What states  have the most lenient emissions regulations? There has to be a few left that don't require all that crap.I live in NY,where the laws are pretty ridiculous,as well as the rust problems,fuel tax,well taxes in general. Before they got so strict on emissions regs,I really liked my G bodies (Cutlasses with 350 rockets). Where do I have to move when I decide I want another one?

no laws here in kansas. no vehicle inspections either. in auto tech class we had a car come in for a brake job and the rotor was worn into the vanes. ever seen a disk brake without a smooth surface on one side? its enough to make you wanna keep your car parked, but after you get past that, its wide open motoring.  

Rural Nevada, too few people to set up the infrastructure of an inspection/smog program. Vegas residents have to smog their vehicles though.

In relation to another post the DMV here is always empty and the 3 ladies here are actually nice. 

However NY should be on the CA emission standards and if the rules can be bent in CA I would think they could be bent there.

My buddy's Chrysler Caravelle had a disc just like that. I can't believe he was driving it.  I kept the rotor and plan on taking it with me to the machine shop next time I go and ask if they'll turn it for me.  Should be good for a cheap laugh.  Wound up breaking the caliper piston trying to collapse it enough to install new pads and had to get a new caliper. Non-car guys are unbelievable.  

Here in Iowa pretty much anything flies. The only problem I've ever ran into is with catilytic converters. About half the shops you go to won't modify the exhaust around them, but there are plenty who will. And in thirty years I've only ever heard of one person being cited for not having one.  

i moved from long island ny to south west ga absolutley NO smog, inspections, OR COMMON SENSE any thing goes no hood? no problem!  no tags/insurance? deffinently NO problem! just write tag applied for on a piece of card board and throw it on your floor board (i have a friend that has been driving like this for almost 3 FREAKING YEARS. no tail lights?you guessed it no problems! no head lights?you get the point right?  the dmv will even let you decide how much you tag fee is (10percent of the total value you claim on the car) DUI non existent alcoholics get arrested for too much blood in their alcohol system.( local man let go after killing 5 FIVE people on seprate ocassions. judges reason? prison would be to harsh on him he didnt mean it and noone can punnish him more than he has already him self. by the way the father of the 7yo little girl he ran over got life for attempted murder when he saw him leave a bar and get behind the wheel of the truck that killed his baby   thats my rant but the truth sorry to be a downer

oh yes, forgot bout that catilytic converter thing. just about any shop will leave it out if you pay cash.  

No emissions/inspections at all in Michigan.........ANY car is a potential project.........

Certain parts of Virginia and Florida don't have emissions testing.  

Virginia?

I have a brother in the Richmond area and he used to have a hell of a time with some of his projects. Not so much for emissions, but other things. I know they have a hood scoop higth limit, (3"?) and they put your sticker at the high point of the hood. He used to have a 78 Malibu with a 3 1/2 cowl on it, so to get around it (he thought) he had it inspected with a stock hood, them moved his sticker. All was well for about a week untill he was pulled over for a missing lugnut(!!!!!), and the cop actually got a out tape and measured his hood.

You guessed it, citation!

are you effin kidding????????!!!!!!!! thats redicolus

Actually I think all states have the same emission laws which are federal laws - the thing that changes is the inspection requirements.  If I am not mistaken any car must maintain the emissions systems that were mandated on the car when it was new.  However each state has it's own inspection requirements that are imposed on it by the EPA due to the air quality.  I remember in the 1980s and 1990s southeast (Detroit area) Michigan had to have an emissions test before you could plate your car every year - this has gone away since the air got cleaner and there are now no emissions test required.  However, if a police officer or someone else wants to get picky they can cite you for not having required emissions equipment on your car regardless of whether or not a state inspection is required.  This is a civil violation if a shop does it with a fine of I believe $25,000 and a fine for an individual of up to $2,500.  What I am saying is just because there are no inspections does not mean there is no law - it just means that it is less likely you will get caught.  You might want to read these sections of the clean air act:

http://www.epa.gov/air/caa/caa203.txt   (parts 3A and 3B)

You might also want to see the following sections for the penalties:

http://www.epa.gov/air/caa/caa205.txt

I'm not saying not to make your car do what you want it to do, I just think you need to know what the potential consequences are.  BTW this just applies to street-driven cars - if it is a race-only car anything goes.

Inspections are up to the individual state (and some states pass the buck to the counties). For emissions there are two standards a state can choose from: Federal or California's. California began regulating vehicle emissions before the federal government and some court case allowed CA to keep their regulations so the federal government allowed other states the option to choose. And you are right about the smog equipment, even in CA the old smog exempt cars technically can not have their emission parts legally removed (EGR & Smog pump) but is nearly impossible to enforce because manufactures at the time didn't keep the build records for all the cars.  

ya, not too many officers care about emissions here in Kansas. There aren't many sound regulations either. I can drive thru town with 3 inch, barely baffeled exhaust and pull up next to an officer and just get him to look over. Never heard or seen someone pulled over for being too loud (unless it was a stearo)  

New Mexico (except Bernalillo County (albuquerque))
Arkansas?
Mississippi