SunlitComet
OBS Jedi-Do Good
currently on the books in NY, Gas cap presence and Anti-tampering visual checks for: 25 model years old to Model Year 1995, up to 18,000 lbs. GVWR.
which means they look at all emissions equipment.
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actually they do just currently not in your county but if you end up in one of these county: Brazoria, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, El Paso, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Johnson, Kaufman, Montgomery, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, Travis and Williamson, you are required to have the emissions done.
20.14 Exhaust Emission System.
Operator of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine shall not remove or intentionally make inoperable within the state of Texas the exhaust emission system or any part thereof, except where the purpose of removal of the exhaust emission system or part thereof is to install another exhaust emission system or part thereof, which is intended to be equally effective in reducing atmospheric emissions from the vehicle or engine.
The exhaust emission system was installed by manufacturers of motor vehicles beginning with model year 1968. The inspection of the exhaust emission system will apply only to those vehicles that are equipped with such a system. The following exhaust emission systems will be inspected if installed as original equipment by the manufacturer: thermostatic air cleaner, exhaust gas recirculation system, positive crankcase ventilation system, air injection system, evaporative emission system, and/or catalytic converter.
If installed as original equipment by the manufacturer, the catalytic converter will be considered a part of the exhaust emission system on all 1984 and later model vehicles. It will be inspected as a part of the exhaust system on prior to 1984 model vehicles.
1. Inspection Procedure. Examine visually.
2. Inspect for and reject if:
a. The exhaust emission system has been removed.
b. The exhaust emission system has been disconnected.
c. The plumbing or hoses are loose, broken, leaking, or improperly routed.
d. Air pump (air injection-type) belt is loose, removed, excessively cracked, frayed or has pieces missing.
e. The exhaust emission system has been altered in any manner to make it ineffective.
f. The catalytic converter has been removed, leaking, or disconnected on a 1984 or later model vehicle.
3. Gas Cap Testing. Every gasoline-powered vehicle* from 2-24 model years old will be checked for presence of and by a Department approved "Gas Cap Testing Device" to determine if the gas cap is missing or defective. The following vehicles are exempt:
a. Antique vehicles.
b. Slow-moving vehicles.
c. Motorcycles.
d. Vehicles operated exclusively by a fuel other than gasoline.
e. Vehicles newer than 2 years old and older than 24 years old.
4. Inspection Procedure.
a. Conduct daily calibration check of gas cap testing device.
b. Check for presence (all gas caps must be checked).
c. Check for correct type of gas cap(s).
d. Remove gas cap(s) and test using an approved testing device. (Gas cap present but not testable will not be cause for rejection.)
e. Any gas cap(s) failing the initial test will be tested a second time to verify failure.
5. Inspect for and reject if:
a. Vehicle not equipped with required gas cap(s).
b. Vehicle not equipped with proper type gas cap(s).
c. Gas cap(s) fails both tests.
A motor vehicle that uses liquefied petroleum gas that is operated by a public school district or county in this state is not required to have a liquefied gas tax decal or special use liquefied gas tax decal. Vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas as fuel or a combination of liquefied petroleum gas and any other fuel must bear a liquefied gas tax decal on the windshield lower right-hand corner showing this vehicle uses liquefied petroleum gas, before a safety inspection certificate can be issued.The inspection of the exhaust emission system shall not apply to motor vehicles altered and modified to use only a fuel other than gasoline. The owner or operator of any new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine beginning with the model year 1968 equipped with an exhaust emission system shall maintain the exhaust emission system in good operable condition and shall use it at all times that the motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine is operated.
NOTE: When a vehicle is presented for inspection and the vehicle is from a designated emissions county and is subject to the Texas Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Program an Affidavit (VIE-12) is required. (See Chapter 5, page 5-14.)
Regardless of the state law the converter laws are federally mandated law. and unless your county an state wrote and put in place a law to reject it(super unlikely) it must still be complied with. just becuase they might not look for it at the moment does not mean it is okay to tamper with it.
Period. no if and or buts about it. i keep trying to tell you this and also it hurts from a personal health and vehicle performance standpoint as well.
just do the right thing and you will be better off for it. you want to change sound do it with a muffler or headers but not mess with the cat. other wise when day you will get caught and get in trouble then your gonna be like this:
