> 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! > Hell no, it's not legal. Check the epa web site, you will find that there are plenty of federal laws aimed at preventing anyone anywhere in the US from tampering with emissions equipment. It matters not if you live in most rural tennessee, or up in a tree in South Carolina, federal laws apply. They may not be well enforced locally, however, it still remains illegal. The clean air act in particular has provisions that make it illegal to tamper with emissions equipment, and provides for suitable fines for the individual that commissions the work, and for the shop that agrees to do it. Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net |
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