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I said it in another thread and I'll say it again here, thank god I don't live in Va anymore. Those fines are insane, just another way for the state

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Old 02-08-2011, 09:38 PM   #31 (permalink)
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I said it in another thread and I'll say it again here, thank god I don't live in Va anymore. Those fines are insane, just another way for the state to fleece you of your hard earned $$.

You guys need to make a rotating license plate thingy like James Bond had on his cars in the old movies where it can switch say up to 4 different plates at the touch of a button.
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Well, I agree that VA is pretty harsh, but in all honesty I don't really find much to argue against the emissions stuff. I think HFCs should be legal but IMO no one really has any business running test pipes on a street driven car. That's just me, though.
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Old 02-08-2011, 09:43 PM   #33 (permalink)
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I know Texas has them in areas, but they are pretty rare. This is the first one I have seen in VA.
The Texas ones really do not write tickets, especially since I have gone through a few with my LTH/exhaust (and one with the SC on) and down-shift floor it and have yet to receive anything.
Texas uses them to determine air quality with traffic and research. Main reason I know this is because they have all the equipment setup for air testing yet no cameras around or video recording equipment.
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Old 02-08-2011, 09:48 PM   #34 (permalink)
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The Texas ones really do not write tickets, especially since I have gone through a few with my LTH/exhaust (and one with the SC on) and down-shift floor it and have yet to receive anything.
Texas uses them to determine air quality with traffic and research. Main reason I know this is because they have all the equipment setup for air testing yet no cameras around or video recording equipment.
Ah nice. Thanks for the info.
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More digging it seems Texas has a similar system in they will ticket you but no info online about anyone actually being given a ticket.
Also, our rule states: identified as a 'gross polluter' will receive a notice, which could mean anything to nothing. I run catless with a fairly open exhaust and nothing, I know many who run LTHs to short exhaust cut in front of the wheels off of V8s and nothing.
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Well, I agree that VA is pretty harsh, but in all honesty I don't really find much to argue against the emissions stuff. I think HFCs should be legal but IMO no one really has any business running test pipes on a street driven car. That's just me, though.
I guess we will just have to agree to disagree then.
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I guess we will just have to agree to disagree then.
I still floor it when I get next to a Prius so I'm not that much of a hippie.
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I said it in another thread and I'll say it again here, thank god I don't live in Va anymore. Those fines are insane, just another way for the state to fleece you of your hard earned $$.

You guys need to make a rotating license plate thingy like James Bond had on his cars in the old movies where it can switch say up to 4 different plates at the touch of a button.
The tickets actually are issued on a federal level, rather than a state level. Mine came from the EPA.
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The tickets actually are issued on a federal level, rather than a state level. Mine came from the EPA.
Yep. The officer said I could face up to a $10,000 Federal fine if I didn't put the stockers back on.
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I think I was supposed to get the car inspected based on the first one, second one was for $2,300, with the opportunity to rise to $25,000 if they determined I had personally removed the cats.
What... the... F.U.C.K? This is insane
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wait a second....they can ticket people whose cars aren't registered in VA for violating VA's emissions standards?
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wait a second....they can ticket people whose cars aren't registered in VA for violating VA's emissions standards?
Federal emission standards.
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Here's an example of what a mobile setup might look like:

My 98 Jeep had a blow cat for 3 years - I just put it in neutral, turned it off, and coasted by - no problems .
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My 98 Jeep had a blow cat for 3 years - I just put it in neutral, turned it off, and coasted by - no problems .
They've gotten smarter with placement these days. They're near on-ramps and steep uphills so they can catch you.
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