Re: Stacks & emissions

From: JAMES KNOX (knox.james@sympatico.ca)
Date: Fri Mar 24 2006 - 14:58:27 EST


Don, I would inquire with the emissions people, I doubt that that the
routing of the exhaust makes a difference.
CT is tough, I'm a CDN , I was in CT and tunned up my cousins jeep, It
failed first time, tried 2nd time, it pass'd .

Jim Knox, 91 Dak

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Rey" <radon220@gmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 12:18 PM
Subject: DML: Stacks & emissions

>
> I'm curious about emissions laws (specifically in CT, but also other
> states) and if pickups with custom exhaust stacks can pass. Do any
> DMLers have severely modified exhaust that passes emissions? Obviously
> there's going to be a difference between the plug-in type emissions
> test for newer vehicles and the tailpipe sniffer test for older
> vehicles. Not that I'm considering it, but if I had my exhaust pipes
> routed up through the front of the bed into stacks (complete with cats
> and mufflers), would the emissions shop look at it and say "FAIL!" or
> would they actually stick the sniffers down the stacks to test?
>
> Also, anyone who's got stacks like this, how loud are they right behind
> the cab?
>
> Just curious!
>
> Don
> 89 Dakota Convertible 4x4 (behind the ragtop... yeah THAT would be loud)
> 74 Dart Sport 340 (delightfully loud with the y-pipes open :)
> CT
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