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  • Start date Start date Aug 3, 2009
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Bottle Fed

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Ok so just took the ol stang to get IM'd so it could be registered and such... well that was a fun time haha

here are the results (get ready for a laugh)

Car 1989 Mustang GT hatch
Motor: mild build 302 (no longer F/I'd) Parker Tunnel Web Intake Mani , holley 750CC DP carb, Trick Flow Cam, 289 heads (ported), shorty headers, flow master 40 series and hollowed cats (yah i know dont even say it lol) with a small shot of juice (175)


here are the results
TEST RESULT: FAIL
HC (PPM)
Limit: 220
Cruise Emissions: 242 (didnt fail by much there actually)
Cruise Result: FAIL

Idle Limit: 200
Idle Emissions: 2444 LOL
Idle Result: FAIL

CO (%)
Cruise Limit:1.2
Cruise Emissions: 0.71
Cruise Result: PASS
Idle Limit: 1.2
Idle Emissions: 0.41
Idle Result: Pass

CO+C02 (%)
Cruise Limit: 6
Cruise Emissions: 14.51
Cruise Result: N/A
Idle Limit: 6
Idle Emissions: 10.31
Idle Result: N/A



So here is the deal I leave back for iraq in a few days and want to get it registered before I leave. So i need a list of counties I can register it in. or if someone has a hook up at the DMV.


thanks in advance lol
 

wythors

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It ain't gonna happen. There is no "hook up at the DMV". The state runs the emission stuff, not private shops like other states.
 

WaterPog

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which state?
 
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Bottle Fed

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Washington state.. home of the cali hippies who migrated north
 

BlownFiveLiter

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Borrow someone else's stock H-pipe and run it through again. I bet you can get it to pass.
 

Mustang78

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have any relatives on the coast? in grays harbor they dont require emmisions..thurston county too i believe along with quite a few others. If all else fails you can register it in my name, and leave it at my house of coarse
 

boomr

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No emission's testing required in Kitsap county.
 

Steel Steeds

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If your hydrocarbons are that high, it's a tuning issue. Sounds like you're running too rich.
 

stock50LX

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As military, you should have some additional options like registering and licensing the thing in a state that does not require emissions. Failing that option, emissions in WA are based on population density in zip code areas. Even parts of King and Pierce county do not require emissions -like Enumclaw. More rural areas do not require emissions. Even the Olympia area does not require the test. WA is not very strict on emissions, there are no on-the-road inspections, there are no inspections for safety and working brakes, etc. as in many other states.

In your case, your cam and tune are the problems. Working cats are a must have, too. What are the specs on that TFS cam?
 
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