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12-21-2005, 12:46 AM
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those running no cats in IL come in im planning on getting LTs for my 01 SS very soon and I want to get an ORY because its cheaper than a catted y, will free up more hp and is louder. just wondering if anyone in illinois has run into any trouble with the police for driving with no cats. I know it is against the law to tamper with your cats but im wondering how strictly it is actually enforced. I live in Dupage county and i know emissions testing wil not be an issue.
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12-21-2005, 08:19 AM
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I've never had a problem... but my buddy Davin who has a 99 Cobra was pulled over in Schaumburg once for tinted windows... cop looked under the car to verify he had cats....
Matt (Epic) on this board was pulled over in Park Ridge (where he lives) for no cats... he now runs cats (his headers offer Interchangeable Cats ... I believe he has FLP headers)
Matt (Epic) on this board was pulled over in Park Ridge (where he lives) for no cats... he now runs cats (his headers offer Interchangeable Cats ... I believe he has FLP headers)
12-21-2005, 08:37 AM
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I have not had any problems yet. If your car is quite loud you may get into trouble. My car is pretty quiet with the cutout closed, so it doesn't really arouse to much suspiscion.
12-21-2005, 08:47 AM
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No problems her, but like Horsist said: If you make yourself look like a 16 yr old peeon, driving in Schaumburg's Woodfield area on Saturday evening with rap music blasting and tinted windows, then yea - they'll pull you over and they'll look for any excuse to write you off 
12-21-2005, 09:00 AM
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If you can, stick with a catted Y pipe. They really clean up and refine the sound over a raspy ORY.
Especially if you drive the car on the street and cruise it IMHO.
It's worth the money, trust me. I've had 4 sets of headers/Y Pipes now.
Especially if you drive the car on the street and cruise it IMHO.
It's worth the money, trust me. I've had 4 sets of headers/Y Pipes now.
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12-21-2005, 09:40 AM
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I have not had a problem with the cops, i live in naperville and they dont give me a problem. The cops will see/hear ur car and if it is a good sound and goes with the car they dont bother you thats what i have herd from some cop friends i know.
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12-21-2005, 06:17 PM
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just recently went to LTs/Duals, havent had any cop problems yet, althought the lady at the mcdonalds drive-thru asked me to turn the car off, she couldnt hear what i was saying
and my friends say when they are behind me and i hit, you can smell the gas
and my friends say when they are behind me and i hit, you can smell the gas
12-21-2005, 09:07 PM
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I was pulled over at least twice with no cats on my WS6. Once in my town (Lincolnwood) and once in Glenview, but it was by an IL state cop not a Glenview cop. One was for speeding, the other for squealing tires at a red light. Neither time did either cop say a word about my exhaust. Setup was pretty loud too....first one was stock manifolds/ORY/Flowmaster, second time was headers/ORY/Bassani with a lopey cam and raw fumes as well....
BTW, didn't get any tickets at either stop. Let me go on speeding and (very) minor tireburning.
BTW, didn't get any tickets at either stop. Let me go on speeding and (very) minor tireburning.
12-22-2005, 12:24 AM
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I have not been running cats for about 2 years. Only get pulled over when, I am by my parents house (Indian Head Park), for loud exhaust, (dump closed too). They hassle me about no front plate, tinted windows, loud exhaust, runnning slicks, but thats all they do.
But I did get a bunch of people pissed off at me at the drive-in movies this year when my first electric cut out broke and was stuck open. Cammin+headers+ory+dump= LOUD AS HELL!!!!
But I did get a bunch of people pissed off at me at the drive-in movies this year when my first electric cut out broke and was stuck open. Cammin+headers+ory+dump= LOUD AS HELL!!!!
12-22-2005, 02:08 AM
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No problems here in central illinois for me either. Ive gotten pulled over a lot...but thats only because my towns cops are *********...but they never looked under my car.
12-22-2005, 07:33 AM
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Matt (Epic) on this board was pulled over in Park Ridge (where he lives) for no cats...
I would agree with most people here that if you're in a wealthy/snooty/elderly area, you're asking for trouble if it's pretty loud. Otherwise, just idle by cops when possible and you should be fine.
12-22-2005, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by AdamSS
If you make yourself look like a 16 yr old peeon, driving in Schaumburg's Woodfield area on Saturday evening with rap music blasting and tinted windows, then yea - they'll pull you over and they'll look for any excuse to write you off
12-22-2005, 11:47 AM
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I haven't had cats on mine for 3 years or so. I got pulled over a couple of times for speeding or squeeling the tires and the cops usualy would mention the loud exaust, but not anything about not having cats. Most of them were Chicago cops, if that helps..