Fine/Punishment for caught running catless? - Page 2 - Perth-WRX.com

madmax · #11 25-10-2007, 09:26 AM

i drove my cs gt4 over the pits without a cat...

they said nothing.. i said nothing.. that car failed twice because of ride height too and not one person said anything

EVL WRX · #12 25-10-2007, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackSTi

Seen a classic in SA with a full titanium exhaust with flanges either side of the cat and an Identical length straight pipe. 10 minute job to swap over for track days or hill climbs if you can be bothered.

Not sure how it affected the tune cos he was to lazy to do it.

My old classic had that setup.. In fact i have the metal cat with flanges to bolt straight onto a rex for sale if anyone wants one...

jEstEr? · #13 25-10-2007, 12:01 PM

In WA the police should issue you with a yellow sticker, and theoreticly you'd need to go to the pits with a cat and get emission tested or whatever. I believe its a $10,000 fine for not running one.

Over east they have mobile emission testers and can do you on the spot for no cat & drop the $10k fine on you there and then.

Skipmaster J · #14 25-10-2007, 12:15 PM

Aren't we getting some mobile emissions vans in WA by year's end?

*Stockers* · #15 25-10-2007, 12:23 PM

Yes 10k fine.
Yes like 50k fine for workshop.
Yes for WA to recieve mobile vehicle inspection kits.

Evidencee · #16 25-10-2007, 12:33 PM

Soo some people saying fines in the thousands .. some people saying just a yellow .. In all, is there a high risk of running catless? (in terms of getting a big fine whacked on you)

jEstEr? · #17 25-10-2007, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Evidencee

Soo some people saying fines in the thousands .. some people saying just a yellow .. In all, is there a high risk of running catless? (in terms of getting a big fine whacked on you)

if you read my post, it'll answer your questions

EXPLICIT · #18 25-10-2007, 01:27 PM

On the street it makes bugger all difference, unless you're keen to run 2bar daily the risk vs gain is minimal at best, BUT you shoot great flames with nice overun tuned in

Mat · #19 25-10-2007, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Evidencee

Soo some people saying fines in the thousands .. some people saying just a yellow .. In all, is there a high risk of running catless? (in terms of getting a big fine whacked on you)

You wont really ever get a yellow for running a catless exhaust provided the rest of the car is kept legal etc. Now, i've been pulled over by the police dozens of times for various offences / rbts / time wasting and not once has any copper had a close look at the exhaust. 9 times of of 10 they will just yellow you for something else (too loud, too low, tinting etc) and then the guys at the pits will pick up on it and either pass it or fail it!

In theory you could face serious fines but how many people has it happened to in WA? Probably very few i would think.

Strubaru · #20 25-10-2007, 01:34 PM

running no cat makes your car produce benzene gas which in turn causes leukima (spelling?)

won't somebody think of the children