Post it dude.

 

On the southeast side of town near clear lake there is one that is always setup. I normally pass by him daily. Most of the time I see the guy standing outside it just watching everybody drive by.

 

From the Texas Natural Resource conservation Commision:

"The van-installed on-road testing equipment is strategically placed to capture auto emissions from single-lane traffic in an acceleration mode and is utilized in densely populated areas."

Acceleration mode??


And what about the fact that durring acceleration the PCM has a fuel table that ADDS EXTRA FUEL BY DESIGN FROM GENERAL MOTORS?


So now the burden is for you to educate the judge about fueling tables so you can prove yourself innocent.

 

This is crap... they had the same thing at I-10 and Eldridge (obe exit away). I had to get a running start so I could coast by it!

Next time I see one I'm going to let my 77 sit next to it for a while, that oughtta choke that bi**h out! It practically drips gas out the tailpipe!

 

They had one on the I-10 west bound entrance ramp from HWY 6.

 

I know they are trying to make Texas cleaner but this way? It is totally dumb and unfounded.
If it happened to me, I would fight them and make them prove that it was my car first. I won't cough up some dough whenever some dumba** barks. Put my car on a dyno and show me that it does not pass.

Lou

 

I don't think a stock car will register high enough to get a letter. Maybe I am wrong. RedRider, is your car stock? Does it have cats?

If your car is modded, it long tubes, no cats. cam, etc, go past the machine at idle or 1500 in neutral. Car typically put out more ppm of hydrocarbons at idle, but the total volume is much lower.

Unfortunately, driving on public roads is a privilege, not a right.

 

Who wants to find out this way?? The current Vehicle emmissions testing done durring inspection does not test the car under these conditions -this is a first time test, and its a pop test. I would fight it for the reasons I mentioned, they're good reasons. It's the vehicle engineers that designed a fuel enrichment mode OVER the stoich 14.7:1 air/fuel ratio. Will it make the car a "high emitter"? There's a good chance. On many cars including an LT1 car the PCM doesn't even use the O2's at times, the computer just blindly adds gas, -all stock. Look how black the inside of the exhasut is.

 

They test on the on ramps in the DFW area too.

 

First of all, my car is completely stock. The testing happed May 21st, and just two weeks before that happened, I did a total tune-up including plugs, wires, and O2's. That is why I think it is such bull****.

 

so what's the deal with this stuff. i live in baytown and go to Texas A&M. i live up here enough that i get my car inspected without emissions in Brazos county. i hafta pass through houston all the time, will it matter for passers through who don't have emissions??

BTW- that sux man

 

I found this....If you are idling for more than five minute, subject to citation.... There are exceptions....

No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the primary propulsion engine of a motor vehicle to idle for more than five consecutive minutes in the counties listed in §114.509 of this title (relating to Affected Counties and Compliance Dates) when the vehicle is not in motion during the period of April 1 through October 31 of each calendar year.

 

I have went through two of these in DFW this way. I know my car would fail since I don't have cats, smog, egr etc also a big cam.
If I see them I just speed up until I get close then kill the car. I figure my car that has been turned off for 2 seconds or so puts out as much emmisions as a honda does all the time lol!!!!

 

Emision LAWS apply to ALL, not just those who get tested. So if
you come to town be prepared.

 

Stupid environmental bullsht, by the time anything happens we'll be long gone...so who cares is what i say