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Old Mar 5, 2011 | 02:25 AM
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I bought a used 2007 C6 with a procharger, headers, exhaust and ?? done to it. I bought it on a spur of the moment decision ..... about 10 minutes thought and no research was put into it before I wrote a check to the dealer and drove away with it.

Now after reading all these posts about blown up motors and critical AF ratios and fuel pumps etc are I am scared to drive the darn thing. I do not even really know exactly what mods are done to the car let alone what tune or by who is in the car. I also have no way to contact the original owner to ask either. I am up in Canada and do not even know who would be considered a good shop to look at it and at least tell me what I have in the car and if its set up reasonably well so as not to blow it up. Not my brightest move in hindsight I suppose ..... good old hindsight

So anybody have any suggestions for where in Alberta a guy might take the car to get looked at?

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I bought a used 2007 C6 with a procharger, headers, exhaust and ?? done to it. I bought it on a spur of the moment decision ..... about 10 minutes thought and no research was put into it before I wrote a check to the dealer and drove away with it.

Now after reading all these posts about blown up motors and critical AF ratios and fuel pumps etc are I am scared to drive the darn thing. I do not even really know exactly what mods are done to the car let alone what tune or by who is in the car. I also have no way to contact the original owner to ask either. I am up in Canada and do not even know who would be considered a good shop to look at it and at least tell me what I have in the car and if its set up reasonably well so as not to blow it up. Not my brightest move in hindsight I suppose ..... good old hindsight

So anybody have any suggestions for where in Alberta a guy might take the car to get looked at?

Thanks
'Davenport' in Calgary has the most experience with vettes and superchargers....90+/yr.
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Thanks I am going to go see them. I e-mailed them and they said they would be willing to help me out.
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question:

I will be transferring to Calgary from Houston TX for work

what are the emissions requirements / tests in AB?

my car doesnt have cats

Ryan
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I will be transferring to Calgary from Houston TX for work

what are the emissions requirements / tests in AB?

my car doesnt have cats

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no tests yet
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no tests yet
great...so I can just ship my vette and register it there with no tests etc...??

just making sure

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You will need an out of province vehicle inspection which only looks at tires, brakes, glass etc for safety. No emissions systems checks at all up here
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