2014 emission and inspection testing changes?
Today I went to local shop and tried to get both emission and inspection tested.
Beside my car being low so they refused to put it on the lifter, the guy at the shop told me that I have tuned ecu so they it wont pass the testing anyway. He said the law in VA have changed since 2014 July that the new testing machine now requires everything on ecu have to be hooked up in order to pass the test. There, he recommended me to put the stock ecu map back and come back for the testing. Anyone have this experienced or is it just my local shop that BS about this? It sounded like VA state is trying real hard to abandon modified cars on the road more and more. In addition, I have full bolts ons with HFC so I find it no reason not passing emission test besides my ride height and ECU issue the tech mentioned about. Thank you for your thoughts! If you have any place that doesn't have those weird emission test machine and low ride friendly shops near centreville VA, please share with me. |
Re: 2014 emission and inspection testing changes?
I have no idea if this is true or not but either way, I'm so glad they don't do emissions testing in Hampton roads.
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Re: 2014 emission and inspection testing changes?
If you have things on the ECU that aren't hooked up, that has nothing to do with the map in the ECU.
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Re: 2014 emission and inspection testing changes?
Originally Posted by Fabrik8
(Post 8332669)
If you have things on the ECU that aren't hooked up, that has nothing to do with the map in the ECU.
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Re: 2014 emission and inspection testing changes?
Originally Posted by Yardjass
(Post 8332654)
I have no idea if this is true or not but either way, I'm so glad they don't do emissions testing in Hampton roads.
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Re: 2014 emission and inspection testing changes?
Originally Posted by brakedrift1217
(Post 8332695)
I envy you much
Hell, if you ask me, the fact that I've already had to get a 2012 model year vehicle safety inspected several times is fucking bullshit in itself. Why the fuck did I have to have my vehicle inspected when I owned it for a year and it has like 10,000 miles on it? |
Re: 2014 emission and inspection testing changes?
Originally Posted by brakedrift1217
(Post 8332694)
Well that's what I thought. But the guy said I can come back for test after having my stock ecu map back. Hmmmm
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Re: 2014 emission and inspection testing changes?
Originally Posted by Fabrik8
(Post 8332705)
I'm extremely confused about how he knows that the ecu map isn't stock. He has no way of telling that I know of, unless you told him. He has no magical ecu program comparison tool that he uses. Unless he's actually flagging you for a swapped ecu with a conversion harness? It doesn't sound like you have a good grasp on what he was saying.
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Re: 2014 emission and inspection testing changes?
So you likely have an OBD1 ECU on an OBD2 car, so there was no second oxygen sensor to read catalyst efficiency. Am I getting warm...?
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Re: 2014 emission and inspection testing changes?
Originally Posted by Fabrik8
(Post 8332711)
So you likely have an OBD1 ECU on an OBD2 car, so there was no second oxygen sensor to read catalyst efficiency. Am I getting warm...?
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