Decat and cops question

[HTR-Maniac]

hey guys, just wondering if any of you know the following.
when i take my car out in may im gonna be removing my cat and putting a straight pipe. was wondering if the cops pull me over (knock on wood -.-) are they allowed to just tow my car?

[DogFaceBoy]

Depends on your province, but they most likely won't even know you don't have one. If they somehow pulled you over with reasonable grounds, noticed you don't have a CAT, they might issue a VI requiring you to fix the problem. If you were, which isn't very likely, to be issued a VI, I believe it is at the discretion of the cop if you can drive home of if you are required to tow it home.

[CanadianGTR]

In Ontario it's a $360 ticket for tampering/removing any emissions equipment.
Doubt they would tow the car though unless there were other things wrong with it.

[M-SPEC]

or you could say it has an after market cat in the down pipe (like subaru's)
he heh, its worked for me

[HTR-Maniac]

lol ive heard that before. i could just lie my balls off and say my cat back is the catalizer hahaha thanks for the tips and comments

[anthony]

i think it would depend on the cop and if he/she deems that your car is too noisy and takes a closer look at your exhaust,and what you were doing at the time as a factor in how closely they look at your car
im in bc and have no cat,i have'nt had a problem of any kind yet

[CanadianGTR]

lol ive heard that before. i could just lie my balls off and say my cat back is the catalizer hahaha thanks for the tips and comments

What province are you in?
Regional cops in Ontario usually call MTO, and they know their stuff and cannot be bullshitted (easily).

Also, if your exhaust doesn't look stock to a cop, all he has to do is give you Improper Muffler (in Ontario at least) which is totally officer's discretion - most cops feel that "anything louder than stock" is illegal, that was the cops argument for my ticket at least... though I'm sure he'd never heard a stock GTR.

[Shadao]

how would a cop even be able to tell you dont have a cat?

are they skinny enough to fit under your ride? i highly doubt that...

[CanadianGTR]

Since when do you need to be fully under the vehicle to see that?

[Nightfly]

I am a lisence fabricator.. all i did is i cut my cat in haft. removed the guts instaled a 3" stianless pipe re-weld ( Tig more perferible) minor buffing and reinstald.. (if i get stop They look under my cat/exaust system is legit.. )

shop would charge about 100$