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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 09:16 PM
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I miss being back home. I use to take in my registration and proof of insurance and walk out with stickers for all my cars. Go home and put them on. Ah the good Ol' boy system.
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 10:54 PM
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I don't think thay have to put your car on a lift for a visual, don't they just use mirrors?
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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by LS1Lust
I don't think thay have to put your car on a lift for a visual, don't they just use mirrors?
I've never had to have an inspection done since I have never owned a car where I needed one, but I thought that's how it was. I thought they got out those handy-dandy mirrors on a stick and just slid them under the car as they walked around.
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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by spazzyfry123
I thought they got out those handy-dandy mirrors on a stick and just slid them under the car as they walked around.
That's how they do it in da Garden State.
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Old Oct 18, 2006 | 07:58 PM
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so what exactly do they do in va, visual or plug in?
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Old Oct 18, 2006 | 08:34 PM
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Plug in up here in No Va. But they still usually look for cats.
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 07:07 AM
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I have headers with true duals, dumped, and I just got mine done, Off of Indian River road right next to Cottmans Transmissions, I drove it in the shop and he was more impressed than anything else. But it does kinda help that I am related to the Owners of Cottmans, So more than likely I just got a hook up. So I Believe it is who you know and how willing that person will be with it.

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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by jimmyblue
From all accounts, yes, you do.

So stick it to the man, tack-weld a couple of hollow
shells and heat shields around your ORY.
Actually, that may fool those who know nothing about LS1's, but it wouldn't give a legal appearance either. By law you cannot move the position of CATs. So as long as the inspector doesn't know where the stock CATs were origionally you would be good.

Best answer...move to Florida!! I'm legal in 0 of 50 states!
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by LPTXZ28
This is what I did and haven't had a problem for the past 5 years with the visual, I used the stock cats cut in half and welded to the new y pipe. You will need to wELd up one of the existing slip joints since it will be under the cat. Looks good and fools the MAN!
word man, it has to have the appearance of cats or mufflers, doesn't necesarily have to be an actual cat. the only thing that gonna determine if its and actual cat is the emissions test which on the LS1 cars is gonna be an OBD2 job.
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 01:47 PM
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Here in the Communist-Wealth of Pennsylvania, we have a visual check on all exhaust components. Some shops are by-the-book, and some are pretty lax. Just find a shop with some good-ol boys working there and bond with them about muscle cars. That's what I did, and now they hardly even look at my car. Avoid the franchise places like Pep-Boys, Midas, Sears Auto,Ect. Stick with the smaller shops that are a little ways outside of town.
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by hammertime
Depending on the laws in your state, the punishment for offering a bribe to the inspector may be a lot worse than failing the visual inspection.

"Are talking about illegal cable? Who told you that? what is his name, I want it!! what you have just done is offered me a bribe and in this state if convicted you may face a fine of up to 10,000 dollars or spend 6 months in a correctional facillllllllity"

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