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05-17-2001, 11:51 AM | #1 |
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Are exhaust dumps street legal
Does anyone know if exhaust dumps are street legal? I live in Pa. and I think the rule is that all exhaust must exit to the outside of the car to pass inspection.
Anyone know the rule for this? ------------------ '82 GT 351W C-4,BBK headers,Carter 625 carb,Comp.Cam,Flowmaster exhaust. 1988 GT...T-5,bone stock |
05-17-2001, 12:00 PM | #2 |
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Yeah, in Minnesota all exhaust must exit the vehicle, but I have them anyway.
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05-17-2001, 12:20 PM | #3 |
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How do you get away with that?
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05-17-2001, 01:16 PM | #4 | |
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As the cop goes by giving you the "I'm gonna get ur az for something look" just smile and wave. Oh yeah don't jump on it when any are around either. ------------------ 2000 Mustang GT |
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05-17-2001, 01:54 PM | #5 |
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How do you pass inspection with them? What is the purpose of dumps anyway? Why not just get the tailpipes?
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05-17-2001, 01:58 PM | #6 |
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Some states dont have testing. I live in Michigan we have none!
------------------ 1988 LX 5.0 Drivetrain: 2.73 Stock Gears, World Class T-5, Lakewood Bellhousing, Summit Adjustable Cluch Quadrant & Cable, Alumminum Driveshaft, Flaming River Manual Steering Rack Suspension: MAC Control Arms,Maximum Motorsports Front Grip Package, H&R Sport Spings, Bilstein Shocks Engine: Steal Mounts, Ram air, K&N, Under Drive Pulles Exhaust: 1 5/8 Un-Equal Length Mac Headers, X-pipe W\cats, Edelbrock cat\back |
05-17-2001, 03:25 PM | #7 |
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Most states don't allow them due to the possibility of exhaust fumes entering the cab of the car. I think some people just like how they sound.
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05-17-2001, 07:04 PM | #8 |
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i live in texas and the laws says that they have to go pass the pass cab on a lx or gt they have to go all the way but on a coupe or convert they have to go to rear end
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05-17-2001, 08:55 PM | #9 |
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I was wondering about this a while back, and got many conflicting views, but the local mustang club's president, who is a cop, said that they are legal in VA.
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05-17-2001, 09:33 PM | #10 |
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I'm seriously thinking of putting dumps on my car and luckily since I live in Michigan(with no emissions testing) all I have to worry about is them being too loud.
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05-18-2001, 06:01 PM | #11 |
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82GT - dumps are cheap and save some weight due to the fact that you don't have tailpipes, and they also have slightly less backpressure than a full catback (every inch of pipe and more significantly every bend adds back pressure).
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05-18-2001, 08:23 PM | #12 |
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Dumps also give the car a deeper sound. It is totally different from tailpipes. I took mine off just because I wanted a change and didn't have alot of money at the time. I'm about ready for a change again so I'm gonna put them back on. We have no emission laws in my county now, so that's when I took them off. We had to have them when we had emissions laws though. I think it's just so those lazy people that work there don't have to crawl around on the ground.
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