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[NitroYellowMKV]

OP, and some others, are completely missing the bigger point. You are running (or ran - it seems the catless DP has been removed?) an illegal, pollution spewing exhaust. Someone mentioned fines as much as $20,000 for removing pollution control devices. I would not have felt bad for you for one second if that happened. There's a reason for those laws. I would like to breath clean air, I'd like for my kids to breath clean air, and I'd like for their kids and grandkids to breath clean air. Simple as that. And bitching about getting ticketed for your "stock" exhaust was a big ass lie. You know it and you can smell it. The rest of us can smell it too. Literally...

To summarize. OP broke the law, got caught, and was damn lucky all he got was a fix-it ticket.

And I am not against mods. To the contrary, I've modded the hell out of most of my cars since the early 90s. Several Mustangs, a Miata, and a Corvette. One of the Mustangs and the Corvette would not have passed Cali sound limits by a long shot but I did not touch the cats or any pollution related part ever.

So ya OP did get a ticket for something that he caused and technically rightfully deserved, regardless if the cop is an asshole or not, but get off your high horse with the "illegal pollution spewing exhaust" you know how many large companies and manufacturing plants illegally dump pollutants and bs into our water and air, you think OP's single catless downpipe is affecting your kids "clean" air, snap back into reality dude. Even for every car guy that runs catless exhausts in the U.S, you have a single manufacturing plant causing more environmental air damage, then all of us combined. But yes op can be annoyed but at the end of the day cop was doing his job, and you gotta pay to play. but ya u can take ur lecture about catless exhausts elsewhere.

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[jchadwell]

So ya OP did get a ticket for something that he caused and technically rightfully deserved, regardless if the cop is an asshole or not, but get off your high horse with the "illegal pollution spewing exhaust" you know how many large companies and manufacturing plants illegally dump pollutants and bs into our water and air, you think OP's single catless downpipe is affecting your kids "clean" air, snap back into reality dude. Even for every car guy that runs catless exhausts in the U.S, you have a single manufacturing plant causing more environmental air damage, then all of us combined. But yes op can be annoyed but at the end of the day cop was doing his job, and you gotta pay to play. but ya u can take ur lecture about catless exhausts elsewhere.

So, it's ok for you, the OP, or any us to disregard pollution laws because the individual damage we do is miniscule compared to those big bad companies and manufacturing plants? This really comes off as an entitled, selfish, and shortsighted attitude. I'm glad the vast majority of us don't share it. Looks like we need to agree to disagree on this one.

 

[gymratter]

thank goodness i dont live in a blue state. ?

 

[H2O_Doc]

So, it's ok for you, the OP, or any us to disregard pollution laws because the individual damage we do is miniscule compared to those big bad companies and manufacturing plants? This really comes off as an entitled, selfish, and shortsighted attitude. I'm glad the vast majority of us don't share it. Looks like we need to agree to disagree on this one.

Having worked in air quality research, I can tell you that the sum effect of all the cars running catless does have a measurable effect on air quality. And air quality has a measurable effect on human health. This isn’t preaching, just an observation.

 

[Evolution]

I believe it. SoCal always has the shittiest AQI. ?

You mean like this wonderful blanket of Friday night smog? No, that is not fog coming in, thats what it looks like everyday unless the wind comes through.

 

[Mason]

This is the type of bs thread I expect to see over at the 400z page. Let’s talk cars

 

[AutoDelight]

This is the type of bs thread I expect to see over at the 400z page. Let’s talk cars

This is the type of bs comment I expect to see over at the corvette forums. Lets talk EVs

 

[Mason]

This is the type of bs comment I expect to see over at the corvette forums. Lets talk EVs

Have you been to the corvette forums recently? Smells like a nursing home

 

[puzzled]

Reading threads like this I am glad I did everything I wanted to do in my life... including living in socal and driving like a true hashiriya in the Malibu canyons with a modded rice rocket every weekends in the 90's.

Those were good times.

 

[AutoDelight]

Have you been to the corvette forums recently? Smells like a nursing home

Thats what i imagine the NSX forums to be like... (shots fired)

 

[Drnick]

Leave for where? Florida?

Nah, you guys ride around on sportsbikes with No helmets on.

Tru Dat? but there mostly Harley guys,
Who really don’t need a helmet ?

 

[Drnick]

U Kalifornians need to Secede from the union, become your own country, that would make the rest of the 49 states
Soooo much better ?

 

[iEatCommunists]

U Kalifornians need to Secede from the union, become your own country, that would make the rest of the 49 states
Soooo much better ?

Okay buddy

 

[Drnick]

You want an 8x10 glossy ?

 

[AutoDelight]

U Kalifornians need to Secede from the union, become your own country, that would make the rest of the 49 states
Soooo much better ?

I would take this more seriously if it said "Californians" rather than "Kalifornians". Silly Floridanese.

Its definitely one of those "what if" episodes to see if California were to claim independence. California's GDP is right under Japan, China and Germany.

Don't get me wrong, i get annoyed a lot by some of Cali's policies but would I move out? That's a hard no. Haha.

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