here in PA, emissions isnt a huge deal. just go to a cruddy mechanics shop that does state inspection, and pay them 150$. Why 150? Because under PA state law, if you fail emissions, you must do at most 150$ worth of "modifications" to the exhaust\car to pass emissions (on a different sniff test). If you do 150$ worth of mods in attempt to pass (new cats\mid pipe i assume you'd spend it on, maybe new cams depending on your setup) and you STILL fail the emissions test, you can be "exempted" for 1 year. So, at crappy places, you can just give em a check for 150. If the cops/FBI/CIA question it, the mechanics can say "well gee... we tried everything to get his car to pass, but it just wouldnt, so we exempted him". Mind you, upscale places won't do this. But crappy places would be more than happy to get the 150$.
Also, you do not HAVE to do emissions in PA if you drive the car LESS than 1,000 miles per year, or if it's 6 years old or later. (cars older than 6 years just get visual inspection, so, gut some cats and you're good).
Or you could always just put functioning cats on for 1 day
if you're curious to know your STATE and COUNTY's laws, look on the local DMV's website. They have all the info. That's where I got mine from.
Here in PA it's also legal to drive people over 18 around in the bed of a pick up truck unsecured if the truck is going 35MPH or under.
