Emissions vs. 35"s

Yeah, anyone going in for an emissions test that hasn't replaced their gas cap should save themselves the time and aggravation and get a new one before the test...... They've failed 2 of my XJ's for those damn caps over the past few years.

You'd think they'd capitalize on the damn things and sell them on site......
 
YELLAHEEP said:
Yeah, anyone going in for an emissions test that hasn't replaced their gas cap should save themselves the time and aggravation and get a new one before the test...... They've failed 2 of my XJ's for those damn caps over the past few years.

You'd think they'd capitalize on the damn things and sell them on site......
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the funny thing is i just got my xj tested about 2 weeks ago and i bought a gas cap just before just to be safe i was like i know this is gonna pass oh might need to get a new gas cap just incase so it passed i was like YIPPIE
 
Frank Z said:
What is this emmissions testing you speak of?
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jeeze but at what cost? I waited two hours to register something in el paso today :bawl:
the wait was so long that I sat for 45 minutes, realized I forgot my ID, drove back to castle rock, back to the springs, and didn't miss my place in line.
 
Welcome, good job!
 
That's very odd. As Starboard indicated California is perfectly fine with large tires and we do have the Dyno in Smog Check II counties. I smog mine at the AAA near work (not the cheapest place but damn convenient and the guy who runs the test didn't bat an eye at the 35's (I've only had it tested once since I put them on, we test every two years here).

Another point for the dyno smog checks... If you have a stick watch the guy, when I got the Chief smogged the first time the yahoo didn't know what he was doing and was lugging the hell out of the engine, Jeep almost failed the test because of that (just barely passed).

I'm curious, and maybe you know this Troy (you seem to be the person here who knows the most about this), is this a law issue or just a global policy at most (all) places doing the smog checks in the affected counties? I ask because it's rather odd for any state to one up us in Nanny laws!
 
GSequoia said:
Another point for the dyno smog checks... If you have a stick watch the guy, when I got the Chief smogged the first time the yahoo didn't know what he was doing and was lugging the hell out of the engine, Jeep almost failed the test because of that (just barely passed).
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I had an old turbo quattro audi sedan, thing was a TANK in the snow, unbelievable, anyway the guy couldn't drive a manual and shifted it so hard he actually hopped it off the dyno rollers and onto the concrete at about 45mph. Didn't hurt the AWD system or anything though.
 
Finally got it done. Thanks to RangerRick for the tires to do this with. I was suprised though to see that even these 33x10.5s bearly fit the machine!

I dunno, do I get ANY style points for this?:
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GSequoia said:
I'm curious, and maybe you know this Troy (you seem to be the person here who knows the most about this), is this a law issue or just a global policy at most (all) places doing the smog checks in the affected counties? I ask because it's rather odd for any state to one up us in Nanny laws!
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The areas affected fail, or are in peril of failing to meet Federal guidelines for air quality. The Feds hold our highway dollars ransom for compliance.

To help meet these standards, the State adopted the IM-240 testing program. This program is administered by a contractor from New Jersey.

So, yeah, our test facilities were (IRRC) built by the lowest bidder. As a side note, I always see a "help wanted" sign in front of the ones I pass.
 
GSequoia said:
I'm curious, and maybe you know this Troy (you seem to be the person here who knows the most about this), is this a law issue or just a global policy at most (all) places doing the smog checks in the affected counties? I ask because it's rather odd for any state to one up us in Nanny laws!
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Yeah, I don't know all the little particulars, but I"m sure that the State gets all kinds of Federal funds and grant monies for doing what they do for our emissions program.

I've seen 33's on the dynos used at Colorado Air Care - used 'em on my Heep and it has a 5 speed........ I can certainly see the safety concern. Aggressive side lugs especially would enable a disaster.

Ditto on the stick shift issue with the goobers that work at CAC...... I had one that kept stalling it trying to get it going, and another seemed like he was shifting a race car in the quarter mile. He was causing the 33's to wander and jump up onto the lead roller many times....... I've even seen one idiot finish a test in a Suburban, and completely forget to move the cooling fan out from in front of it...... big noise and alarm from everyone in the waiting booth for sure.......
 
Actually its Air Care Colorado. The state not only gets money from the feds for doing it, but they take every chance they can to fine ACC and get even more money.

Hey, I hit the fan once myself. When i worked there they were pushing for us to get the cars through as fast a possible (state would fine us if vehicles take to long to get tested) and sometimes you just get in a hurry and can'y see the fan behind the hood of a big truck. I noticed since I quit working there they have orange flags on the fans, lesson learned.

They always have "Help Wanted" signs up because there is a huge turn around. When I worked there you started out at 8$/hr and had to earn full time. Between sweating your arse in the summer and freezing it in the winter while having a bunch of customers treat you like shit because they don't understand the purpose/benefit of smog testing you ge real tired of the place really fast. I worked there 4 years but pretty much hated the place after about 6 months. Only benefit to me was that I'm a gear head and every once in a while a really sweet car would come through. I got to test a Ferrari Testarossa once, that was awesome.
 
DutchVDub said:
Hey, I hit the fan once myself.
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I knew you looked familiar......... :D
 
I'm telling you guys, el paso county is your friend.

the guy at the DMV said your legal address and the address you register the vehicle can be completely different, they don't even care. I have a car titled in douglas and registerred in el paso, no one cares.
 
But even when El Paso County did do Emission testing it was merely the Low Idle/High Idle tailpipe test. So the tires still wouldn't be an issue.

I'm moving up to Weld County, its closer to my work and they have no E-testing requirements.
 
Frank Z said:
BUT!!! If the vehicle is used/driven in a region that still requires Emissions Testing you still have to get it tested. The law is the law.

FWIW, El Paso County may be going back to emissions testing too.
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if they do I'll simply "move" to weld county. If THEY do I'll simply title it in MT.
 
philip_g said:
if they do I'll simply "move" to weld county. If THEY do I'll simply title it in MT.
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You sure you want to do that? http://www.9news.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=92215

I was reading through C.R.S. Section 42 (Traffic Code) last night, and while I don't recall the section, there's some serious penalties available for those that don't register properly or on time.

Don't forget that once you have it registered, you can do the drive-through e-test in the first nine months of your registration. Have to drive through twice at different locations or on different days and have to pass, of course. They do have a new feature that allows AirCare to call you in for a tailpipe sniff if you appear to be a "gross polluter" though. I don't recall what the limits are for that.

Jim www.yuccaman.com
 
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