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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 01:40 AM
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So what's the penalty for no cats?
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 06:58 AM
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So what's the penalty for no cats?

Looks like it is 5,000 got the info here ....http://www.mde.state.md.us/assets/do...eplacement.pdf
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 07:10 AM
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Open up a set of cats on top, clean them out and weld tubes in them.
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 10:50 AM
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In elkton they use mirrors and its a hefty fine.
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 11:38 AM
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i live here in westminster. just recently had my emissions done. NEVER once have they used a mirror. i pull up they look at my car and say have u had this emissioned befor its pretty low. i say no they have given me a waiver, because me exhaust sat low with the cut. WAIVER EVERYTIME.
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 05:39 PM
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This will be my first Christmas home in 10 years, I tried to pass emissions without cats in Owings Mills and they locked me up on the spot. I spent 10 years at Hagerstown Correctional Institute. I now drive a Prius. J/K











I have never had a problem at Owings Mills, they even asked me to rev the car because it sounded good.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 02:45 PM
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I am going to westminster today wish me waiver luck!!!
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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Well I got my waiver she said yea I can see your cats are too low. Dums *** thoes are cutouts She also told me that next time we will be able to test that vehicle we will have a dynomomiter Wonder if it is just this one in Westminster or if all will have one. What a waste of our tax money what the hell do they need that for. Are they going to be able to tell me how much horsepower I am putting down. Guess I will be getting cats in the next two years
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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in the ta or the camaro?
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 07:01 AM
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in the ta or the camaro?
Camaro. Trans Am is not finished and is 20 years old or older so its exempt!
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 06:56 AM
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New thought who says you have to have two cats. I may just put one in the I pipe when they do away with the rollers this year and no one will be getting waivers. Ill just have a cat instead of cats!
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by 1FSTLS1
New thought who says you have to have two cats. I may just put one in the I pipe when they do away with the rollers this year and no one will be getting waivers. Ill just have a cat instead of cats!
Because technically you can't move the cats from the manufacturers location. If you listen to what we been saying tho, you can pas in Md with no cats cause they don"t do a visual inspection. Put one cat on if you like, waste of time imo.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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I always use the one in Westminster and I have never had a problem. No cats no care. All they look at is the plug in
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 12:19 PM
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Passed my inspection this morning in Rockville. They just plugged the car in.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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My car smells bad kind of tired of the nausiating fumes.
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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 08:58 AM
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mine passed at the columbia location. codes have been tuned out. my car was stinking up the whole place too, but they were too focused on the jeep in the lane next to me.
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by phantazn
mine passed at the columbia location. codes have been tuned out. my car was stinking up the whole place too, but they were too focused on the jeep in the lane next to me.
Yea that helps. When i did mine there was an old K5 Blazer on the treadmill in the next bay. If they smelled anything they probably looked at him instead.
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 08:38 PM
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glen burnie station is where we send everyone. I dont think Ive heard of 1 not passing, even when they look under the car for cats.

Its only 2 minutes from the shop weve actually taken a bunch of customers cars thru emissions for them in the middle of doing stuff.
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