Well, I currently live in a county in Ohio with no emissions check. It's great, nothing to worry about at all . I'm catless and run meth injection.

What are the rules for getting your car inspected or emission checked in TX? Specifically looking in Austin, TX area. I'm not sure if it matter county by county.

Thanks

 

You're going to get both a visual and a smog if you have it done in Travis county.

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

 

you can probably find someone to "help" you out getting the sticker for a fee

 

by "help" i think he means a cheap Mexican shop

 

Consider living outside of the county, if possible. Emissions are done on a county by county basis and only the biggies mandate smog test.

Will PM you.

 

 

With E85, If you add a cat, you should be able to pass with the correct tune.
Having some type of air pump to lean out the exhause will also help.

 

IMO, the biggest hassle is the visual.... someone PM me please.

 

Bell County does not perform emissions testing, the cities in Bell are Belton, Killeen/Ft Hood, Copperas Cove, Harket Heights, Temple. Bell county is close by, about a 30-45 minute (depending on what part of Austin you live in). Depending on which way you take, you could hit Belton or Killeen first. In Texas smog is up to the county.

You cant get in trouble by getting state inspection done in another county. Many of the car guys in Austin regularly get their cars inspected out of county. And police dont care. This isnt California.

But then again, if you can live in Temple, which is about a 45minute drive to austin, the commute isnt bad tbh.