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Originally Posted by Dave
nj wont rape you at the roadside for vehicular modifications ![My 2 cents](images/smilies/zz2cents.gif) got pulled over for throwing a fireball in front of a cop once. freely admitted to having punched cats and he basically said cool. get it fixed, and bounced.
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That isn't as common here as people think. Sure, there are smog checks here, but most of the garages that perform them are staffed by young Asians who don't give a crap.
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And sure, if the cops catch a bunch of street racers, they will write a bunch of fix-it tickets (assuming they don't impound their whole car). But if you just get pulled over for simple speeding, you're not going to get a ticket for your aftermarket exhaust. The vast majority of cops don't bother, because they know they aren't qualified to determine whether an exhaust is illegal. Legally they would need to prove it exceeds the sound limit, and that the cat converter had been removed. Just seeing an Akrapovic badge on it doesn't prove that it's illegal. Sure, 99.999% of the time it is, but they can't prove it without looking up part numbers, making phone calls, or measuring the decibels.