Thankfully, no exhaust noise test required for state inspection. Of course, the guy that built my motor does my inspection, so his "thumb" would probably "accidentally" be over the meter if he was testing that.
Neil, the Contour is actually a quite clean running car (i.e. highly efficient), relatively speaking. My old 2.5L came in so far below spec that it was almost ridiculous that it was being tested. Keep an eye out - I'm down in Delco from time to time (mom lives in Glenolden).
John, after I see Alex Wednesday, my exhaust will be much quiter than it is now. I sound like a stupid ricer out there - I'm embarrassed to rev over 3500 RPM. We can test them out at Maple Grove in a few weeks, but we'll sound like quiet church mice compared to the 302 power that is bound to be there.
