What all happens when you take your car to get inspected? I ask because Im going to attempt, somehow, to get mine to pass next spring. Obviously theres the visual, the CEL, and the sniffer test. Im assuming that a car running on MS wouldnt pass because they couldnt communicate with the ECU?

95 Eclipse GS: 10.5:1, Crower 2's and MSII
186 WHP - 150 WTQ
14.697 @ 93.85 MPH......Gone, but not forgotten
99 420A Avenger: Given to my sister
99 GS OZ: Sold
03 Evo 8: Family Car with balls

Every state is different, but I believe a car on MS will not pass anywhere as it is no longer OBDII compliant. And of course, you cant have ane CEL's. Look up what exactly they do in Ohio.

Good luck!

1999 Eclipse GS
Built motor
Hahn 16G Turbo w/ FMIC
Hahn Stage 5 Portfueler (270's & 500's)
Zeitronix Zt-2 wideband w/ 3.5bar MAP
3" SS Turbo Back
CM Stage 4 Clutch and Fidanza Flywheel
Baer Big Brake Kit

In North Carolina, they hook your computer up to OBD-II Scanning equipment. They read codes. IF your showing a state of readiness for all applicable sensors and no fault codes, they pass you. If not, you are either sent away to get your car to the point where OBD thinks it is "ready", or if you show codes, they put the sniffer into the exhaust pipe. My friend got around this the easy way. He just put a small muffler on his cutout, and ran the exhaust out there. The tailpipe still got a bit of the exhaust, but not enough to fail the car. He's running "Polluter" cams for the LS1. Alternatively, just give the judge 50 bucks instead of 20 and walk out, saying "I'll be back in 20 minutes". Then go get a coffee. Just saying.

I'm broke, it's broken. I'm broke because it's broken. It's broken because I'm broke.

Simplicity Car Club - Founding Member

A 1995 car is not officially OBD2 compliant, so it will not be subject to any OBD2 readiness tests. Here is the Ohio testing proceedure:

http://epa.ohio.gov/dapc/echeck/testing_info/testing.aspx

Don't take your CEL bulb out. They look to see if the light turns on with the key and off with the engine running. It would be wise to install the major emissions components, if you have removed them (PCV, cat, and EGR). Some are too lazy to look, but not all. You might wish to install stock heat range plugs, if you do not normally run them. Unless you want to take the test a few times, you should let the stock ECU control the fuel and ignition. If you run big injectors, that means swapping the stockers back in.

Only 11 more years until you can get antique plates and be exempt from emissions testing!

Corbin
'95 ESI-T

Now with more power and fewer leaks



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'95 GS w/ t3/t4b
FMIC, diy piping & RFL BOV
MS2-Extra Fuel&Spark
50 lb/hr Holley injectors w/ 1:1 RRFPR
JE 8.8:1 dish w/ Hastings Rings
Eagle Rods w/ ARP bolts
ARP Head studs
Mild port/polish head
3" custom DP/cat section, 3" PIT catback
dual MBC - 12 psi / 20psi

I just became an auto mechanic and work with my dad in PA, who owns a shop, and all we do is just hook a wire up under the dash for all the cars that are obdII and the computer reads the ecu and says wheather it passes or fails and even in some cases will revise the AFR. If they dont pass ill take it for a little test drive around the block and come back and test it again and most of the time itll pass after that, but ive never emission tested a car with a standalone so not sure how it works for that. If you cant pass emmisions which my one friend who has a 300z cant he goes to this car dealership and talked to them about getting him stickers and they gave him free stickers with emissions exempt on it for bringing people in to look at cars on the lot so finding a person that can get stickers a paying some money or something else isnt a bad idea either.