[s-cars] MA inspection suggestions?

[JC]

QW'rs will have to excuse the multiple cross-posting but I'm in a solid jam
now and all the input I can get is desperately needed... This goes out to
Mass listers who I hope will have suggestions/solutions... here's the story:

So I just trundled the wagon with the sweet stainless (and in perfect
condition) Stromung exhaust in for state inspection and the aaaayholes at
the local Mobil (huge mistake) flat failed me for "non factory exhaust is an
automatic fail since October of last year".

System is tight and has a cat and everything works perfectly - obviously it
would have been completely possible for him to look at it and say "looks
tight and fine to me" and I'm sure OEM-clone exhaust parts from aftermarket
are legal but he had to be a complete dickhead and give me the "That's
aftermarket right? Automatic fail. And it's a 'safety violation' so you are
not allowed to even drive the car until you get it fixed blah blah blah..."
And this is NOT an emissions issue (oddly enough I guess we don't have the
rollers anymore so they took that whole hassle away...) it's just exhaust
equipment/sound related...

Has anybody else been hit with "non-OEM" exhaust fail in MA and have a
solution? Any 'exhaust friendly' inspection stations out there?

My bet is that this rule like the expensive and stupid failed
roller-emissions test it will probably be rolled-back eventually but right
now it's a friggin' disaster...


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