Stupid emission test in less than 2years
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Stupid emission test in less than 2years Well my superbe Quebec gourvenement 
is gonna vote a new law that will be operational in january 2013.All vehicule that are 8 years old and more will need a safety mechanical test and a e-test(emission) every 2 years.I dont care about the mechanical test since my c5z is always top shape on this side.Im worried about the e-test...
Right now i got a 383 (11:1 CR) stroker with PRC LS6 2.5 with a 240/244 cam.Also got all the supporting mods: Fast 90/90,lt headers,x-pipe,vararam.Its obvious that it cannot pass the e-test in this form.Even with a catted stock h-pipe it will fail the test So im wondering what would be my option???
-Do i sell everything and put back a stock ls6 in it and try to live with it?(boring)
-Do i sell the entire car and forget my interest in cars?(totally boring)
-Can i put a small cam and with a real fabbed catted(2 full unit on each side since my 01 came with pup cat and cat) x-pipe and be able to pass emission test?
-If i can past e-test with a small cam or even the stock one,could i put something like a A&A V3 SI trim KIT at around 6-8 psi(not much more because of my CR).This setup would give me power and maybe pass the test???
What do you all think,i would rather sell everything in the first place instead of buy a 5k$ kit plus a cam change and still not be able to pass emission.It would be a big waste of money
In all those option my headders stay on the car since they dont care about the location of the cats.Has long has the emission are ok.
The good news is that i got one year to see what i can do ,but i need serious help here.
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Eric
is gonna vote a new law that will be operational in january 2013.All vehicule that are 8 years old and more will need a safety mechanical test and a e-test(emission) every 2 years.I dont care about the mechanical test since my c5z is always top shape on this side.Im worried about the e-test...Right now i got a 383 (11:1 CR) stroker with PRC LS6 2.5 with a 240/244 cam.Also got all the supporting mods: Fast 90/90,lt headers,x-pipe,vararam.Its obvious that it cannot pass the e-test in this form.Even with a catted stock h-pipe it will fail the test So im wondering what would be my option???
-Do i sell everything and put back a stock ls6 in it and try to live with it?(boring)
-Do i sell the entire car and forget my interest in cars?(totally boring)
-Can i put a small cam and with a real fabbed catted(2 full unit on each side since my 01 came with pup cat and cat) x-pipe and be able to pass emission test?
-If i can past e-test with a small cam or even the stock one,could i put something like a A&A V3 SI trim KIT at around 6-8 psi(not much more because of my CR).This setup would give me power and maybe pass the test???
What do you all think,i would rather sell everything in the first place instead of buy a 5k$ kit plus a cam change and still not be able to pass emission.It would be a big waste of money
In all those option my headders stay on the car since they dont care about the location of the cats.Has long has the emission are ok.
The good news is that i got one year to see what i can do ,but i need serious help here.
Thanks
Eric
Man that sux!! Do you do all the mechanical work yourself or have someone else do it? If you could do it yourself why not get a junkyard engine install it before it gets sniffed and afterward re-install the stroker.
Lot of work but I don't see why it couldn't work like that.
Lot of work but I don't see why it couldn't work like that.
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Well i still dont know if it will be a sniffer test or a obd2 port test.The law will be effective in 2013 and since Quebec mainly copying law from ontario ,i hope that it will be an obd2 port test.
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The only saving grace here is that almost every non-English speaking degenerate piece of **** that floated to this country on a raft now has a job at the Maryland emission test center's....so you can be cammed sooo bad that it will hardly idles (stinking of gas and burning your eyes) and if the OBD-2 says ok, you're good. Ask me how I know....
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would a cat and an AIR pump to pump oxygen into the exhaust help?
i would think if you could pump fresh oxygen into the exhaust it would help for a sniffer test.
if this doesnt work are you allowed a certain amount of time to get it to pass???
i would think if you could pump fresh oxygen into the exhaust it would help for a sniffer test.
if this doesnt work are you allowed a certain amount of time to get it to pass???
There are ways around it.one you could get collector plates if its just a weekend car, 2 I'm sure there is a mechanic that specializes in e checks, pay him a small fee he will take care of it, think man, there are ways around it, unless you live in Cali your screwed
there will always be holes for us to find,its getting harder yes but they cant expect every car on the road to have the same emissions as the brand new cars, our cars are old, even a 02 is getting up there, im sure op if you look into it you will find something you can do, maybe even see if there are local clubs in your area that can help you out,i kinda have it easy, my brother lives in a county that doesnt have e check, and i went to school with 3 girls that work at the LB,
He just sees his lifestyle being threatened by an expanding and overbearing government. Personally, I would move if I could not adequately and reasonably deal with the whole car inspection crap.
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Im in the same boat as the poster although not as bad. The emissions are gonna be judged by the same standards as the year the car was produced. Bribing might not be possible because the inspections are not going to be done by small independent private garages, but by a big company with shops everywhere.