[Supras] Emissions failure

[Gregg Bradstock]

I thought it was $550, maybe b/c mine is an 87.  Redoing the engine, just 
labor costs where at least double that so I got a waiver.  Even in the 
stupid glass enclosure, I could hear the engine lugging and saw way jerky 
shifting.

So lowering the car will prevent the dyno hook-up?  I might consider that.

Gregg
87 NA  also in Maryland


>From: Suprarossa at aol.com
>To: jjcorbat at uwm.edu, Supras at supras.com
>Subject: Re: [Supras] Emissions failure
>Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 20:13:55 EDT
>
>Maryland does theirs almost exactly as jeff describes, but our threshold is
>$400, I think. anyway, my '92 with a NEW engine and NEW RT cat produced 
>about
>the same numbers - and failure - as Mike described. And it was clear that 
>it
>was  because they were shifting between 1500-2000 RPM and lugging the 
>engine.
>I asked  them to move their shift points up so as not to create a lean
>condition, but  they refused saying they have to follow state regs for 
>their driving
>mode.  Luckily, the wife of my mechanic is very tight with the "boys' at 
>the
>VEIP  station, and she took it down and told them to shift only above 3000 
>RPM.
>  Passed!
>
>By the next time it is my (and my car's) turn in the barrel, I will have
>lowered the car enough to be able to thumb my nose at their stupid dyno. 
>Hook up
>the tailpipe sniffer, sign my papers, and leave me alone for another couple
>of  years.
>
>Greg Altig
>Keymar, MD
>
>'92 & '89 Mk III Turbo/Targa/5  speed
>"The 5 liter eaters"
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