Re: how do you guys pass inspection? was RE:PVC hose

[nickdukes@juno.com (Nick Dukes)]

Depending on the year of the car, the emissions requirements leave a lot
of room for umm - 'adjustment'.  Mid 1980's and earlier have max levels
of hydrocarbons at 400ppm and carbon monoxide around 1.5% ( this might
vary by state - I don't know ).
Anyway, a well tuned VW will show mabye 30 HC ( hydrodarbons ) and .2% CO
( carbon monoxide ).   They will also pass the sniffer before the cat.  
You see where this is going?  The cat just has to be there.  I think only
in CA. is a cam illegal for just having it on the street.  A cam usually
doesnt dramatically change emissions and when was the last time an
emissions inspector pulled a valve cover and...

good luck.

On Thu, 17 Dec 1998 09:29:02 -0500 Chris Coracini <Coracin@usdl.com>
writes:
>don't throw away that hose, though.  in states with inspections, this
>will not pass visual inspection.  which brings up something i've been
>wanting to ask you guys...  i've seen many posts about having gutted
>cats, 268 or 276 cams, so on, how do you pass the sniffer test with
>these?  i know you can't, so what i'm saying is, how do you keep your
>car on the road?  do you install the cat, change cams, inspect it, 
>then
>put it all back?  
>
>chris
>86 16V scirocco
>
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>>From: 	EurotekVW@aol.com[SMTP:EurotekVW@aol.com]
>>Sent: 	Wednesday, December 16, 1998 10:13 PM
>>To: 	Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>Subject: 	The PVC hose
>>
>>What I did was to remove the hose from the valve cover to the airbox. 
>In it's
>>place I put a Jamex breather at the valve cover and a plug at the 
>airbox. You
>>know what? The breather doesn't get soaked w/ oil like I thought it 
>might. My
>>guess is that the oil was helped to airbox by the increased vacuum 
>from the
>>intake. The crankcase still breathes freely. It just doesn't have 
>extra help
>>from the airbox. No losses in power were felt. My major delight was 
>that
>>there's no longer oil soaking my filter.
>>
>>Frank
>>
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