AAM Short Tails Illegal in Texas?

bondaddyjr · 02-08-2017, 02:47 PM

My car just failed inspection cause of my short tails. Inspector said its because it doesnt have a muffler. Anyone else deal with this before in Texas?

CCastro · 02-08-2017, 02:48 PM

Google is your friend...

"Texas state inspectors inspect the exhaust system for holes, leaking seams, or patches on the muffler, resonators, exhaust pipe, tailpipe, or catalytic converter. 2. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with muffler in good working order and in constant operation."

MaQG37 · 02-08-2017, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bondaddyjr

My car just failed inspection cause of my short tails. Inspector said its because it doesnt have a muffler. Anyone else deal with this before in Texas?

What? I'm here in San Antonio for the last 5 years I've had catless exhaust systems. Noone has gave me trouble.

CCastro · 02-08-2017, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MaQG37

What? I'm here in San Antonio for the last 5 years I've had catless exhaust systems. Noone has gave me trouble.

They probably didn't see that you had no cats... no muffler is obvious. Also, it depends who is inspecting it too.

bondaddyjr · 02-08-2017, 03:09 PM

I passed last year and this year i took it to the same place and my car failed. I have cats, he specifically said it was because my car doesnt have a muffler. Now from what i hear to is since i failed i cant take it anywhere else i have to take it back to the same place to get reinspected.

CCastro · 02-08-2017, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bondaddyjr

I passed last year and this year i took it to the same place and my car failed. I have cats, he specifically said it was because my car doesnt have a muffler. Now from what i hear to is since i failed i cant take it anywhere else i have to take it back to the same place to get reinspected.

Different person doing the inspection? Just slap on a muffler... end of story.

Chuck33079 · 02-08-2017, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by CCastro

Just slap $20 in his hand... end of story.

Fixed.

bondaddyjr · 02-08-2017, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Fixed.

Haha i wish! this guy was being all snobby about it.

Chuck33079 · 02-08-2017, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bondaddyjr

Haha i wish! this guy was being all snobby about it.

That's your first mistake. Don't go to regular inspection places. You need either a younger guy who thinks the car is cool and will ignore the visual part, or an old guy who just doesn't care anymore. You can also get good results by going to inspection places in the hood.

bondaddyjr · 02-08-2017, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

That's your first mistake. Don't go to regular inspection places. You need either a younger guy who thinks the car is cool and will ignore the visual part, or an old guy who just doesn't care anymore. You can also get good results by going to inspection places in the hood.

Yea i learned that the hard way today. From talking to a couple of buddies of mine apparently since he logged in the system officially as a fail i have to take it back to the same place now to get reinspected. The small mom and pop shops wont just pass me now since its in as a fail already.

shirokenkami · 02-08-2017, 04:35 PM

I'm so glad where I'm at here in TN that inspections, safety or smog, are nonexistent.

SwissCheese · 02-08-2017, 10:49 PM

You still have the stock muffler? It'd probably be easiest to just throw that back on to pass and then take it off the next day.

abm89 · 02-09-2017, 06:05 PM

Yeah, going with the consensus here...salty inspector.

nick654 · 02-10-2017, 06:46 PM

I am pretty sure a muffler has nothing to do with emissions, it only controls sound from what I understand. You are going to have the same percentage of carbon coming out of your exhaust as if you had a muffler so I dont get the problem. Correct me if im wrong...

ChaseZ · 02-10-2017, 07:01 PM

What's an inspection??

02-08-2017, 02:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
bondaddyjr Base Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: San Antonio Posts: 8 Drives: 2010 370z nismo Rep Power: 10	AAM Short Tails Illegal in Texas? My car just failed inspection cause of my short tails. Inspector said its because it doesnt have a muffler. Anyone else deal with this before in Texas?

02-08-2017, 04:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
shirokenkami Base Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Middle Tennessee Age: 38 Posts: 232 Drives: 2013 Z Tour Spt 6mt Rep Power: 23	I'm so glad where I'm at here in TN that inspections, safety or smog, are nonexistent. __________________ “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”- Edmund Burke

02-08-2017, 10:49 PM	#12 (permalink)
SwissCheese Track Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Iowa Posts: 785 Drives: 2012 370Z NISMO Rep Power: 67	You still have the stock muffler? It'd probably be easiest to just throw that back on to pass and then take it off the next day. __________________ Current Ride: 2012 Nissan 370Z NISMO #0389 Mods: Fast Intentions Resonated Test Pipes and TDX Exhaust with 18" Resonators (#1054), K&N Drop-Ins, GTR Start Button

02-09-2017, 06:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
abm89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,386 Drives: 11 370Z \| 24 EL450 Rep Power: 64763	Yeah, going with the consensus here...salty inspector. __________________ Complete Parts List: https://github.com/abm89/ztouge-build

02-10-2017, 06:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
nick654 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Illinois Posts: 50 Drives: 15' Nismo 370z 6MT Rep Power: 11	I am pretty sure a muffler has nothing to do with emissions, it only controls sound from what I understand. You are going to have the same percentage of carbon coming out of your exhaust as if you had a muffler so I dont get the problem. Correct me if im wrong... __________________ 2015 370z Nismo l AAM Resonated Short Tails l AAM Mid-Pipe l Motordyne ART Test Pipe l BC/DR Coils w/Swift Springs l Forgestar l SPL

02-08-2017, 02:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
CCastro Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: SF Posts: 300 Drives: 10 Nismo MB Rep Power: 15	Google is your friend... "Texas state inspectors inspect the exhaust system for holes, leaking seams, or patches on the muffler, resonators, exhaust pipe, tailpipe, or catalytic converter. 2. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with muffler in good working order and in constant operation."

02-08-2017, 03:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
bondaddyjr Base Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: San Antonio Posts: 8 Drives: 2010 370z nismo Rep Power: 10	I passed last year and this year i took it to the same place and my car failed. I have cats, he specifically said it was because my car doesnt have a muffler. Now from what i hear to is since i failed i cant take it anywhere else i have to take it back to the same place to get reinspected.

02-10-2017, 07:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
ChaseZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2016 Location: Calgary Posts: 3,799 Drives: 16 370z Rep Power: 94683	What's an inspection??

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