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Moving to Houston Jan 2010 Whats up. Just wanted to post here about my move to texas as i have some questions. I already asked on thirdgen.org about the emissions stuff but I'll ask here too since I'm thinking of picking up an LS1 car for a driver
I got some guys saying they can get me passed just fine but i just wanted to get more opinions.
From my research certain texas counties require emissions testing both a visual as part of a safety inspection and an actual emisisons test. My car is not legal that way anymore since i have no emissions components as being from Pittsburgh area PA, we have a law that states under 5K miles driven a year the vehicle is exempt from emissions testing both visual and actual testing.
How does it work for you guys down here? How strict are places? I am working in the west side of Houston area, what looks to be about 15 minutes from Katy Texas due straight east.
I guess that whole area is required to do testing?
For what its worth, my car is a 89 camaro Irocz and now has a 401 small block with twin turbos (sig was last year) that do poke out from the sides of the cowl hood. So you can tell this thing aint legal and that concerns me. If i cant take it with me i'll be abit depressed haha.
I got some guys saying they can get me passed just fine but i just wanted to get more opinions.
From my research certain texas counties require emissions testing both a visual as part of a safety inspection and an actual emisisons test. My car is not legal that way anymore since i have no emissions components as being from Pittsburgh area PA, we have a law that states under 5K miles driven a year the vehicle is exempt from emissions testing both visual and actual testing.
How does it work for you guys down here? How strict are places? I am working in the west side of Houston area, what looks to be about 15 minutes from Katy Texas due straight east.
I guess that whole area is required to do testing?
For what its worth, my car is a 89 camaro Irocz and now has a 401 small block with twin turbos (sig was last year) that do poke out from the sides of the cowl hood. So you can tell this thing aint legal and that concerns me. If i cant take it with me i'll be abit depressed haha.
07-14-2009, 11:28 PM
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Well interesting turn of events, i found a 99 trans am for sale for a good price that came from texas, now is in PA and will be mine early next week and will come back to texas with me as my DD for now. Awesome
Anyone know what the fastest smog legal ls1 is? I'd love to throw mild cam in this thing just to make it abit more interesting
Anyone know what the fastest smog legal ls1 is? I'd love to throw mild cam in this thing just to make it abit more interesting
07-15-2009, 01:58 AM
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haha my SS is smog legal in Cali and everyone knows cali's smaog is one of the hardest to pass and ive got a mid cam, stall, bottle, and a few other bolt ons so im sure it will pass Tx when i get back.....ive run 11.7@119 on street tires 
im sure theres way faster smog legal LSX cars out there!
im sure theres way faster smog legal LSX cars out there! 
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07-15-2009, 12:49 PM
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Well interesting turn of events, i found a 99 trans am for sale for a good price that came from texas, now is in PA and will be mine early next week and will come back to texas with me as my DD for now. Awesome
Anyone know what the fastest smog legal ls1 is? I'd love to throw mild cam in this thing just to make it abit more interesting
Anyone know what the fastest smog legal ls1 is? I'd love to throw mild cam in this thing just to make it abit more interesting
07-15-2009, 04:42 PM
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haha my SS is smog legal in Cali and everyone knows cali's smaog is one of the hardest to pass and ive got a mid cam, stall, bottle, and a few other bolt ons so im sure it will pass Tx when i get back.....ive run 11.7@119 on street tires im sure theres way faster smog legal LSX cars out there!
sup man, im on tgo also. dont post on there too much no more.
07-15-2009, 08:20 PM
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Just drive the car to a smaller town around Houston. Usually in Small towns all they do is kick the tires and slap the sticker on!!! I have a ten sec 2000 Z
that always passess inspection down here
that always passess inspection down here
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5K miles a year or less in PA and your exempt from emissions so they just look at your typical brakes/tires/etc. My car passed on ET Streets with the bare minimum of 3/32 of tread. I was impressed. I'm gonna miss that law
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opps double post...
anyway forgot to say, i know some texas counties dont have actual emissions testing. Any idea how far away from Katy texas is the first non emissions test county? My work office will be 15-20? min or so dead east of Katy
anyway forgot to say, i know some texas counties dont have actual emissions testing. Any idea how far away from Katy texas is the first non emissions test county? My work office will be 15-20? min or so dead east of Katy
