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NJBourne23 · 05-17-2014, 12:46 PM

So I was told certain counties do not require emissions. I live in Montgomery County where they require inspectors to test for that but if I went north by the Poconos they can pass my car legally with LT headers and high flow cats etc?

rusn63@yahoo.com · 05-17-2014, 12:52 PM

no, the state goes by where the car is registered (county).

kream88 · 05-17-2014, 01:15 PM

I believe if you drive less then 5000 miles a year they can just exempt your emissions.

kmm1412 · 05-17-2014, 07:40 PM

If you do not drive your car more than 5000 miles a year, you can get an exemption sticker. I have one on my car. You must get it inspected in the same month every year though. If you are going for an exemption sticker, you can't get your car inspected earlier than your sticker month, unlike if you are going for a regular emissions inspection, which you can get done a month or two earlier than the month on your sticker. The county in which your car is registered, and its current inspection requirements, is the basis for your car's emissions inspection rules, not where you take it in the state.

NJBourne23 · 05-17-2014, 08:07 PM

damn, thanks thought I had a loop hole

Archonlord · 05-17-2014, 09:34 PM

I pass PA emmisions testing with LT headers and hi flow cats

kmm1412 · 05-17-2014, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Archonlord

I pass PA emmisions testing with LT headers and hi flow cats

I have been told by my tuner that I would have no problem passing emissions either with LT headers and high flow cats. I don't drive my car more than 5000 miles a year anyway, so I just request the exemption sticker.

pyroguy · 05-18-2014, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by rusn63@yahoo.com

no, the state goes by where the car is registered (county).

+1

Also, in PA from what I've been told by two shops, one being a dealership, there aren't places that do a sniffer test. As long as you still have cats you should be fine.

ChibiBlackSheep · 05-18-2014, 08:58 AM

I also live in Montgomery County.

As long as you aren't pushing a CEL for anything emissions related, and visually still have Catalytic Converters (basically it can't LOOK like you've removed anything that is emissions related), even if you did remove it, it can't look like it.

They just hook your car's OBD2 port up to their computer and make sure all of the sensors are reporting the correct ready reading. Done and done. We aren't hooked up to sniffer's or anything around here.

Due to extensive Mods, my Monte Carlo would never pass, so I keep it under 5000 a year and get the exemption haha. But I did use HPTuners on my car when it did need the inspection to turn off the CELs and never report them.

ChocoTaco369 · 05-18-2014, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by NJBourne23

So I was told certain counties do not require emissions. I live in Montgomery County where they require inspectors to test for that but if I went north by the Poconos they can pass my car legally with LT headers and high flow cats etc?

You will pass with LT headers and cats as long as you have the codes deleted with a proper tune. My 4th gen would pass all the time before it blew up. They simply check for cats under the car with a mirror and scan the computer to verify it isn't throwing any codes. I live in Lower Merion, no problems ever.

NJ was even easier when I lived there. Every other year, free at the state facilities. PA and their ridiculous annual inspection BS...

ChibiBlackSheep · 05-19-2014, 08:06 AM

If you do have the codes being thrown and preventing you from passing, shoot me a PM. I can probably help you with a tune.

sscamaro · 05-19-2014, 09:52 AM

I never knew that you had to get the inspection in the same county as the car was registered in. Are you sure that is true? I live in close to the border of Lancaster and Berks Counties. I live in Lancaster County, what if I took it to garage in Berks County, wouldn't they inspect it?

ChibiBlackSheep · 05-19-2014, 09:58 AM

You can go to any county and get it inspected, they just have to follow the laws of the county it is registered in.

I used to live in Pike County, PA. Didn't require emissions. I would get it inspected in Montgomery county and they didn't have to worry about emissions testing, because that was based off of the registration county.

Now that I officially moved my county on my registration, I have to get it emissions inspected.

TeelsBlack · 05-19-2014, 08:16 PM

I'm gonna guess once I put my cams in, I'm gonna have issues with the inspection? I'm not originally from pa

Edit:lycoming county btw

05-17-2014, 12:46 PM	#1
NJBourne23 Master of Nothings Drives: 2010 Chevy Camaro 2LT/RS Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: PA Posts: 692 View My Garage	PA inspection question So I was told certain counties do not require emissions. I live in Montgomery County where they require inspectors to test for that but if I went north by the Poconos they can pass my car legally with LT headers and high flow cats etc? __________________ 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT/RS

05-17-2014, 07:40 PM	#4
kmm1412 The Bolt-On Beast Drives: 2011 2SS/RS IBM w/CGM Stripes Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Jamison, PA Posts: 965 View My Garage	If you do not drive your car more than 5000 miles a year, you can get an exemption sticker. I have one on my car. You must get it inspected in the same month every year though. If you are going for an exemption sticker, you can't get your car inspected earlier than your sticker month, unlike if you are going for a regular emissions inspection, which you can get done a month or two earlier than the month on your sticker. The county in which your car is registered, and its current inspection requirements, is the basis for your car's emissions inspection rules, not where you take it in the state. __________________ 2011 2SS/RS 6M Imperial Blue Metallic\|Cyber Gray Metallic Stripes\|Gray Interior\|Factory (KAE) Hurst Short Throw Shifter\|Sunroof MODS - 1LE Track Pack Suspension Upgrade\|Kooks Custom Stepped Headers & HFCs\|Cold Air Inductions Black CAI\|ADM Performance Scoop\|Vmax IBM CNC Ported Throttle Body\|Rx Extreme IBM Catch Can & Breather\|Borla S-Type Catback Exhaust w/Solo J-pipes\|IBM Heritage Grill\|LG ZL1 10 Spoke Replica Wheels w/Goodyear Supercar G2 Tires\|Z/TA Rear Spoiler\|463RWHP/459RWTQ Tune by Dale Cherry

05-17-2014, 08:07 PM	#5
NJBourne23 Master of Nothings Drives: 2010 Chevy Camaro 2LT/RS Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: PA Posts: 692 View My Garage	damn, thanks thought I had a loop hole __________________ 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT/RS

05-17-2014, 09:34 PM	#6
Archonlord Drives: 2010 Black 1LT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Douglassville,PA Posts: 281 View My Garage	I pass PA emmisions testing with LT headers and hi flow cats __________________ BBK LT Headers, Injen CAI, PYPES cat back, Trifecta Tune, Mike Norris Catch Can, Whiteline sways, end links and subframe bushings

05-18-2014, 08:58 AM	#9
ChibiBlackSheep Drives: 2012 2SS/RS, 1968 SS Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Southeast, PA Posts: 2,093	I also live in Montgomery County. As long as you aren't pushing a CEL for anything emissions related, and visually still have Catalytic Converters (basically it can't LOOK like you've removed anything that is emissions related), even if you did remove it, it can't look like it. They just hook your car's OBD2 port up to their computer and make sure all of the sensors are reporting the correct ready reading. Done and done. We aren't hooked up to sniffer's or anything around here. Due to extensive Mods, my Monte Carlo would never pass, so I keep it under 5000 a year and get the exemption haha. But I did use HPTuners on my car when it did need the inspection to turn off the CELs and never report them. __________________ LS3 Crate Engine Swap \| CSP Custom Cam 232/240 .615/.615 113 +3 \| Stainless Power LT Headers \| Z28 Intake \| Borla S-Type Exhaust \| FTI Triple-Disc Billet 3200 Stall 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS \| 1968 Camaro SS \| 2020 Cadillac CT5 Premium Luxury \| 2021 Spark LS

05-17-2014, 12:52 PM	#2
rusn63@yahoo.com Drives: 10 Camaro SS Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: York Pa Posts: 79	no, the state goes by where the car is registered (county).

05-17-2014, 01:15 PM	#3
kream88 Drives: 2010 Chevy Camaro 1SS RS Join Date: May 2014 Location: York, Pa Posts: 235	I believe if you drive less then 5000 miles a year they can just exempt your emissions.

05-19-2014, 08:06 AM	#11
ChibiBlackSheep Drives: 2012 2SS/RS, 1968 SS Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Southeast, PA Posts: 2,093	If you do have the codes being thrown and preventing you from passing, shoot me a PM. I can probably help you with a tune. __________________ LS3 Crate Engine Swap \| CSP Custom Cam 232/240 .615/.615 113 +3 \| Stainless Power LT Headers \| Z28 Intake \| Borla S-Type Exhaust \| FTI Triple-Disc Billet 3200 Stall 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS \| 1968 Camaro SS \| 2020 Cadillac CT5 Premium Luxury \| 2021 Spark LS

05-19-2014, 09:52 AM	#12
sscamaro Drives: 2010 2SS, 2017 Silverado LTZ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver,PA Posts: 3,195 View My Garage	I never knew that you had to get the inspection in the same county as the car was registered in. Are you sure that is true? I live in close to the border of Lancaster and Berks Counties. I live in Lancaster County, what if I took it to garage in Berks County, wouldn't they inspect it? __________________ 2010 2SS/RS Victory Red, MN6, 1-7/8 Kooks LT Headers, SLP Axle Back, Edelbrock E-Force S/C, ZL1 Fuel Pump, 72# Injectors, JRE fuel rail upgrade, Roto-Fab CAI, Elite Catch Can, Billet Hurst Shifter, DSS 1000HP axles, Spohn Trailing Arms, Toe Links, Lower Control Arms. Chrome American Racing Torq-Thrust wheels. 546/rwhp & 522/rwtq & 10.9# boost Tune by Jeremy Formato.

05-19-2014, 09:58 AM	#13
ChibiBlackSheep Drives: 2012 2SS/RS, 1968 SS Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Southeast, PA Posts: 2,093	You can go to any county and get it inspected, they just have to follow the laws of the county it is registered in. I used to live in Pike County, PA. Didn't require emissions. I would get it inspected in Montgomery county and they didn't have to worry about emissions testing, because that was based off of the registration county. Now that I officially moved my county on my registration, I have to get it emissions inspected. __________________ LS3 Crate Engine Swap \| CSP Custom Cam 232/240 .615/.615 113 +3 \| Stainless Power LT Headers \| Z28 Intake \| Borla S-Type Exhaust \| FTI Triple-Disc Billet 3200 Stall 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS \| 1968 Camaro SS \| 2020 Cadillac CT5 Premium Luxury \| 2021 Spark LS

05-19-2014, 08:16 PM	#14
TeelsBlack Drives: 2013 Black-on-Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Williamsport, PA Posts: 128	I'm gonna guess once I put my cams in, I'm gonna have issues with the inspection? I'm not originally from pa Edit:lycoming county btw Last edited by TeelsBlack; 05-19-2014 at 08:17 PM. Reason: Add