I learned today that in order to get a Tx drivers license, I need to get Texas plates and registration for truck. This means I am going to need to pass a vehicle inspection. I am from florida and I have never had a vehicle inspection before. Do they use a sniffer in Houston or do they just plug into the OBD and check for codes?

 

OBDII codes and visual

 

What do you mean as far as visual? do they look for cats? Anybody know of a shop that can be bribed with money haha?

 

Yes they will look for cats. At least theyre supposed to.

 

****!. WTH do I do now. There has to be a way around this.

 

They are supposed to do a visual inspection but I have never had them do one on my truck. They usually just plug into the OBDII and check safety equipment such as horn, brake lights, etc.

I have also heard from several people that some shops will pass you as long as your check engine light is not on. Maybe you can find one of those shops down there......

 

Frozen boost makes fake cats.

Look into them if you want.

 

hopefully they dont check your emissions. they check mine

 

So what do you do to pass?

 

Thanks for the "Frozen boost" think.

I try to stay with pre-1975 vehicles, but If I was going to run something new I would probably look into those.

When I was growing up we had a product called "test tubes". Test tubes didn't even try to fake it. just a custom formed piece of exhaust pipe + connectors. Unbolt your old "field fire starter", and bolt in your test tube. direct replacement. Memories.