmssions equipment on our cars.
i will get on this when i get hoem from vacation i guess. anyone wanna help?

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tim- i'll gladly help

the word in mechanic school is that the dyno test will be gone soon too...........
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my hood is 2 1/4 inches and i passed(legally)
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uhhh, the legal limit for a cowl hood in nj is less than 6 inches. im 95% positive.
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the hood i am getting is 4 3/4 inches.......
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i think you should be ok then.
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surly this cant be this is America home of the free or whatever.
I laugh when people say how free this contry is what B.S. this country is no better than any other country.... ok maybe a little better but hardly free.

**** all cops and may they all rot in hell. ( excpet the good 5 or 6 of em)
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teh roller dyno testing is gonna be gone soon because it sucks ***,
why are they getting rid of, just curious and its sweet if they do..i got pulled over in my s-10 because the cop was suspicious of my chrome tip on my cat back exhaust...ponderous
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i guess it's a good thing i don't live in new jersey.

the police would probably be after me like crazy.

i guess chrome sidepipes with no mufflers will do that.

the cops here already give me dirty looks.

*note to self, add an exhaust to that winter repair list.
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Originally posted by NJ SPEEDER
teh cops in nj are taking up teh california tactics. teh result in cali was to set new records for street racing deaths and automotive related smog....way to go cali!!!!
i wonder why nj keeps following the example of the village idiots in california? teh roller dyno testing is gonna be gone soon because it sucks ***, just liek cali proved before nj started it. now the gorilla tactics of trgeting peopel who customize their cars.
time to look up the laws about what qualifies as profiling, what a cop can actually pull a person over for(cause that is what they are really doing, a traffic stop), and what the actual laws are about teh out ward appearance adn emmssions equipment on our cars.
i will get on this when i get hoem from vacation i guess. anyone wanna help?

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ya cuz your car is totally street legal right?
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hey glen... also... if u work on 37 still... i kinda see them doing that to scare as many kids away as possible from night races down there. i dunno.. i havent seen it happen up in Cent. Jersey.... i still passed with my exhaust (check sig)!!!!! ahahaha, i had better readings then my tauras!!! my tauras failed!! punk a-ss ford!! anyway.... im gunna put a hi flow cat on my car anyway, but what is this about not having a dyno? what does that mean?
there not gunna test for emmisions?
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emissions testing can be done with or with out a dyno

without a dyno, they just measure the exhaust at idle

with a dyno they test the engine under load
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they can impound your car on the spot without cats in NJ, also expect a 1500 fine from the EPA.

as far as the EGR the cops really can't say much(as far as i know in jersey, lived there for 20 years).

If you have a good sticker then you have a good sticker(inspection) they can't do **** unless the cop REALLY knows his stuff about computer controlled cars...i wouldn't worry about the EGR, its the cats you need to worry about!
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what about air tubes? i wana get headers w/o tubes... i know i still need the tube to the cat, but, i wana get rid of the ones on the headers,..... can i still pass?
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what about air tubes? i wana get headers w/o tubes... i know i still need the tube to the cat, but, i wana get rid of the ones on the headers,..... can i still pass?
i did when i still had my L98...passed with flying colors actually
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AWSOME!!! im so set for this winter/spring!!! that just shaved 120 off the exhaust... thanks!! ahahah yea!
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they can impound your car on the spot without cats in NJ, also expect a 1500 fine from the EPA.
so i thought

well, looks like i HAVE to find some cats and gut them b4 i put the car on the road
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oh for pete's sake... i dont have 275 dollars for a street legal cat+ cat back exaust system.
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