Hey there im looking into moving to Texas and was wondering what are emissions laws/ requirements are for vehicles. I currently live in Ohio . I have a '82 that doesnt need emissions checks due to its age. and I have a 91 that i can get collector plates for so i dont need emissions checks on that here either. I was just wondering so i know in advance what to expect. Thank you for you time.

 

Only certain counties in Texas do emissions testing but when I checked the link below the list grew signifigantly since I checked last! Good news for you is that an 82 is exempt no matter which county.

Edit* I just noticed the 91 - if you move to one of the emmissions counties and wont pass a emissions test then you may have problems! How/What 91 model car is a collector vehicle?? There are waivers you can get but I never messed with it on my 85 - instead Im fixing it up (and driving it after dark for "test drives"!!!)

Where are you thinking of moving to? Ive lived all over texas and Austin is the only place I liked..

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/insp.../item_insp.asp

 

Bah i was misinformed on the year, i called and my car need s to be a year or 2 older to qaulify... or have 5 grand in work reciepts and pictures in Ohio... I plan on moving to the Fort Worth area. How stringent are the Emissions laws in texas. Is it easy to get a rotary to pass? The 91 still has all of its emissions equipment in tact.

 

Hell 100 bucks and tell the guy WHAT EMISSION TEST!!

 

They run two speeds on a dyno. 15mph in 2nd and 25mph in third. The problem is that this loads the engine more than real life driving does.

I have a mild port FD with a GT35R that passes with a high flow cat and the stock air pump. But I load my pass emmission test map into my PFC to do it after replacing my MP with the cat.

You will be near Gotham Racing and Steve Kahn can help you out with tuning.

 

Kan. :P

 

I live in hunt county and we dont have emisions here, i love it cause i have an 89 camaro with no cat or anything lol, it kinda dumps at the y pipe, they dont care...

 

Needs to be at least 25yo to be classified as "classic" or "antique" or whatever

 

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/insp.../item_insp.asp

 

Sweet only 5 more years before my FC is a classic!!

 

you are going to need a hookup

 

Oh Snap....Guess I'll need an Air pump again. I just moved back to the Big D.

 

I have roughly 3.5 years before my car is legally set free from slavery.

 

My Fd always passed without an air pump as long as the main cat or a high flow cat was on the car when tested.

 

this is assuming that they dont get more strict on emissions, and with all the newer younger hippies coming out of the woodwork, i wouldnt get your hopes up

i love not having emissions in this county! haha plus when i went to get mine inspected he had to ask me where some of the stuff he was looking for was!

 

I'm thinking of doing the same thing to mine. Did you have any issues with clogging the cat? Right now I'm running a hi-flow cat.

 

useful links at the top. my fc is the first car i've ever owned so im still getting everything down.

i am happy to know what i need to pass inspection. wooh!

 

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I just found this on the website linked to above: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc...sp#low_mileage

It says :

So if I'm reading this right, then if you drive the car less than 5,000 miles and at least attempted to repair something then you can get exempted. That would be great for people who can't get it to pass even with a cat.

As for emissions, as stated in the link it only applies to Austin area, Houston area, DFW area, and El Paso. Different areas have different testing types. Houston and DFW are more strict than Austin and El Paso. The car has to be 25 years old to be exempt, so I just have a little over 2 years until mine is exempt. Not that it matters, though, since I don't live in a emissions testing area.