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Originally Posted by Grabber
I'm well aware of the offense.
You are preaching on a Car forum with HIGHLY modified cars that are driven on the the street and don't meet Federal Standards.
If you have an issue with this guy not having Cats, or the fact that my 07 GT does not, then go ahead and report me so you can stop being all bent out of shape. Worry about yourself, okey dokey?
Thanks.
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Don't have any issue with it nor am I "bent out of shape" about it. The question was what makes it no longer street legal. Of course, you already knew the answer but continue to act like because so many people do it, that it somehow changes that fact. I'm sure there are a lot of people who use marijuana that never get busted, too. Doesn't mean it's not illegal. We have millions of people in this country that did not immigrate through proper channels that have not been deported. Doesn't mean it's not illegal.
Texas law states:
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Tampering is removing or making inoperable any system or device used to control emissions from a motor vehicle engine. The motor vehicle is defined as any self-propelled vehicle designed for transporting persons or property on a street or highway. The only exception to the tampering rule is the need to install a new certified emission control system or device that is equally effective in reducing vehicle emissions.
Tampering may include, but is not limited to:
Removing the catalytic converter, air pump, and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve, or doing anything to keep them from working properly, such as disconnecting vacuum lines and electrical or mechanical parts of the pollution control system.
Adjusting any element of a car or truck's emission control design so that it no longer meets the manufacturer's specifications.
Installing a replacement part that is not the same in design and function as the part that was originally on the vehicle.
Adding a part that was not originally certified on the car, such as installing a turbocharger.
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Look, I'm not busting on you, your car or the times it is putting down, so you need to relax. Okey Dokey?