[ale] Car topic

[David Hillman]

Thank you all.  Well, it looks like I would have to spend over $805 in
emissions repairs to get a waiver.  Replacing just the pump (sealed) and the
valves will still put me over the limit of what I had budgeted for this
mostly project vehicle.  I have another car I can use.  I picked up the VW
for very little money, it was supposed to be something me and my friends
could tinker with and use for road trips.  Shedding weight, in the form of a
large, heavy pump and associated gear, is something I felt would make a nice
improvement.  Spending money to fix a problem that doesn't improve engine
performance or increase the capability of the car in any meaningful way goes
against my principles--especially, when it'll take funds away from my "fun"
project.  I now have no choice but to get rid of a solid vehicle that is
otherwise perfect for our project.  I won't get another car that has been
engineered this way.  If you can't beat 'em and you don't want to join 'em,
go in a different direction.

On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Michael Trausch <mike at trausch.us> wrote:

> On 09/07/2011 10:56 AM, David Hillman wrote:
> > Is there to get around the emissions requirements in Georgia?  I called
> > the tag office, but I got put on hold for an eternity.
>
> If you show that you have spent over a certain amount of money to fix a
> problem, you can get a waiver for that year only.  The next year you'll
> have to spend the same amount in order to get a waiver again.
>
> Modifying the programming of the ECC is *not* a task that you want to
> take on yourself.  If you can show that the removal of the system does
> not affect the compliance with emissions standards for that model year,
> you might be able to get away with modifying it, but you'll have to get
> to know the programming of your ECC quite intimately and if any updates
> to the firmware become available that get pushed to your computer while
> it is in the shop, you'll have to patch those updates as well.
>
> Personally, I wouldn't even attempt it.
>
>        --- Mike
>
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