In about 10 months, I'll be replacing my '00 LS w/ a GSR (most likely). Until then, I'm trying to learn as much as I can about performance mods (and engines in general) so that when I modify my car, I don't mess anything up.
Anyway, I'm getting a little concerned because I'd like to keep my car as street-legal as possible, but nobody seems to write anything on the topic - and when they do, it's just mentioned in passing (like in the articles on this site). I know laws vary from state to state, but you'd think there would be some general giudelines a guy could follow...!
I was wondering if anybody knows of any really good parts that are 50-state legal, and I was also wondering if anybody knows what the effects of putting several supposedly legal parts together would be - for example - if I had a '50-state legal' exhaust, and also a legal turbo , intake, cat etc..., would everything together still pass emissions tests, etc...? Despite my reading, I'm still undecided about whether to go s/c, turbo, or n/a, but legality will definitely play a role in my decision - (The cops where I live are really bad!) Do you guys think I could realistically have a 100% legal or almost-legal car that could put down 200-300 whp, or am I dreaming?
Anyway, I'm getting a little concerned because I'd like to keep my car as street-legal as possible, but nobody seems to write anything on the topic - and when they do, it's just mentioned in passing (like in the articles on this site). I know laws vary from state to state, but you'd think there would be some general giudelines a guy could follow...!
I was wondering if anybody knows of any really good parts that are 50-state legal, and I was also wondering if anybody knows what the effects of putting several supposedly legal parts together would be - for example - if I had a '50-state legal' exhaust, and also a legal turbo , intake, cat etc..., would everything together still pass emissions tests, etc...? Despite my reading, I'm still undecided about whether to go s/c, turbo, or n/a, but legality will definitely play a role in my decision - (The cops where I live are really bad!) Do you guys think I could realistically have a 100% legal or almost-legal car that could put down 200-300 whp, or am I dreaming?