I don't think your trying to hard. Buy a cali legal cat hell ship it to a family member not in CA and have them ship it to you. Or you can get a downpipe and have your choice of catted welded on and then have that person ship it to you. There's away around everything it's just a matter of figuring it out and your willingness to go through with it. Or just shell out a insane amount of money and buy the car locally. Your choice.