Colorado People- Emissions and DMV referee questions
12-20-2016, 11:56 PM
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Colorado People- Emissions and DMV referee questions So I moved to Colorado and was planning on doing a turbo setup in my 2006 CTS-V but after talking to a DMV referee and Air Care what in the actual ****.
How much of a pain in the *** is it going to be doing a turbo setup in my car? I am about to have to run it on the dyno which isn't a big deal, it has dual cats and with HPTuners I can deal with the readiness conditions and **** but he made it sound like I would have to have everything stock (emissions related) which on a turbo setup would be hard. And it would still not pass visual check so then I would have to apply for a new plate? Which sounded like he was telling me to get a collector's plate which only allows me to drive it 4500 miles a year..?!
I think the guy I talked to had no idea what he was talking about but who has done this in Colorado recently? Need some help to see if its even worth it. I am thinking of buying a truck but I want to turbo it too...so kinda need some answers either way.
How much of a pain in the *** is it going to be doing a turbo setup in my car? I am about to have to run it on the dyno which isn't a big deal, it has dual cats and with HPTuners I can deal with the readiness conditions and **** but he made it sound like I would have to have everything stock (emissions related) which on a turbo setup would be hard. And it would still not pass visual check so then I would have to apply for a new plate? Which sounded like he was telling me to get a collector's plate which only allows me to drive it 4500 miles a year..?!
I think the guy I talked to had no idea what he was talking about but who has done this in Colorado recently? Need some help to see if its even worth it. I am thinking of buying a truck but I want to turbo it too...so kinda need some answers either way.
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12-22-2016, 12:18 AM
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Denver? It's pretty strict on what you can do. I failed having after market cats. Though I pass emissions with flying colors. You have a few options. A: put your car to stock every two years to pass. B: move to a county that doesn't require emissions. C: pass once stock an find the drive by sniffers an drive by them hoping to get a quick pass an not have to in for testing. Oh an don't go to the highlands ranch testing site. Why cause there 
12-22-2016, 07:39 PM
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Denver? It's pretty strict on what you can do. I failed having after market cats. Though I pass emissions with flying colors. You have a few options. A: put your car to stock every two years to pass. B: move to a county that doesn't require emissions. C: pass once stock an find the drive by sniffers an drive by them hoping to get a quick pass an not have to in for testing. Oh an don't go to the highlands ranch testing site. Why cause there
Did you have to put CO stamped cats on it? Thats ridiculous but I have a neighbor that had to do that and he drives a ******* 1st gen dodge diesel I don't think the truck even came with cats.
I am going to try and talk to a referee again and see what they say. They told me with the cats that are on my car and the dogshit tune that some ******* locked on my ecu it will pass the dyno run but I have no idea. I don't have to do the dyno run until 2018 I think.
Still looking for people in the area that can tune the car though. Seems like modifying your car is not really a big thing out here but I may just not know the right people.