In South Carolina and in Tennessee, we take 'um off and pitch the darn
things. A straight piece of pipe replaces them nicely and being as we
have no vehicle inspections we get no hassles from inspectors. We also
get away from the newer combination of gas conversions that is about as
bad as the originals the government (in all it's finite wisdom) was
trying to correct. Yep, its legal here!

Victor...
http//www.nocats.org

On Fri, 12 Mar 1999 19:43:08 -0600 Joshua Van Tol <jjvantol@USWEST.NET>
writes:
>> KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote:
>>>
>>> It is a higher flow exhaust header than the stock setup
>>> (more flow = more hp and torque) and a turbo muffler (also more
>flow).  The
>>> really good news is that this complete exhaust system (no
>>> catalytic convertor)
>>> is only $280.
>>>
>> Is an exhaust without a cat legal anywhere in the USA?
>
>Nope. Nowhere. Not only that, but there's a significant fine involved
>if you are caught. Still, I suspect (hope) that the units Ken's
>selling do accept a cat, they just don't ship with one. After all,
>cats don't usually rust out.
>
>Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net