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Old 06-26-2011, 02:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default HFC, maybe not for me?

So I'm driving my Z the other day and I get lit up by a state trooper. I'm sitting there thinking what now as I offer him my insurance, registration, etc.

He said that I made an improper lane change which I admitted to then he started asking questions about my car. "Why is it so loud, why do you have so much rasp?". I explained I had aftermarket exhaust. He started to look under the car then went back to his.

My heart started to pound as all I could think of were my HFCs which are "ODBII Compliant" per Berk Technologies but it's still not technically legal to swap them out. All I could think of was jail time, court fees, and my life ruined over +5hp and an aggressive exhaust.

He let me go with a warning since I have a clean record and I slowly drove off.

Am I being overly paranoid here or do I have a legitimate concern with running HFCs?

Texas is an ODBII/Scan state for inspection so the sniff/visual is no longer but a random trooper could seriously ruin your day.

Any thoughts on this? I'm considering taking these off and putting my stock cats back on.
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