Avoiding smog testing!!! (1 Viewer)

[TN_LandCruiser]

I know Todd is registered in MS, but I dont know anyone from MS...so is there anywhere in TN that I could register my 80 next year without having to smog test it? Been looking at it and the 80's are supposed to have 2 Cats and it appears that the PO (from ATL) eliminated both...so Im sure I will be screwed if I try to pass emissions next Aug. That being said, does GA require smog testing to register? I know a couple folks down there that might help me out with an address.

 

[sk8salomon]

i'd shoot for GA if i were you. they don't require emissions testing AFAIK

 

[FJ60Cam]

Here in Shelby county, it just has to pass the sniffer. Nobody looks at the emissions equipment. Emissions and safety issues are the only things they look at.

 

[TN_LandCruiser]

...it appears that the PO (from ATL) eliminated both cats...so Im sure I will be screwed if I try to pass emissions next Aug.

No Cats = failed sniffer test...am I wrong about this?

 

[FJ60Cam]

Don't know. Maybe you could have an exhaust shop weld in one for fairly cheap.

Maybe try to run it through first, just to see.

Is yours a gov't testing facility or do you pay a private shop to do the tests?

 

[TN_LandCruiser]

Govt testing...$10/pop, if it passes, good for 6 months. If it fails, you get one free retest in that 6 months.

 

[chattfj40]

Only Nashville Metro and Hamilton cty are smog areas...Knoxville told the EPA to go fawk themselves

 

[Hugh Heifer]

Metro Atlanta is a test area. Up here in Rome = no tests.

 

[FJ60Cam]

I took mine in today just out of curiosity, as I have it registered in an inspection-free zone and the inspection is free.

Anyhow, I passed the HC - I got 153 ppm, the max is 220. I failed the CO - I got a 2.85%, where the max is 1.2%.

My truck has a carb, zero smog equipment and no cat. I bet if I tinkered with the idle mixture and maybe put a cat on it would pass easily.

Since you have FI, I think you wouldn't have any problems, especially if you threw a cat in there.