# emissions question **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 3, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/emissions-question/202429 "2009-04-03T17:57:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/emissions-question/202429/5 "2009-04-03T19:18:59Z")
> [@Roof install.. in the middle of winter?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roof-install-in-the-middle-of-winter/40019/15): > > so in reality, if you take an emissions exempt car in for inspection and when they put it on the lift to remove the tires and see that there is no cat, they cant fail you for it? since there is no visual requirements? some mechanics may refuse to inspect your car after seeing no catalyst but in reality they are not doing anything illegal by doing a state inspection as long as you’re registered in an I/M county (ie allegheny, wash, butler) the only one doing anything illegal would be you and obviously we don’t care about that :D, exempt means exempt from testing and inspection --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/emissions-question/202429)._