WTB: CARB (California Emissions) legal turbo or turbo set up
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Since the OBD-II system is always there, monitoring the car under all operating conditions, it is a better indicator of performance under conditions other than idle and steady-state operation at 15 MPH and 25 MPH.
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To be fair, this is only true if the sniffer test covers all operating conditions. Cold start, warmup, WOT under boost, etc.
Since the OBD-II system is always there, monitoring the car under all operating conditions, it is a better indicator of performance under conditions other than idle and steady-state operation at 15 MPH and 25 MPH.
Since the OBD-II system is always there, monitoring the car under all operating conditions, it is a better indicator of performance under conditions other than idle and steady-state operation at 15 MPH and 25 MPH.
For that matter why are there different ppm ratings for different vehicles and engines not 1 level for all per year? From the data I've seen my truck ('07 B3000, ford 3L) is allowed to make more pollution per volume of exhaust than an mx5 of the same vintage.
I just get a little irked every time I read about emissions testing hoops to jump through and recall an emissions loop hole we have here that requires vehicles 99 or 00 and older that have a swapped engine to pass generic 1980 testing (gas cap pressure test +sniffer with ludicrously high limits). IE I would pass more easily with a cat-less carbed 454 miata than a turbo bp.
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It's the same in the US. Trucks (including SUVs) are held to a lower standard than passenger cars, and among passenger cars, there are numerous different categories, each with different requirements. Why is this? I honestly have no idea, but I'm sure it goes all the way back to US President Johnson's knee-jerk reaction to the German tariff on imported chickens in 1963.
The standards are what they are. No sense getting worked up about it, just learn to play the game.
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If you do an engine swap in a vehicle newer than 1975, it's actually not all that difficult. The engine has to be from a comparable class of vehicle (eg: you can't put an engine from a truck into a passenger car) and of the same model year or newer relative to the car it's going into ('94 engine into an '82 car is ok, '82 engine into a '94 car is not.) You also have to carry over all of the emissions controls from the new engine.
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You also have to ref it, and when you take it there, they bust out a giant retardedly outdated book by which they "inspect" your car, and regardless of common sense if the book tells them something different from what they're looking at, they fail you because they don't comprehend teh internet or anything else allowing them to look up more updated "specs" on each car.
It took my friend 7 months to finally BAR his B6t festiva. Oh the stories he has about those idiots
It took my friend 7 months to finally BAR his B6t festiva. Oh the stories he has about those idiots
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Regarding your question, it's not that the Greddy system is too much, I think the guy is asking too much for it (ust turbo alone). He's asking for $600 for just the turbo which I think is much...or am I wrong on that?
I know a Bell kit won't be cheap and would cost more. I'm just seeing if anyone is selling a 2nd hand one that's CARB approved (anything 2nd hand is cheaper than brand new)
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