IMO it is best not speculating since states and even counties within a state vary on safety and emissions inspections. According to the OP's profile he is in North Carolina. North Carolina employs the same 1996 and up odb-ii emissions testing as Texas as do many other states. See link below. The most surprising being green state New York since they switched over too. All you need to do is get it scanned with an odb-ii scanner that has emissions readiness capability. If the IM flag is good then you will most likely pass the emissions inspection.
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North Carolina
Effective July 1, 2002, all 1996 and newer gasoline-powered vehicles registered in an emissions county are required to receive the On Board Diagnostics(OBD II) emissions test.
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I just passed mine in January with all external mods fully visible including my Thrasher CAI.
Forgot to mention states like New York require the inspector to visually check for a CAT converter even though it passes the obd-ii port standard. I don't recall if the Texas inspector checked mine which I do have installed.