Ohio E-Check?
Ohio E-Check?
06-14-2003, 01:40 PM
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I don't know where you are from, but I would check on www.cofba.org. Its central ohio f body association. Im sure somebody there would know.
06-14-2003, 01:46 PM
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I live in Erie County Now we don't have E-Check It's up to the county. But when I lived in lorain county I did. The take a Mirror to check and see if you have a cat and if you don't the'll fail you, if you have a gutted cat, it just depends on your emissions levels. Make sure you have fresh Premium gas and use some alcohol additive on about 1/4 of a tank. also the Lorain test facility is pretty lax. and the Vermilion License Beurau (Prob Spelled Wrong 
) is in erie county so they might not ask you for a test report!
) is in erie county so they might not ask you for a test report!
06-14-2003, 01:54 PM
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Originally posted by PatriotTA
I'm not sure where you're from, but Ohio doesn't test for emissions.
I'm not sure where you're from, but Ohio doesn't test for emissions.
06-14-2003, 08:59 PM
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My bad, I didn't know it was by county. I didn't want to sound like a d!ck, just trying to help out. Anway, to answer your question, I'm pretty sure that you will fail emissions. Not having the cat will surely fail you. The !air and !egr, I'm not sure.
06-14-2003, 09:13 PM
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the AIR and EGR shouldn't if you don't have an SES light for them. But I don't know everyone I know that has modded their car always has cats. If your emissions levels are low then you'll pass give it a try get some dry gas and put it in with 1/4 tank of ultra 94! We really don't have that bad of a test from what I have read. They never really examine the car!
Also Make sure your car is warmed up!!!! if you have a 160 stat, you may want to put the stock one back in. a warmer engine runs cleaner
Also Make sure your car is warmed up!!!! if you have a 160 stat, you may want to put the stock one back in. a warmer engine runs cleaner
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06-14-2003, 10:01 PM
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They just put a a mirror under the car to see if you have cats on there. They are untrained idiots. They wont ever pop the hood, so dont worry about EGR and stuff.
I would just put in some fake cats. leave in the 160 stat, and have the fans running rull time, then cross 2 plug wires. You will fail. Next time at retest, fix plug wires, put in 180 stat, raise fan temps way up. You will see a 20% improvement which means you pass automatically. Go ahead and ask me how i know
I would just put in some fake cats. leave in the 160 stat, and have the fans running rull time, then cross 2 plug wires. You will fail. Next time at retest, fix plug wires, put in 180 stat, raise fan temps way up. You will see a 20% improvement which means you pass automatically. Go ahead and ask me how i know
06-14-2003, 10:14 PM
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Who knows, there is also a law that if you can prove you spent a certain amount of money trying to fix the problem, they will pass you automatically. I think it may be $250, but i dont remember for sure. Like that would be hard to fake sales receipts 
06-14-2003, 10:16 PM
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Originally posted by JOE96Z28SS
Why is there a Law if you improve so much, theyll automatically pass ya???
Why is there a Law if you improve so much, theyll automatically pass ya???