well it IS illegal to remove or disable any emissions control devices, no matter what the year. so i can't tell you that they stop checking after 25yrs and you can get away with it. 
All NY G-bodies emissions exempt
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they have enforcement officers here and they have more powers than the police. They can stop you at any time and tell you to open the hood. It's a $385.00 fine for modifying or removing any emission control devise and they can tow your vehicle. As far as a cat goes you can get spun cats that are almost open so there's no real purpose on a street car for not running them
I don't have a CAT either. There is NO tailpipe test for anything up to 96', when OBD2 takes over. OBD2 rats you out to Albany so do not get tested with a check engine light on. As for a visual inspection, I don't know of any tester willing to get down on his knees to look under a car. However a safety inspection is still mandated, so a good shop should put it on the lift to check the brakes. A total ball buster MAY look for a CAT, but most won't care. Probably the best thing would be a high-flow CAT, as it does make a difference what enters the air we breath. I have one somewhere, next time I'm welding I plan on installing it.
Thanks guys. Maybe I'll look into getting a magniflow spun metallic cat. I heard those are the best and least restrictive. They're kind of expensive. Any recommendations? Also, what size do I need if I've still got stock piping?
Well if your cutlass is anything like my regal then the diameter of the exhaust pipe before the muffler should be 2 1/4 inches. The stock exhaust tips after the muffler were 2 1/2 inches.
Hey pontiacgp, did you gain more sound with your spun high-flow cats? Thats what I'm really looking for here is sound. Which ones do you have? I don't want to spend the money without results meaning it must be louder or I would rather just try putting a test pipe in. However, I really would feel better about running a cat if the sound gains are comparable.
I must have missed this post but the OP is wrong.
NY still maintains a 25 year law for emissions.
You could have put a big block in at any time, but the car had to have cats etc.
A station that lets vehicles out the door with a sticker on it with no cats faces a $2500 fine and loss of inspection license.
And there are people out there checking up on stations and repair shops.
I know a couple that lost there ability to inspect!!
NY still maintains a 25 year law for emissions.
You could have put a big block in at any time, but the car had to have cats etc.
A station that lets vehicles out the door with a sticker on it with no cats faces a $2500 fine and loss of inspection license.
And there are people out there checking up on stations and repair shops.
I know a couple that lost there ability to inspect!!
Wow! I Never realized how tough emissions laws are around the country. In Michigan you can do whatever you want to a car no matter the year and no one will say a word, the only things they'll get you for are dark tint, underglow and loud exhaust (only if the cop's in a bad mood).
We switched to OBDII or '96 & up a few years ago too. Prior to that I had to have cats on the '78 LeMans I had at the time and passed with flying colors.
I'm not an advocate of destroying the environment, nor a tree-hugger, but I really believe that the small amount of older non emissions-compliant cars aren't going to be a flea on the earth's *ss by any means.
I'm not an advocate of destroying the environment, nor a tree-hugger, but I really believe that the small amount of older non emissions-compliant cars aren't going to be a flea on the earth's *ss by any means.
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I don't know cause I put them on with a new duel system including headers. I had magnaflow straight through mufflers which I changed to chambered mufflers cause it was too loud for my liking. Loud noises don't mean more power
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