Exhaust Cutout

[1998K1500]

you might wanna crawl under your truck and take a look, I have a 97 and it doesen't Y into 1 pipe after the cats.

I'm speaking from a fairly hazy memory and lack of attention to how it was done so I'll check tomorrow since it'll be dark when I get home and I'll let you know. I thought I remembered two cats and a bit of piping after them into a y pipe into the muffler

We'll see, im probably wrong haha and (as far as I know) my exhaust should be stock before the muffler

 

[98_k1500]

Note that cutouts are gonna automatically fail you for emissions. They are illegal here in redneck ass Mississippi, so i could imagine how it would go up there.

 

[1998K1500]

If it's blocked off at the time, wouldn't it go through like the normal exhaust? I must not be understanding something here...

 

[98_k1500]

Here, the law reads "no exhaust cutouts". Im pretty sure its the same there. Otherwise yes, it'll pass emissions.

 

[1998K1500]

I mean, they don't have to know right...? I'm sure NJ law says the same thing as well but if they don't see it what do they know?

 

[98_k1500]

That would all depend on how through your inspections are. Here you could slide by with them, but if anyone ever notices them, you will be looking for a new place to have your truck inspected lol

 

[Big D]

In my state (california) and we are the king of emission standards, they dont look under your truck for aftermarket cats or anything else.

sniffer in the tail run it, if it passes half of them look under the hood, but its a double edge sword for them, If you pass emissions and fail inspection, people aren't coming back. and down goes your buisness.

If the cutouts are after the cats, technically it would still pass emissions.

 

[98_k1500]

Some states do a visual under the truck with a mirror, not sure which ones tho. Around here, you pay $5 and tell the guy what year model it is, he slaps a sticker on the windshield and you are on your way.

 

[thz71]

Around here there R no inspections! Ha!

 

[cjman250]

Here we only have emissions, if you put it after the cat, I don't see why you would fail emissions unless they look under the truck and have a problem with it.

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