I suppose if you made it look the same as the "smog legal" versions it could pass the visual BUT the cats (stock or high flow) serve a propose other than scrapping speed bumps as mine do on occasion. Read this : Catalytic Converter, device incorporated into the exhaust system of an automobile that reduces the amount of pollutants in the automobile's exhaust gases. A catalytic converter contains small beads that are coated with metals, such as palladium and platinum. When exhaust gases pass through the catalytic converter, these metals act as catalysts, encouraging chemical reactions that change pollutants, such as carbon monoxide and certain hydrocarbons, into less harmful carbon dioxide and water (see Catalysis).
I know here in California our sniffer tests for these specific pollutants and depending on your car the cats could help you pass or not matter at all.
My question to you is could you get into trouble legally for trying to fake it if you were caught??
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