At 12:44 PM 1/21/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Well , it will not have a CARB number or be EPA certified , but as long as
>it isn't tipping off the sniffer , I think I can slide it by .
>
>Hafta do some more checking on that point though .
>
>Would a turbo drastically alter emmisions enough to fail a vehicle ?
>
>If the vehicle is in good running condition it shouldn't be putting out any
>more emmisions than normal should it ?
>
>Anyone ?
>
Seems to me that with a turbo you'd be burning more gas and oxygen
which would increase the hydrocarbons. Probably wouldn't notice much
(if any) increase at idle, but under load might be a problem. Also,
I suspect that with a turbo you might be running a bit on the rich
side (for safety's sake) so that would increase the emissions too.
Does anyone know if turbos are mechanically activated, or electrically?
I realize that the exhaust gas moves impellers which pressurize the
air entering the engine, but if there was a way to flip a switch and
turn off the turbo, that'd be neat. Or, what about a "quick change"
setup where you can swap the turbos out for a section of exhaust
pipe? You might be able to make it a half-hour operation so you can
make everthing legit come inspection time...
-Jon-
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