How close are we to the emmisions barrier? Outside of CALI... I mean if the oil was enough to get us under emmisions... would a high flow cat and the ECU upgrade be enough to make us not pass emmisions?

-Shahul X

 

all depends on where you live...I have an emissions exemption sticker on my car so i never have to get an inspection for as long as i own it...

 

And here in VA the emissions test is pretty much a joke. My last car after having gone through the test registered 0 ppm in just about every category.

SC~

 

The emissions standards that the government holds manufacturers to are much more strict than the emissions standards that any state holds an individual to.

 

k, cool

-Shahul X

 

Idle tests are easy to pass. Even running richer with an ECU, idle shouldn't be overly affected. It's the ones where they put your car on the rollers that can be a pain because the car is under load and the new fuel maps come into play. Of course, I've yet to see an emissions place though that can put AWD cars on rollers.

 

Not true - the federal standards are the minimums. Some states, like California, have much stricter emissions requirements.

 

Read what I said. I said that states do not hold an individual to the same standards that they do a corporation.

 

yea, I think In MD, I should be fine... Cali...dunno
is it tuff for an individual. HERE IS A QUESTION...wht was the ECU detuned if it was just emmisions isues?
-Shahul

 

Ahhh, New Mexico, no emissions.!

 

It was detuned because of the **** poor fuel available to most of the West Coast......

SC~