Passing emmissions

Chances are if it was an easy or cost effective fix the dealer would do it, detail it out , and make a profit.

I would guess their asking price plus the cost to make it pass emissions is likely more than the thing is worth.

Question: Can a car have a rap sheet with aircare? Hate to be the guy that takes it in 4th time and they already have the goods on it.

Isn't there also some, spent x much, x repairs waiver?

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Originally Posted by Gman

My guess is that the guts from the catalytic converter were removed for increased flow, or it was simply deleted. It could probably be made legal with the increased performance, but the original owner didn't want to pay for it. If their only concern was trying to wrench more HP out of it, what might the original owner put that engine through?

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From the description, one might expect the dealer knows it has gutted cats and can't just bolt on the OE exhaust and take a pass.

Gutted or not, AFAIK, aircare just needs to see the cats are there and have it pass OBD/sniff tests. There's lots of cars running around with gutted cats that easily pass emissions.

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Originally Posted by brutal

From the description, one might expect the dealer knows it has gutted cats and can't just bolt on the OE exhaust and take a pass.

Gutted or not, AFAIK, aircare just needs to see the cats are there and have it pass OBD/sniff tests. There's lots of cars running around with gutted cats that easily pass emissions.

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Except some newer cars have more than one O2 sensor and will throw a code due to decreased cat efficiency. (VAG)
Thats why I say to pull the codes and see what pops.

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Originally Posted by Erni

Except some newer cars have more than one O2 sensor and will throw a code due to decreased cat efficiency. (VAG)
Thats why I say to pull the codes and see what pops.

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That can be tuned out.

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Originally Posted by Irving

You know why emissions places have such short daytime hours?































Insert nocturnal emissions joke here ________________

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Ok, that's funny.

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Originally Posted by 00tec

That can be tuned out.

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Right. But there is a cost to it. I just want to bring it up so he is aware that it has to bealt with, if applicable.

I played this game a bit over the past year. Once you have all of the required equipment (even if not working properly), have a emmisons test done to baseline performance BEFORE paying for additional repairs. The exemption people will only count the costs after the baseline tests towards the limit amount ($750?).

If it’s only supercharged, it should pass with the OE equipment unless it has some crazy tune on it. I’ve heard of people leasing a small space from a friend in a non emissions county that doesn’t require it...

So they spend money to avoid spending money?