You won't be able to renew your registration/tags unless you get the emission inspection every 2 years. After you get your emission inspection, the pass/fail gets sent directly to the DMV. And unless you know a "guy" who can cheat the system without DEQ knowing about it, you're stuck.

P.S. these "guys" who cheat the system usually get their inspection license and/or shop shut down for 6 months courtesy of my old man.

How CAN they cheat it? Since what it reads is what goes into the system?

A lot of times they'll use an OBD scan from a similar clean car, but still use the correct VIN from the dirty car so that as far as the DMV knows, everything matches up. Now if its a pre 1996 car which still needs the tailpipe sniffer and dyno, it's even easier for them to cheat.

I would think it would be tough, depending on how automated the process is.

The only way I will be able to get past the hurdle is garaging the car in a test-free county or getting it tested and hoping it passes. From reading through information online, it looks like for newer vehicles, up to 1 emissions-related system can register as "Not Ready". So, if my secondary o2 sensors register as "Not Ready", maybe I could still slide through? Who knows, maybe this is just wishful thinking on my part.

The newer systems are pretty air-tight. Even if a pending trouble code hasn't triggered an actual CEL, you could still fail. Trouble with one part of the system showing as "not ready", especially O2 sensors, the inspector could then look deeper into the problem and then see what your setup is under the car.

And this is why im not touching my catalytic converter.

I'll touch your cata....


wait... what? :icon14:

Good call! Avoid the headaches in the first place. We'll see how I end up getting this resolved. At least I have some time. Maybe I just need to move :mad:

You won't be able to hide from it. All the regs and stuff with catch up to you. Soon everyone will be testing.

Well luckily I only have to skate by until 12/21/2012, right? :roflpuke2:

Exactly, thats why im spending money like theres no tomorrow.

Are you going to show up to the March 3rd meet in fairfax?

I hope so! I am dropping the car BACK at my mechanic tomorrow, as there is a weird vibration going on between 2k-1k rpm on deceleration. I have a feeling something is either loose or an exhaust component is rubbing, or both. I would look at it myself, but I paid him good money to take care of some other stuff and am not letting him get away with a 90% complete job. Hopefully that will be cleared up in time to make it to the meet!

It is about time I make it out!

Jay and I have a tint date that morning but hopefully we'll be there to meet ya! That's right. Tint date. :icon14:

Just make sure you use protection, Jay has been around the block a few times.

Make sure the water bottle he gives you is still factory sealed....

tint or tent?

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you can tell that is steve on the left because he has better hair

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Wait a second...

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Only in the Mid Ay!

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