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Old 11-09-2005, 03:24 PM
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I was just wondering what is the worst that could happen if someone would get caught without any cats (off-road y-pipe)?
Old 11-09-2005, 03:40 PM
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Fix it ticket or Fine Depending on were you are. Then just get some hi-flow cats.
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Just tell the cop that you thought it was safer to drive the car on the road without cats than drive it on the sidewalk or shoulder.
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So your car can't like get impounded or anything major just a ticket or fine is the most they can do? I'm in Indiana by the way.
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$3,000 fine per cat.
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$3,000 per cat, that's nuts. I hope that's only in Cali.
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It's a federal offense. It's for all 50 states.
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In Florida a fine of $2500 to the person who cuts it off, and drivers caught without one can be charged with a second-degree misdemeanor and fined $500. No $3,000 fines here.
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Great, I thought it would be like $100 fine or something stupid. Looks like I'll be putting back on the high-flow y-pipe instead of the ory. Man, that sucks.
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In Florida a fine of $2500 to the person who cuts it off, and drivers caught without one can be charged with a second-degree misdemeanor and fined $500. No $3,000 fines here.
I might be mistaken........it could be $2,500 per cat here too. If you get caught without cats, it will be you who pays the fine. I doubt you'd be able to prove someone else cut it off.
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When I bought my car it didn't have cats(previous installed off road y-pipe)but I probably wont ever have to try to prove that to anyone. Who is going to look under your car to see if you have cats?

I took my buddy to this muffler shop today that has done work for me and they refused to take off the cats. They said they already got fined two times for $500 for removing cats.
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just cut insides put of cats and reinstall
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just cut insides out of cats and reinstall
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It all depends on what your states anti tampering laws are. Call the state highway patrol to find out.
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All depends on where you live and what the local laws are. In CT you would get a ticket and have to have the car inspected to show the cats were put back on.
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LOL that's ok. I'll run my ORY, as the car is too damn low to see anything under it.

You can make out some red subframe connectors, and a clamp holding the I pipe to the Y pipe.

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Originally Posted by Redneck Z
I might be mistaken........it could be $2,500 per cat here too. If you get caught without cats, it will be you who pays the fine. I doubt you'd be able to prove someone else cut it off.



I use to live in citrus hieghts i live in marysville now.
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Tell them you have been at the track and will reinstall ASAP,LOL.
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"I bought it like this. I had no idea!!"
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