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Old Dec 27, 2008, 05:56 PM
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Mods That Make You Fail Inspection

I'm trying to find out what mods make you fail inspection.

will a 3"downpipe make you fail for example? and if it does what will fix it

please list other items.

thanks

im in NJ

Edit 12-28-08
I should of mentioned why I need this.

I removed my front bumper, upper and lower ic pipes, fmic, downpipe, exhaust, complete turbo, radiator, cams (when i get new ones)
You see all this stuff removed now I didn't realize about the 4 year inspection that expires this month, the new inspection is good for two years but my car is all apart, would I have to put it all back for just the inspection, then start again?

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depends on the state you live in

here in MD
any exhaust/suspension modification will get you failed right away
Old Dec 27, 2008, 06:00 PM
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Suspension?!

damn thats rough.
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it all depends on who you know. make friends with emissions people and your straight. otherwise gl getting rid of the car haha
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yes car has to be the factory ride height to pass inspection here in MD
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well here in mass here are some that gets a fail

the check engine light on
anything covering the licence plate
not haveing the front licence plate
the exhauset being too loud
the tint being to dark
ect ect..
yea mass sux but its pretty easy to fix those things
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yea but lucky for us in mass as long as you have no cel they dont bother to look any harder. i passed with no cat. my exhaust was borderline in terms of volume. same with the tint.

like everyone has said, it varies state to state. but assume once you go catless, unless you can cover it up its going to fail anywhere
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Bump updated with more info..
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Some places don't even have a inspection as i heard. So i guess you need to separate this question to states.
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theres a link on here that shows you how to make your testpipe look like a cat...something about taking your old cat apart and welding the outer part onto the testpipe....the link is under the how tos section
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Originally Posted by silver9mr
well here in mass here are some that gets a fail

the check engine light on
anything covering the licence plate
not haveing the front licence plate
the exhauset being too loud
the tint being to dark
ect ect..
yea mass sux but its pretty easy to fix those things
pretty much the same thing here in jersey i think. there are times that they will let you pass with the minor stuff as long as you don't get the CEL's on and your emission is fine!
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mods that will make your car emissions illegal in your county or state if they have emissions test is...

big injectors
cams
no cat
etc...


there are 2 mitsu dealerships around here that don't really care much and will pass you, so that is cool.
Old Dec 28, 2008, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by sti killr
theres a link on here that shows you how to make your testpipe look like a cat...something about taking your old cat apart and welding the outer part onto the testpipe....the link is under the how tos section
that is exactly what i did. i have pics from when i did it if anybody needs them. just pm me
Old Dec 29, 2008, 06:16 AM
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I have passed everywhere I go for emissions with cams in VA atleast. I still have my cat but have the TP in the house! You guys have it rough then. All they do here is make sure your whatever is supposed to be DOT is, which is why I failed my first time since I put JDM Heads/Tails on. They also check to see if they can see your third break light if you have tint and they see if you have a SES light on.
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I'm happy NYC is not so strict, I just passed on Sat. w/ a Turbo XS TBE, no cat & tints paid 37bucks
NYC is not bad after all


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