pulled up and the guy put "unsafe" into the computer, said with it being a c4 and ratchet shifter they cant treadmill it, so from now on i get the idle test :D
still surprised considering it needs a tune up (original wires and everything, no smog and cats might be dieing)
my car passed with motorcraft wires that said 1986 on them. That was before the black exhust thingy though.
yeh my wires still say 1988, went to carlisle to get tuneup stuff also for cheap, came back with taillights and a hood lol
heres my numbers...
HC
state-220ppm
me-176ppm
CO
state-1.20
me-1.18
co2
state-6.0
me-13.31 (and passed lol)
Tampering Inspection
Gas Cap-pass
Catalytic Converter-N/A (lol)
You Suck :flip:
I can't pass to save my @$$
eh, passing is over-rated, it's all about the R!!!
Fred, i might have a connection on a stock h-pipe for ya
Reeeeallllyyyyy. With cats and all? Wouldn't be bad if I could swap that thing on to get me through the test and whatnot. Details! I need details! :D
if i can get ahold of my buddy, and tell him to hold one, itll be yours
Lucky dog, ,,
There's a reason for me to learn to drive stick - to avoid the treadmill test. My new 5.0 HO transplant just failed NOx on treadmill. I'm hoping its due to an overheating problem that I've just discovered.
You don't have NOx levels listed, they don't measure that when its tail pipe only? The state limit for CO2 on treadmill is listed as NA, so that apparently isn't a law YET!
What! That's ridiculous. Maybe time for an H-pipe (squeeze one more cat in there)? Or maybe just "accidentally" have some exhaust leaks... :evilgrin:
his is a 3speed auto
theyll test a stick, 90% of the time, they smoke the clutch too
bondocougar: just put a full manual valve body in there with a ratchet shifter and ull get the idle test :)
NOx was N/A I believe ill look again when i get home.
What is this "emissions test" you all speak of? The concept is alien to me. :D
Thanks Shawn :D
That's typical. Mine failed after my transplant as well. I hope you atleast got a two year extension since your emissions equipment is new.
Well, that failed NOx emissions test did point me to a cooling problem I had. A new fan clutch (plus put in a 3 core radiator) and now passed the test
Even though my fan passed the "twist it by hand and it shouldn't spin hardly at all test", the new fan clutch makes you reeealy hear the wind noises when the car is started compared to the old one. Maybe that quick test isn't fool proof.
Here's numbers before and after the fix.
Before After Limit (gpm)
HC 0.33 0.32 1.4
CO 0.03 1.13 30
NOx 2.8 1.3 2.5
CO2 480 479 NA
This is for a stock 92 Mustang HO engine with essentially no miles on it.. Stock Cougar 5.0 headers and single exhaust.
I was actually looking forward of finding out what the heck a ratcheting clutch is, but I guess I'll stick with the AOD.
forgot about this thread, and yea they didnt test me for Nox lol, the things my car had wrong and passed:
no tuneup (running rich)
dieing cats
no smog
frozen fan clutch
exhaust leak
and there might be another or to lol.
the ratcheting action is just how the shifter works. my c4 is a manual valve body so instead of putting it into Drive, I actually have to go 1-2-3. which is fun chirping 2nd at 2500rpms cuz of this beefy as trans lol still undecided to rebuild it or 5spd swap, cuz then Ill have to get on the treadmill. Next meet we have Ill show you how the shifter in my car is so you can have a better understanding.
doesn't it work by swinging it forward, (or backwards, I can't recall exactly), each time you wanna upshift?
Dad had one on the Roadrunner when I was a kid, i think, seemed like it worked like that....not for sure though
yeh mainly like a normal auto shifter to upshift but u can only go into the nest gear, and have to pull a trigger to downshift.
im no longer emissions legal, no smog+offroad H :D sounds insane with 1 chamber lers, and headers are going on the 25th or 26th woo