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Originally Posted by JSH
That is up to each individual. However, the OP expressed the desire to make legal modifications. I though he might want to know what is and is not legal.
The stakes are also a bit higher for emission violations than traffic infractions. The fine for illegally modifying a vehicle is $10,000 per violation. The risk of an individual getting caught is tiny as the Feds don't enforce the clean air act at an individual level and States don't enforce Federal laws.
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Do they not enforce at the individual level because they can't or won't? I would argue they maybe can't. They can require manufacturers of things to do stuff but they have very little ground to go after what Joe does to Joe's stuff. The state has all the power to make and enforce such laws but the feds will run into resistance and constitutional issues when they start. Just scanning the criminal enforcement part of the CAA I don't see anything about an individual being subject to penalties in modifications they make to their own vehicle. I could be missing it. Even if it is in there has it ever been enforced and then challenged in court and upheld?
Either way you are screwed because you live in New York and they probably will fine a fart.