Right now everything over 25 years old is emissions exempt. That is why R32 and R33 GTRs are being bought up right now. I have yet to hear if that is going to change.
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Right now everything over 25 years old is emissions exempt. That is why R32 and R33 GTRs are being bought up right now. I have yet to hear if that is going to change.
Not true.
25 years is for importation based on DOT requirements, not EPA.
Emissions vary State to State.
Arizona requires tests for 1967-1995 on steady state rollers. 1996+ OBD2 ready check.
Gotcha. I always thought the importing was just a byproduct of an emissions statute.
Nope, DOT.
You legally can't register an imported car in Cali because of CARB. Obviously guys find work around, but still.
FYI gentleman. These are modified rules under the original law. I recieved a letter today on another standard change concerning particle allowances in my field. Big changes coming. These blue collar fines far outweigh any white collar fines.
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Is there any legal way to fight any of this?
I'm tired of this tyrannical, overbearing ****ing federal government sticking its bloated, useless, freedom trampling liberal controlled ass in my ****ing life and business.
Meanwhile in china and india they dont give two ****s about the environment or "efforts" to reduce pollution. The fact that this country's bullshit government will needlessly overburden its citizens while ignoring the real polluters is criminal.
**** off and die EPA.
I'm tired of this tyrannical, overbearing ****ing federal government sticking its bloated, useless, freedom trampling liberal controlled ass in my ****ing life and business.
Meanwhile in china and india they dont give two ****s about the environment or "efforts" to reduce pollution. The fact that this country's bullshit government will needlessly overburden its citizens while ignoring the real polluters is criminal.
**** off and die EPA.
Lists of customers, like us hobbyists, or list of dealers who bought from them?
Example, I bought a cat pipe from VMP or any other retailer, does the retailer give up my address? What about a tune from Lund/etc? Could the EPA demand my info from them?
Example, I bought a cat pipe from VMP or any other retailer, does the retailer give up my address? What about a tune from Lund/etc? Could the EPA demand my info from them?
Show of hands. Who has called their U.S representative and senators?
What's the RPM act I've been hearing about?
SEMA seems to be absolutely silent on this and content and excited to embrace the electric future.
If I need a revision to my tune say for a bigger TB, can this be done or is it now illegal?
Bullet box > Ballot box.
What's the RPM act I've been hearing about?
SEMA seems to be absolutely silent on this and content and excited to embrace the electric future.
If I need a revision to my tune say for a bigger TB, can this be done or is it now illegal?
Bullet box > Ballot box.
Start supporting local and keep the chatter to a minimum on open forums.
Organizations don’t bite the hand that feeds them most.
Organizations don’t bite the hand that feeds them most.
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You so they can send you a scary letter.
This + 1,000,000
He lost me when he started talking about guns
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Right so I guess a bunch of us are going to get knocks with warrants to inspect the cars in our garages? Lmfao this is starting to sound like Nazi ****ing Germany. I hope I'm wrong.
From that point I guess it could be a potential fix it situation with no fine if you play dumb? Or likely a fine and fix it proof. Should be free and clear after that point though.
Lol if they are going to start doing that then, well...............................................
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we have no inspection here, many of the cars i see daily wouldn't be able to pass anyway. this area is simply too poor to make it work...it's also too dumb to make it work.
i also had to goto the airport at memphis to find EV plug-ins, until this new local hotel was built. they have their work cut out for em in the rural south
i also had to goto the airport at memphis to find EV plug-ins, until this new local hotel was built. they have their work cut out for em in the rural south
So you are saying, consumers' names and addresses have been released, to the EPA, as terms of these lawsuits???
I honestly don't know. But if you look through the list of suits I linked, some of them have court documents that show what was handed over. I doubt they're using it to target individuals, and more to establish the scope of the business. Fines are based on how many violations they're involved in.
It would definitely impact emissions. Manifold pressure, parasitics, timing and AFR are BIG levers when it comes to that.
And this goes with the statement above. They are incredible stringent. You change a fitting's form on the intake manifold, no matter how slightly? That's an AECD. You have to disclose it to EPA/CARB, and do a battery of emissions tests to prove transparency.
Although to be specific tires would fall under greenhouse gas (GHG) certification rather than emissions. But that's another discussion.
They do have jurisdiction on private property and operation- the difference is the emissions levels and standards. On the road you are held to standard "on highway" standards, usually just called by EPA/CARB and the year. Off road it's an "industrial" standard, designated by "Tier" and a number. But a lot of it reverts to any tampering whatsoever.
But I also think that EV is not going to be the saving grace- if anything it's going to accelerate the clamp down. Once they start to gain market share they're just going to squeeze ICE out of existence totally. Higher taxes, no more fuel supply, and eventually no registration allowed at all.
They can't do a thing about it. The EPA is its own agency and as we've seen can do whatever the hell it wants. Much the same as the shenanigans we've seen with the ATF, regardless of who's in office or what representative says what.
For tunes you just need to go with more decentralized, out of country, self service, open source options. They're going to keep knocking down the big ones. You have to plan for the EPA continuing their campaign.
“According to the EPA, its National Compliance Initiative, which "will focus on stopping the manufacture, sale, and installation of defeat devices on vehicles and engines used on public roads as well as on nonroad vehicles and engines," is slated to run from 2020 through 2023”
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