Virginia Inspection Question
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Re: Virginia Inspection Question
in va it has to be past the passenger compartment. also it has to be OEM spec to pass inspection. now if u have antique tags for the car then u can do what you want to it but it still has to go past the passenger compartment but it just means u can get away with alittle more. hope this helps
they dont give damn if its oem spec or not for inspection. it has to exit to the rear of the passenger compartment, have no leaks, be fastened securely, and retain the factory emissions controls.
that is it, you dont have to have a muffler to pass either.
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lol. you make me laugh. Dont have to have a muffler. haha. Ive had trucks fail inspection due to no muffler.
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19VAC30-70-300. Muffler, exhaust system and trailer venting.
A. Flexible tubing may be used anywhere in the exhaust system.
B. Inspection of exhaust system does not concern noise level.
C. INSPECT FOR AND REJECT IF:
1. There is any leakage of exhaust gases at any point in the system. Do not reject "built-in" drain holes in muffler or tailpipe.
2. A muffler or catalytic converter has been repaired in any manner. The exhaust pipe may be welded to the muffler or catalytic converter. Holes or cracks in the exhaust line have been repaired with a patch or caulking.
NOTE: If a vehicle is inspected that does not have a muffler, the inspector should explain to the customer that although the vehicle will pass inspection without a muffler, it is a violation of state law for the vehicle to be operated on the highway without it.
3. Tailpipe opening is mashed or pinched.
4. Brackets are loose, broken, or missing.
5. The exhaust system fails to discharge the exhaust to the rear or sides of that part of a property-carrying-vehicle that is designed for and normally used for the driver and passengers and to the rear or sides of the passenger and trunk compartment of passenger vehicles.
D. Trailers and semitrailer venting. Inspection of trailers and semitrailers will include a visual inspection of the venting of cooking or heating appliances to the outside of the trailer or semitrailer to determine if the heating and cooking appliances are adequately vented to the outside to prevent the asphyxiation of occupants of any trailer or semitrailer by the operation of the heating or cooking appliances.
1. Reject the trailer or semitrailer if not equipped with a vent or venting system to the outside.
2. Reject the trailer or semitrailer if there is any complete or partial obstruction of the vent or venting system.
Statutory Authority
§46.2-1165 of the Code of Virginia.
A. Flexible tubing may be used anywhere in the exhaust system.
B. Inspection of exhaust system does not concern noise level.
C. INSPECT FOR AND REJECT IF:
1. There is any leakage of exhaust gases at any point in the system. Do not reject "built-in" drain holes in muffler or tailpipe.
2. A muffler or catalytic converter has been repaired in any manner. The exhaust pipe may be welded to the muffler or catalytic converter. Holes or cracks in the exhaust line have been repaired with a patch or caulking.
NOTE: If a vehicle is inspected that does not have a muffler, the inspector should explain to the customer that although the vehicle will pass inspection without a muffler, it is a violation of state law for the vehicle to be operated on the highway without it.
3. Tailpipe opening is mashed or pinched.
4. Brackets are loose, broken, or missing.
5. The exhaust system fails to discharge the exhaust to the rear or sides of that part of a property-carrying-vehicle that is designed for and normally used for the driver and passengers and to the rear or sides of the passenger and trunk compartment of passenger vehicles.
D. Trailers and semitrailer venting. Inspection of trailers and semitrailers will include a visual inspection of the venting of cooking or heating appliances to the outside of the trailer or semitrailer to determine if the heating and cooking appliances are adequately vented to the outside to prevent the asphyxiation of occupants of any trailer or semitrailer by the operation of the heating or cooking appliances.
1. Reject the trailer or semitrailer if not equipped with a vent or venting system to the outside.
2. Reject the trailer or semitrailer if there is any complete or partial obstruction of the vent or venting system.
Statutory Authority
§46.2-1165 of the Code of Virginia.
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Re: Virginia Inspection Question
if thats the rule then how do rear or mid engine car pass inspection. Are you sure its not just the rear or sides of the passanger and not the trunk?
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Because the exhaust of mid or rear engine cars exits at the rear of the "trunk" or rear deck lid. It can also exit at the rear of the passenger compartment and still be legal like side-exit exhausts.
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