fist off I have been running with no cats and no o2s I know it would be a good idea to get a tune for that anyways but my question is I've heard different things on this but is it possible for a tune to get you thru state ?
Cat Delete And The State Of Texas
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As a licensed inspector for The State of Texas, I can tell you that all cars and pickups 1984 or newer must have catalytic converters to pass the annual inspection. There is no gray area, and the only way to exempt yourself from inspection is to wait until the car is eligible for antique plates (5 more years, and antique plates restrict how and when you can use the car), and that still doesn't exempt you from federal laws against emission system tampering.
Mattstang04
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I'm not from Texas but I'm curious. How does the state with in on longtubes with catted mids? It is not the factory cat setup but it is nonetheless a converter system. Especially in cars with some age that may have need the original converters replaced due to efficiency or damage.
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In Texas, and I have a 90 with no cats and haven't had a problem once it turned 25.
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That doesn't matter. The law states all cars 1984 and newer must have them to pass. The fact that you've been fortunate enough to find inspectors who can't be bothered to do their job doesn't make it legal.
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the onl way around it is that you are active military and you keep the car registered to another state.
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I had a friend when I was stationed in TX would just pop the factory H pipe back in, go do the test and swap the o/r pipe back in after. Shouldn't take that long to do. I kept my ex's car registered to FL
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my exhaust is all welded tho and looks purrty :/ lol well I guess there is no way around spending atleast 400 it needs to be done tho since its about to be a year passed due
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