Re: smog check fun

[Night Shadow <soltwede@privateI.com>]

On a positive note:

Denver Metro area counties introduced the dyno emissions testing quite a
few years back.

Well, this year the EPA took denver off its air quality affenders
list...so these tests might actually be making a difference somewhere!

Eric


On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Marc Peterson wrote:

> Of course Houston recently replaced LA as having the worst air of any large
> city in the U.S, so your statement makes sense.
> In light of recent events I will not go on a rant about why, but most people
> know the reason.
> 
> Marc
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeffrey Lowe" <scirocco16v_1986@yahoo.com>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 2:31 PM
> Subject: RE: smog check fun
> 
> 
> > It must suck to live in a State that is so anal about
> > making changes to your car. And as far as I could tell
> > when I lived in California the air was no better in
> > the country then here in the suburbs of Dallas, and
> > the larger metro areas just flat out sucked when it
> > came to pollution. Seems like all that work involved
> > in "California emissions" is one fat waste of time and
> > money, I feel bad for you guys.
> >
> > Here in Texas most counties could care less about
> > emissions, but Dallas county does test and it really
> > depends on where you go because many stations are not
> > that thorough. My Scirocco passed emissions with a
> > gutted cat, nine month old gas(slightly diluted with
> > some fresh gas), and of course having sat in the
> > garage for nine months it probably was still burning
> > off junk in the engine/exhaust. Of course the HC
> > reading was a bit high at 179 at idle, but the
> > standard in Texas is HC 220 or less, CO 1.20 or less,
> > Dilution >6.0%. They could not give a rats ass if you
> > have your car modified though, as long as you pass the
> > above specs, horn works, brakes work, signals work,
> > and your stupid gas cap passes, then your good to go.
> > My Brother lives in the next county over and his
> > inspection consists of brakes, signals, horn, that's
> > it. Texas does not even check headlight alignment
> > anymore.
> >
> > Later...
> >
> >
> > --- Josh Hignight <Josh.Hignight@phoenix.edu> wrote:
> > > Woohoo! I love NM's shoddy paperwork. My friend
> > > recently had his 2 years come up on his CRX Si(no
> > > way that bugger would pass emissions, hella rich, no
> >
> > > cat, cammed...), he did it through the mail and
> > > checked the "2 year registration box" (registered
> > > for 2 years), and got his sticker!!
> > > That's 4 years without E testing! Lucky bastard!
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Curt Voss [mailto:curtv@eudoramail.com]
> > > As far as I can tell, even here in Smog II land most
> > > of those guys just go through a checklist to see if
> > > you have the required equipment and won't catch any
> > > mods that aren't glaringly obvious.
> > > They've never caught on to the 1.8L in my '82, or
> > > its original 1.7L that's now in my '78 Rabbit. They
> > > might spot an 8- vs. a 16-valve, but since your '88
> > > came with both, I'm sure they just decided that it
> > > came with the 8v. You might have trouble with
> > > your '80 since they won't have any listing for a
> > > 16-valve in that year.
> >
> > > On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 03:03:37   ethos101 wrote:
> > > I dont know if this is common place or not,but
> > > today I took my 88 "mongrel"to get smogged and it
> > > failed because the idle was higher than spec.
> >
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Eric
Westminster, CO

76 Honda CB400F Super Sport
79 Scirocco (Parts car)
80 Scirocco (Parts car)
81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in progress)
84 Scirocco Automatic (Katy's Daily Driver)
91 Cabriolet (2.0 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
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