As the topic says, what do you consider street legal? why?

I was reading through the archives and saw alot of different suggestion for engines...transmissions etc etc...all with one person saying "It's not really street legal" and the other saying "I run it on the street and it's great!" So spit it out, i want to hear it...

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89 IROC-Z 350 TPI

-Flowmaster Catback
-Performance Resource Chip
-700R4 (Rebuilt) Too much done to actually list
-K&N Airfilters
-Ported Plenum
-2.77 Gears (not much to brag about but eh, its there)
-MSD 8.5 mm plug wires
-Gutted cat
-!AIR
-Gutted Air Boxes

 

As far as i'm concerned, everything is street legal as long as these requirments are met.

1. Your kidneys can take a bumpy road for atleast .5seconds
2. You can still barely hear the stereo when its turned all the way up.
3. About 1% of people don't look at you when you drive by because of the curiousity of noise.


And i'm sure i'm forgetting some things

Brendan

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1987 IROC-Z L98,SuperRam,EB 6085's,LPE 219/219 Roller, Crane 1.6RR, EB TPI Base, 58mm TB, ADS 24#, AFPR, K&N, EB TES, Catco Cat, 3" Borla Cat-Back, Accel cap,rotor,distro/other crap, MSD 6AL, MSD Blaster 3, Aluminum DS, 94 Disk Rear, Adjustable Valve, Precision 3.73 Gears, Sub-Frame Connectors, Hotchkis Lower Control Arms, KYB Shocks/Struts, Suspension Techniques Lowering Springs, Polyurethan Bushings all over the place, Moog Upper/Lower Ball joints and Tie Rods ends/Idler Arm,

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If the cops dont pull you over because of some sort of safety or noise thing (like NO exhaust, or NO brake lights, or something dumb like that) and you can actually drive it from point A to point B without it breaking or overheating, its street legal. I see too many trailer queens that wouldnt handle a 20 mile freeway run... that isnt street legal IMO, thats a race car.

 

By my definition street legal means it passes all required inspections & emmisions testing, and has no parts that are specificaly outlawed in the locality where the owner lives and where the car is registered. That's easy enough.
Now the real question is what do you consider streatable? as a daily driven, long distance commuter?, or just as a weekend plaything?!? Then anything that doesn't overheat, or break from extended use!?




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Tracy /AKA IROCKZ4me
'86 IROC-Z Camaro
"Cogito ergo zoom"

• 355 cid
• AFR heads
• Arizona Speed & Marine hydraulic roller cam w/ AFR hydra-rev kit
• modified SLP runners
• TRW forged pistons/ceramic coated
• fully balanced
• Edelbrock headers/ceramic coated
• SLP cat-back
• Paxton supercharger
• Nitrous Express nitrous oxide

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I agree w/IROCKZ4me, as long as it passes emissions and local laws, it's street legal. Most likely if it does, then it's streetable too...don't think there's many 6 second emission friendly motors out there.

 

Definitly different views than what i read... more clear now. Well since i don't have emissions and the cops here actually stop and talk about their "Hot Rod" they had when they were young..i could probably get away with alot. Then again it's a small town. Anyone else wanna join in with their opinion?

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89 IROC-Z 350 TPI

-Flowmaster Catback
-Performance Resource Chip
-700R4 (Rebuilt) Too much done to actually list
-K&N Airfilters
-Ported Plenum
-2.77 Gears (not much to brag about but eh, its there)
-MSD 8.5 mm plug wires
-Gutted cat
-!AIR
-Gutted Air Boxes

 

right---

if you KNOW the cops in your area WONT give you a ticket for anything on or about your car as far as im concerned its legal. they are the judges for all practical purposes UNLESS

you have to pass any tests or get regular inspections. (ahh I love florida)

 

Well here in cali we have to jump through hoops to make our cars street legal. We have to follow some (if not the most) of the strictest smog laws in the country. That and there is also a set of laws governing mods to your car. Most cops don't care on a regular basis but I've heard of "sting" operations where cops show up at street races in highly moded interceptors and then they nail you for everything for modified exhaust to having your car lowered to low. Again this is really rare but it is on law books and does affect "street legality" I guess.

 

I have a repair plate.. Need I say more..

-- Joe

 

I was watching Speedvision and they had a Street legal Twin Turbo 7 second Dodge Viper.

As long as you are not so loud that you wake up people 2 bloks away, and can manage not to break loose every time you try and take off easy and meet emmissions standards, its legal.

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87 Formula 5.1 converted to TPI Yellow/Black
SLP cam, headers, cat-back exhaust
Ported & polished TPI intake
Gil Younger (no yo-yo) Shift Kit
Aluminum Driveshaft
3.73 Posi gear
Baer 12" brakes 4 wheels
Hotchiss strut tower brace
South side machine frame connecters
Custom reinforced control arms and pan hard bar.
Custom Leather interior

87 Formula TPI (5 Speed) Yellow/Gray STOCK

1967 Buick Riviera 430hp Turns high 14's (Not bad for 4300 lbs)

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83 T/A (parts)

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Street legal to me means being able to drive down the street without getting pulled over and without having to wait on something to cool down every 20 minutes.

Street legal is loosly used in some racing circles. Like NMCA and NSCA is advertised as "street legal" drag racing. They require working lights, horns, partial interiors. That sort of thing. Of course they are full on race cars and 10 minutes on the street theyd be overheating.. lol

 

Well Im from Minnesota and good ol Jessie Ventura got rid of the tailpipe sniffer test when he took office. The man is OK in my book. Otherwise I was going to go for the Superram instead of my current Mini-Ram set-up. I think my car will still pass a smog test though. Thats street legal, IMO

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Convertible, L98, Mini-ram, ZZ9 cam, Comp Cams 1.6/1.52 steel roller rockers, Trick Flow 23* heads, K&N's with chopped airboxes, March underdive pulleys, Edelbrock ceramic coated TES, Flowmaster cat-back exhaust, Dynomax high flow converter, Accel box & coil, Taylor 409 wires, Fastchips custom chip, MAC sub frame connecters, Lakewood LCA & Adj. Panhard rod, SLP 2500 stall, 3.23 rear gears, 1LE aluminum driveshaft, white face gagues, and NOS!

 

Theres a real odd 'fine line' here in Cali. Yea, you have to pass the sniffer (not hard IMO) but there arent any vehicle inspections around here like in other states... The cops rarely stop people for things like no brake lights, bald tires, etc. unless they just want to harass someone and use it as an excuse. Its VERY lenient here aside from Mr. Sniffer up the tailpipe.

 

Okay, so "street legal" is basically what you can get away with and what the driver him/herself can tolerate while driving the vehicle. Am i correct?

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89 IROC-Z 350 TPI

-Flowmaster Catback
-Performance Resource Chip
-700R4 (Rebuilt) Too much done to actually list
-K&N Airfilters
-Ported Plenum
-2.77 Gears (not much to brag about but eh, its there)
-MSD 8.5 mm plug wires
-Gutted cat
-!AIR
-Gutted Air Boxes

 

my car is "street legal" but I've gotten pulled over by cops before becasue they "think" its not...

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91 z28 lb9 5 speed - hooker 1 5/8 headers - high flow cat- full 3 inch exhaust - home made ram air - tpis airfoil - dual chamber flowmaster - Stage 2 Jet Chip and 160 stat - 8 mm Msd plug wires - 55,000 v hypertech coil/rotor/distrib. cap - Mac. White face gauges - lots of sound system crap...