More Horsepower. More Torque!!

[Terry/Carol Kelley]

>From some lengthy conversations with CARB, they will test a vehicle before
the mod and after. The emissions from the mod can't increase above the
un-modded levels. They *implied* that this meant that particular car, not
just the limits.

On your first attempt for an EO number, they drag you through the mud. After
that they are easier on you.


Terry Kelley

1986 Olds Ciera GT 3800 Supercharged
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Heflin <rah at horizon.hit.net>
To: gmecm at esl.eng.ohio-state.edu <gmecm at esl.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: More Horsepower. More Torque!!


>
>
>On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, David A. Cooley wrote:
>
>> >I don't thing any reasonably cam is CARB approved, and are probably
>> >not approvable since they do change emissions (at least without a
>> >major amount of computer adjustment, which very few (maybe none)
>> >outside of the big automakers have the equipment and ability to do.
>> >
>>
>> Remember though...
>> CARB is only for California vehicles...
>> CARB approval just means the device doesn't disable any emissions
controls
>> and that the emissions using such a device do not make the vehicles
>> emissions exceed the max allowable for that year/make/model.
>> In order to be truly "smog legal" it has to be approved by the EPA and
>> that's where the big bucks are needed.
>
>The epa aftermarket rules are less strick than carb (in general) under
>epa rules so long as the headers have all emissions equipment intact
>an aftermarket part is considered a valid "replacement" part for the
>OEM part.   Carb actually makes alot of parts that are completely
>legal under EPA runs need more approval.  EPA approval on aftermarket
>parts is not nearly expensive, CARB is more expensive.  Now if you are
>talking an entire vehicle or a different engine, everything is
>expensive, but as I understand it, if it is carb approved, it is epa
>approved, since CARB is more strict than the epa rules.
>
> Roger
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