Hi folks. My family and I are relocating from CT to MD. In fact, I'm already working down here, driving back and forth every weekend until we close on a house, prob in Carroll County. As my user name suggests, my toy is a '90 5.0, which I've had since 1999. The car runs well, and it is good physical shape. I'm a little unnerved by some of the requirements for registering a car down here, and I'm hoping someone could give me some real-life insight. Here are some of the mods I have that I think will be relevant:
Equal-length shorty headers
Off-road h-pipe (I have the factory pipes, as well, so I could swap them in if needed to get through a test)
Flowmasters
Eibach Sportlines with Tokico HPs and BBK c/c plates
2.5" cowl hood
Cold-air intake and 70mm TB
Engine itself has never been opened (yet :))
Can someone clarify - when I go to register this car in MD in a month or 2, am I going to have to go through inspection and/or emissions? If so, would your experience tell you this car would pass, assuming I get the cats back on? For what its worth, I've gone through the CT sniffers every other year, and always passed. The car is 24 y/o - will I have ONGOING inspections/emissions tests, or will I be exempt after the initial test(s)? Anything else worth noting? Anything unique about Carroll County?
Thanks for the intel! Look forward to checking out your shows once we're settled in...
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), would historic plates exempt you from that as well?