Yeah on most of my cars I'll drop in a test pipe and cut the cat in half and weld the shell of the cat around the test pipe. The local shop never does a complete inspection, plus myself and my family has been doing business with them since they opened like 20 years ago. I live in New York and we have some pretty strick rules compared to other states, but nobody cares around here, haha. Basically, if someone is going to whine about how illegal it is and that it's the worst thing todo, they should buy a PT Crusier so I can point and laugh at them