I am thinking of moving to the Houston area, the other day I started reading about the inspection and emissions testing in Texas. I am hoping I can just keep my Mustang registered and insured in Florida, and have a Florida only license.....I will have a DD in Texas and not drive the Mustang all that much....anyway...
Emissions shows that you need to have tail pipes, along with passing low emissions. I have dumps and do NOT plan on putting pipes back on. I am thinking that I might buy one of those cheap cat-back setups and put in some cats for the testing. Bolt it up for the test, then go back to my current setup after I pass. I am pretty sure that I can create a tune that along with the cats would allow me to pass. I just don't know if I will get pulled over with no pipes.
Also, front license plates. How strict to they enforce that? Again, it is something I don't want to do and would like to get around it if possible.
I know here in Florida, when they had emissions testing, people would have two sets of exhaust. One for the test, and one they had on the other 364 days of the year. They would adjust the timing to pass, then go back to "normal". It worked for the most part, I just don't know how many times I will get pulled over with no pipes.
What do Texans do?
Emissions shows that you need to have tail pipes, along with passing low emissions. I have dumps and do NOT plan on putting pipes back on. I am thinking that I might buy one of those cheap cat-back setups and put in some cats for the testing. Bolt it up for the test, then go back to my current setup after I pass. I am pretty sure that I can create a tune that along with the cats would allow me to pass. I just don't know if I will get pulled over with no pipes.
Also, front license plates. How strict to they enforce that? Again, it is something I don't want to do and would like to get around it if possible.
I know here in Florida, when they had emissions testing, people would have two sets of exhaust. One for the test, and one they had on the other 364 days of the year. They would adjust the timing to pass, then go back to "normal". It worked for the most part, I just don't know how many times I will get pulled over with no pipes.
What do Texans do?