In CT, first thing they do is look for the Cat. No Cat = No Test. At one time
they used to bust balls a little if the exhaust system didn't appear to be of a
stock design (i.e. duals on a vehicle that didn't originally come with them). A
buddy of mine in my car club got into an argument with an inspector once
because they refused to test his 1977 Midnight Express. The inspector refused
to test the truck saying the exhaust stacks were not factory, despite the fact
Spike had an original 1977 sales brochure showing one with the stacks. Now he
doesn’t have a problem because vehicles over 25 years are exempt from testing.
As far as my ’88 Dakota goes, I don’t really drive the truck that much. It’s a
Trail Rig. My 2000 Ram that will pass pollutes far more the ’88 that won’t
pass. I drove the Ram 30k last year. I drove the Dakota 200 miles. But
unfortunately, if I don’t spend the $600 I can’t get the exemption. Which I
believe is only for a couple of years if I were able to get one. So I’d have
to do this every couple of years for the next nine if I want to keep it exempt.
If you fail, you get a free retest within 30 days. If you fail that or go over
30 days, it’s another $20. I’ll spend the $20 to have it fail the test every
time I get the nasty letter from the state then wait for the next one. As slow
as their system works, I think I’ll only have to take it down once or twice a
year.
Walt
http://WWW.Walt-n-Ingrid.Com
In article <creaeo$u9n$1@bent.twistedbits.net>, josh@omg-stfu.com ("Josh
Battles") writes:
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> <Walt@Walt-n-Ingrid.Com> wrote in message
> >
> > [snip]
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> > Walt Felix
> > http://WWW.Walt-n-Ingrid.Com
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> IL revised their test pretty recently. If you have an OBD-II vehicle, they
> just do a codescan and if it comes up clean they send you on your way.
> Anything older though gets the IM240 dyno test with a sniffer. When I had
> to take my truck in (every 3 years) it took all of about 8 minutes from
> start (waiting in line) to finish (driving off). They don't do any sort of
> safety inspection or anything, they just pull codes and pressure test your
> fuel cap.
>
> I can't speak about what happens if you fail though, I never have. I
> figured that the old stang was a definate fail because I tested it without
> cats (couldn't find the stock h-pipe) and I managed to eek by just barely
> under the max allowable, and that car was supercharged. Perhaps IL isn't
> that strict with it's requirements... I know downstate they don't even have
> tests, my parents don't have to get them done on their vehicles.
>
> --
> - Josh
> Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L
> Above Statement Not True ^^^^^
> www.omg-stfu.com
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