I found a Missouri website on statewide standards, at least for now:
"Vehicle Model Year Exemptions: Vehicles 26 years and older are exempted
from the emissions testing requirement. In 2005, the program will test most
odd year vehicles 1981 and newer, as well as vehicles undergoing a title
change model years 1980 and newer."
http://www.gatewaycleanair.com/
There is no guarantee this won't change in the future, and doesn't mean that
my car could be sold into a more restrictive state. And some metropolitan
areas may have tighter standards than the state.
Scott Bonacker
'77RBB
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 8:02 AM
>
> I confirm what Mike wrote about his car passing in CT w
> twin HS4s. A
> neighbor's 1980 passes emissions with a Weber installed and
> headers, but
> he has been visually checked for catylist. His cat is a
> short unit he
> picked up at the dump that is clamped into place under
> driver's seat for inspection purposes. It's not the OEM unit
> used by MG, but the inspectors don't seem to know that 1)
> it's not OEM and 2) that it's a hollow unit.
> It is his understanding that today's formulation burns
> cleaner than the 1980s fuel, hence a working cat is no longer
> needed to pass emmissions.
> Last time around for my '72 it passed, w/o the air pump
> and other equipment. Now it is past the age for testing. I
> have saved all the emissions gear, though, in case the rules
> change at some time.
> Bob
>
> On Sat, 3 Sep 2005 11:42:51 -0600 "Scott Bonacker"
> <lister@bonackers.com>
> writes:
> > The air pump was previously removed from mine, and other
> modifications
> > may be made in the future to switch from a single Zenith to dual
> > carburetors for example. In Missouri I think that it will
> still pass
> > inspection, but other states apparently not. Not that I
> plan on moving
> > to California, but how much of a problem is it when a car no longer
> > complies with regs in effect when it was built, or current in some
> > states?
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