Re: New New York emissions standards

From: Klaus Wilkens (klaus@buffnet.net)
Date: Mon Jan 05 1998 - 21:12:18 EST


The K&N FIPK has a CARB exemption number so it is 50 state legal. The only part
of the Magnum R/T set up that does not have a CARB # are teh valve covers.

K.W.

Jon Steiger wrote:

> Those of you who live in NY have probably heard about the new emissions
> standards which have been imposed. I don't know a whole lot about them
> except that they are more stringent than before. Of course, many states
> like California have had to deal with this garbage all along.
>
> I had to take my truck in today for its annual inspection. I know that
> my Mr. Gasket air can is not approved; I'm not sure about the K&N filter.
> (I wonder if it is possible to get an EO number for the filter?)
>
> Anyway, I sure wasn't going to bring up the subject, but in talking
> to the guy at the service station, (who was complaining about all the
> paperwork changes he had to make), come to find out, 1996 vehicles are
> exhempt from the new emissions law! Apparently, (for whatever reason) 1996
> vehicles don't pass California emissions, so they've all been exhempted!
>
> Pile on the exhaust, headers, supercharger, nitrous, arrh arrh arrh!!
> ;-)
>
> So, I guess we '96ers finally get a break. Sure, we've had to wait 2
> years for the SBEC and we've got OBD-II, but we're the last year of the
> "light" trucks and apparently we can do whatever we want, emissions-wise.
> :-) (I could be wrong, don't quote me on that.) ;-)
>
> -Jon-
>
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