Stupid emission test in less than 2years
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,869
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From: montreal quebec
In live in Mtl and in the same boat....I am currently rebuilding my setup so now would be a good time to make changes
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.
Thanks
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
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: california
St. Jude Donor '15
I would be writing to the legislators there to insure provisions are made for cars that already have mods done to them prior to the implementation of the laws. On the smog side of things, I was born in California and I remember all too well how bad the air was there. We use to make fun of it by saying we could cut the air with a knife. The smog laws there are really tough and most of us don't like them but they are in fact, working.
I can tell you personally that you don't want smog there in your beautiful country as we had there in Calif.. Its not fun to look at and it hurts to breathe. I'm not for the laws and not against them either. What I would think is prudent is to control those people whom are bellowing smoke behind them everywhere they go because they don't want to spend the money to make their engines run correctly or efficiently.
I can tell you personally that you don't want smog there in your beautiful country as we had there in Calif.. Its not fun to look at and it hurts to breathe. I'm not for the laws and not against them either. What I would think is prudent is to control those people whom are bellowing smoke behind them everywhere they go because they don't want to spend the money to make their engines run correctly or efficiently.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,774
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From: SoCal
the problem in california is that they don't really care if your car has the correct amount of emissions. the smog check system is a way to get money from people. they have state licensed facilties only that run the test. they have to purchase expensive equipment to run the test. they make manufacturers of aftermarket parts run expensive tests just so a consumer can legally use a product. if it were really about smog then all they would do is run the tailpipe test pass/fail. instead, they inspect the car and fail it on visual if it has non california approved parts. they even had a plan to charge people for how many miles they drive. it was called 'smog check 3'. it was going to be implemented but so far has not. each car would be allowed a certain # of miles and if you went over, you would pay a fine at registration time. it all has to do with the global warming hoax that they have made up to get money from us.
