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<blockquote data-quote="Blk04L" data-source="post: 16588069" data-attributes="member: 48574"><p>Well it's always been a federal offense to tamper with emission devices. </p><p>Just that the EPA never really enforced it till recently. </p><p>Even in states with emission testing, some are fairly lax, or if you fail it stays a state failure only and they didn't notify the EPA that your car failed the sniffer/visual/etc</p><p>California and their CARB hurt the car scene but I don't really recall any stories of people failing in California and the State sic'd the EPA on them. It was more of a state failed test and get it fixed asap or you may not get your registration. </p><p></p><p>It was hard to tell what gas engines had cats removed or high flows added in a video. Sure, sound is louder but it's a dead giveaway when a diesel rolls out a thick black cloud of smoke. </p><p></p><p>The EPA stated they were turning a blind eye to companies/people that bought "competition" parts in the past. But when these videos pop up, and the manufacturer of said parts couldn't claim that the users were using the devices only in "competition uses" or not driven on public roads. Aka they knew their parts they claimed were for competition use only was a lie.</p><p></p><p>Maybe one day they'll go after race teams, but race teams have deeper pockets than the guys they are going after now. And, I think race teams(non drag teams) will slowly go the eV route even without EPA pressure as their sponsors and ford/chevy/toyota may give them incentive to showcase electric cars.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not happy about this either, but I can't say I'm shocked the EPA is deciding to fine companies for something they amended into federal law in 1990. </p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiJ_O_CtpnvAhXXSzABHRg5DZcQFjALegQIAhAD&url=https%3A%2F%2F19january2017snapshot.epa.gov%2Fsites%2Fproduction%2Ffiles%2Fdocuments%2Fexhsysrepair.pdf&usg=AOvVaw25QUwMkpQq4uPhQm78jssz" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiJ_O_CtpnvAhXXSzABHRg5DZcQFjALegQIAhAD&url=https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/sites/production/files/documents/exhsysrepair.pdf&usg=AOvVaw25QUwMkpQq4uPhQm78jssz</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blk04L, post: 16588069, member: 48574"] Well it's always been a federal offense to tamper with emission devices. Just that the EPA never really enforced it till recently. Even in states with emission testing, some are fairly lax, or if you fail it stays a state failure only and they didn't notify the EPA that your car failed the sniffer/visual/etc California and their CARB hurt the car scene but I don't really recall any stories of people failing in California and the State sic'd the EPA on them. It was more of a state failed test and get it fixed asap or you may not get your registration. It was hard to tell what gas engines had cats removed or high flows added in a video. Sure, sound is louder but it's a dead giveaway when a diesel rolls out a thick black cloud of smoke. The EPA stated they were turning a blind eye to companies/people that bought "competition" parts in the past. But when these videos pop up, and the manufacturer of said parts couldn't claim that the users were using the devices only in "competition uses" or not driven on public roads. Aka they knew their parts they claimed were for competition use only was a lie. Maybe one day they'll go after race teams, but race teams have deeper pockets than the guys they are going after now. And, I think race teams(non drag teams) will slowly go the eV route even without EPA pressure as their sponsors and ford/chevy/toyota may give them incentive to showcase electric cars. I'm not happy about this either, but I can't say I'm shocked the EPA is deciding to fine companies for something they amended into federal law in 1990. [URL]https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiJ_O_CtpnvAhXXSzABHRg5DZcQFjALegQIAhAD&url=https%3A%2F%2F19january2017snapshot.epa.gov%2Fsites%2Fproduction%2Ffiles%2Fdocuments%2Fexhsysrepair.pdf&usg=AOvVaw25QUwMkpQq4uPhQm78jssz[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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