Emissions retest another failure

[GOLDCYLON]

Originally Posted by Sgreg

A little exaggerated I think about the Texas emissions test. The results are totally computer generated. They have to be passing it as an antique.

Our tests are computer generated as well and they also run fans. I am only relating what the seller in Houston told me when I bought the car. He told me he PAID for the tag and gave me a wink becuase I asked him about emissions. At that time the passenger side cat was bad and he let me know it. I agree its not just the cats I suspect timing and other issues.

[kirkstingray]

Time to find the right person at emissions and pay them off. not much else you can do. Sorry to here you are having such a hard way to go. My time is coming also, my right side cat is gone just like yours. Good Luck GC. Kirk

[rhipsher]

Well D. If the guy that sold you the Z was up front about the bad cat then I would suspect that is gonna play a part in causing it to fail emissions. Has your Z passed the emissions test before where you live? When my cats were going bad there was a funny smell and eventually they broke apart and chunks as big as golf balls were being spit out the exhaust. It was a revolting development. Luckily Corey had a pair of manifolds with cats off a low mile 90 Z he sold me for $500. Passes every time. P.S my cats failed at 65,000 miles.

[GOLDCYLON]

Originally Posted by rhipsher

Well D. If the guy that sold you the Z was up front about the bad cat then I would suspect that is gonna play a part in causing it to fail emissions. Has your Z passed the emissions test before where you live? When my cats were going bad there was a funny smell and eventually they broke apart and chunks as big as golf balls were being spit out the exhaust. It was a revolting development. Luckily Corey had a pair of manifolds with cats off a low mile 90 Z he sold me for $500. Passes every time. P.S my cats failed at 65,000 miles.

I bought the car three years ago. I replaced the passenger side cat also three years ago in order to get it through emissions. Yes the car passed test 2 years ago. I was discussing what I was told when I bought the car. My issue started with the drivers side cat three weeks ago. I have since moved on to headers and the new cats. When mine went this time it looked like a softball bouncing around inside the manifold.

[jonszr1]

we need to start a lobby in dc outlawing cats as being dangerous to pedestrians , when they break .hence no problem passing the smog boys

[93RubyZ]

As it's already been suggested, what about collector car insurance? I think I've heard there are some insurance companies that have no annual mileage limit, and others that you can select your own annual mileage limit (the higher you select the more expensive it is). This may end up being the easiest way out for you at this point.

[LGAFF]

My receipts show when my 90 would not pass they put racing fuel in it and it passed with flying colors.....

[tomtom72]

Originally Posted by LGAFF

My receipts show when my 90 would not pass they put racing fuel in it and it passed with flying colors.....

I know that this is proly a stupid Q about the gas, but if the higher octane gave cleaner emissions then would it be worth checking the knock sensor?


I just got my copy of Corvette from the Inside and I just finished the chapter on emissions compliance vs performance. I know I should not think that I understand all of the theory. But the knock sensor does play an important role even in controlling emissions, or at least that's what I thought Mr. McLellen was explaining....

[xlr8nflorida]

Damn that sucks, sorry for the rat race.

I'm glad I don't have emissions. What a waste of time, meanwhile China is pumping tons of pollution into the air everyday.

[rhipsher]

Originally Posted by GOLDCYLON

I bought the car three years ago. I replaced the passenger side cat also three years ago in order to get it through emissions. Yes the car passed test 2 years ago. I was discussing what I was told when I bought the car. My issue started with the drivers side cat three weeks ago. I have since moved on to headers and the new cats. When mine went this time it looked like a softball bouncing around inside the manifold.

Man that would stress me out to not passing. And yes! When that ceramic honey comb breaks apart it sounds like a bag of rocks banging around in there. I'm getting ready to have Corey make me a set of ceramic coated Jeal headers. I hope I don't run into the same problem your having. Because the guy that does the inspection goes strickly by the book here and does not deviate. If I tried to bribe him he would probably turn me in.