[Bonks86]

Originally Posted by I1

Well golly, that's odd. I've flipped a few cars from salvage to prior salvage, which requires a state inspection before titling. I'm straight up honest at inspections, and have been told multiple times "Not required" when catalytic converters are brought up. Three vehicles with known missing cats passed Minnesota state inspection, inspectors fully informed, and received titles.

So yes, it appears I would be wrong that on a federal level you shouldn't be pulling a cat, but at a state level I'm living proof that some states allow it.

The thing is it is not exactly enforced. On a federal level, law enforcement isn't going after people without cats... they have other things to worry about. It may be against federal law, but the enforcement of in is basically non-existent. I am pretty sure Borla actually posted once quoting the law on it being illegal to replace a stock cat at all (federal law).