So i recently sold/traded my car to someone in MD. MOCO to be precise. He said he's having a lot of trouble getting this thing inspected in MD and i have no idea why... I thought PA state inspection and emissions were bad, but i guess MD is worse.

Anyways it has a vented oem Hood and he said that that wouldn't pass...
It has slotted/drilled rotors and said that it wouldn't pass because of that...
said it wouldn't pass with a j's racing test pipe and the invidia exhaust. said it would be too loud to pass MD inspection

so i have no idea how true this is or if he should just go to another mechanic
also if anyone knows a different mechanic he should go to please let me know so i can point him in the right direction

 

The rotors should make no difference unless they are worn out.

Test Pipe is Illegal so if they notice or smell it, then fail

Not sure about the hood.

 

Yea the rotors and pads are brand new.... maybe 100 miles on em. I don't see how this is illegal since higher end cars have drilled rotors from factory.... hood i don't see how that would be an issue either.

test pipe i see as it could be but if it doesn't throw a CEL i don't see an issue. I don't know how in depth they go with the inspections in MD, but in PA it's a pretty straight forward and fast thing once a year.... check tires, brakes, rotors, lights, emissions, suspension, and that's about it.

 

I would have expected the buyer of the car to know what will and what will not pass a state inspection in the state he expects to register the car in.

 

yeah... i know tell me about it....

 

Tell him to take it to a different spot. Or get someone to swap parts with him.

 

The exhaust parts fail in MD, the brakes are OK. The hood can be failed if you get a dick of an inspector. MD inspection is brutal compared to most states. PA is one of the easiest there is.

 

MD is a one time inspection and can be very thorough, Its a money maker for a lot of shops.

 

Yea the shop he is taking it too makes all the difference. Test pipe is totally illegal, but the rest should pass at a decent shop.

 

i gave him a lot of spare parts like a berks HFC. i told him to put that on and he should be fine.....