Loop hole in DEQ with DMV/DOT ????? Worth the try...IMO

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Ok So we have h pipes on both the 90 and 91. before I took off the cats last year (march 03' ) I took both cars through deq. Now the slips are over a year old and I though what the heck Ill try it, SURE enough. the lady at the d.o.t in vancouver( 137th & mill plain) didnt even look at the date, just the word "passed" I dont even think she looked at the vin.make or model.



So, you stangers that have to do the deq thing and have an old slip try it might be suprised.

Ohh hey I couldl rent out my 2 deq slips- a 90 gt and a 91 gt.





Misha

 

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What's DEQ and how does the emission testing work here?

 

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that is so rad! i wish i would've thought about that and saved the trouble of putting the stock exhaust back on for the sniffer...

Drew

 

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89MustangGX said:

What's DEQ and how does the emission testing work here?

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IN WASHINGTON you have to to a deq- they test the emissions that your car puts into the air. the stangers that take off the cats and go straight h or x pipe will fail. In order to get your tags renews every year you have to pass the deq test. This gets quite timley or spendy as you will have to put your stock exhaust off and on every year.

Im sure I will be corrected by someone.. this might not me 100 accutate but pretty damn close. I also think 78 and older do not have to take the deq.


Misha

 

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I believe in WA that they check every other year on the emissions. Even year cars get tested every other even year while odd year cars get tested every other odd year. If you passed both cars through you may have gotten over on them this time but be prepared for them to sniff the '90 next year. Here's a link to the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Schedule

 

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Hmmm, maybe I should go get a test now with the cats on.......... Just in case.

 

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Ok, sounds similar to back in CT before they stopped testing. I see the cutoff is 25 years old ... so still a few more years of being tested. Is this done on a dyno or just a sniffer? Underhood visuals or just check for cats? Tailpipes required? Any more info?

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it is now dyno in WA state, no visuals, just sniffer while on dyno. idle and cruise speeds.

Depending on the vehicle and set-up a non Cat car MIGHT pass though it woudl be a stretch. IT is $15 a test, might be worth at least giving it a try WELL in advance of your registration date. I a prety sure unlike OR, WA has a 3 or 6 month limit on emissions tests.. plus they are now online active, so they match it up if you use online tag renewal and I believe even in person.

 

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I heard of Mustang passing the smog test with off-road pipes and no cats,but you have to pull the timing way back.
Now I am also in the EPA watch list for giving out this info. hehe

Hope that help.

 

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Hmmm, maybe I should go get a test now with the cats on.......... Just in case.

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They dont do sniffer test on OBDII cars, 1996 and up, only 96 and older.

 

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So does anyone know why my 83 ranger didn't need to go into emissions? It's a 21 year old diesel, does that count for anything?

 

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On OBDII cars they plug into the diag. port and read the computer !

So your MIL'S better work !

 

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wifesweetstang said:

Ok So we have h pipes on both the 90 and 91. before I took off the cats last year (march 03' ) I took both cars through deq. Now the slips are over a year old and I though what the heck Ill try it, SURE enough. the lady at the d.o.t in vancouver( 137th & mill plain) didnt even look at the date, just the word "passed" I dont even think she looked at the vin.make or model.



So, you stangers that have to do the deq thing and have an old slip try it might be suprised.

Ohh hey I couldl rent out my 2 deq slips- a 90 gt and a 91 gt.





Misha

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Hey Misha..Yep its about that time again. I'll be giving Jeff a call within the next month or 2. I need him to hook up the "DEQ cats" and tune my car to pass. Man I love DEQ!!!................NOT!!

 

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P_T_Bishop said:

So does anyone know why my 83 ranger didn't need to go into emissions? It's a 21 year old diesel, does that count for anything?

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still needs to be tested till its 25

 

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You dont have to do it ever year. Every other year you have to do it. I just bought my tags last week and the card i got in the mail said no emission test. I have to do the test next year.

Andy

 

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charged9250 said:

Hey Misha..Yep its about that time again. I'll be giving Jeff a call within the next month or 2. I need him to hook up the "DEQ cats" and tune my car to pass. Man I love DEQ!!!................NOT!!

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Hey Ill rent you out one of my deq slips... worth the try.. opsss my abd your in Oregon...

 

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last time I did it with my Eclipse, the whole thing was done online...like the DOL just looked at their computer to see that I'd passed emmissions. Never got a chance to show them any reciept that I'd passed.

 

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emmisions must be for you Puget Sound/I-5 corridor people because none have my vehicles have ever been tested nor have I recieved anything in the mal to get it done. Maybe I am just lucky.

 

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gutlessTahoe said:

emmisions must be for you Puget Sound/I-5 corridor people because none have my vehicles have ever been tested nor have I recieved anything in the mal to get it done. Maybe I am just lucky.

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Luck has nothing to do with it. Some counties/cities do not require deq tests. Anything close to major cities and bend over for the sniffer! My uncle used to register his cars in skagit co so he wouldn't have to test his cars.

 

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P_T_Bishop said:

So does anyone know why my 83 ranger didn't need to go into emissions? It's a 21 year old diesel, does that count for anything?

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Because it is a diesel.
No testing due to the fact they had to change the sniffer filter every other test or so or they failed. Basically it got too expensive for them and and too much of a headache from failed complaints that they dropped it.