PA Inspection question - Emissions exeption

[Metal4all6]

Originally Posted by Evo8kid

^ is your check engine light on? you can use that spark plug non fouler drilled out to half inch and space out the rear 02. I had it on my 05 for over 2 years with no cat codes. for some reason it didnt work on my buddies 04. go figure

No, it's off . There's some ECU trick that you can do to disable it (I'm not quite sure what it is, but my tuner did it).

[Calvinball]

Just an FYI. Knowledge is power...

E.P.A. guidelines state that replacement converters may be installed only in the following situations:

1. The vehicle is missing a converter
2. A state or local inspection program has determined that the existing converter needs replacement
3. Vehicles manufactured prior to 1996 must have more than 50,000 miles, and a legitimate need for replacement must be established and documented
4. In cases of OBD Il-equipped vehicles (1996 and later), the O.E. manufacturer's 8-year/80,000-mile warranty must have expired and a legitimate need for replacement must be established and documented.
Please note that Federal law prohibits removal or replacement of a properly functioning O.E. converter.

When replacement of the converter is appropriate (as outlined above), the E.P.A. further requires that:

1. It be installed in the same location as the original
2. It be the same type as the original (i.e., two-way, three-way, three-way plus air/three-way plus oxidation)
3. It be the proper model for the vehicle application as determined and specified by the manufacturer
4. It be properly connected to any existing air injection components on the vehicle
5. It be installed with any other required converter for a particular application
6. It be accompanied by a warranty information card to be completed by the installer.

[SniperGrl]

From the sounds of things it all depends where you go. Whet I get inspected, they just plug into my OBDII port. No codes come up and they let me on my merry way. No visual inspection or sniffer/gas cap test.

[86fiveoh]

Most shops, in my experience won't make a big deal about the visual if your exempt