NYS Insp with bama tune
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A Bama tune should not throw a code. That being said, as long as the ECM is not throwing a code you will not have an issue. If your computer did have a failure code your "check engine" light should be on. Don't reset a code by disconnecting the battery before an inspection because the computer they connect to your OBDII port will indicate that this was done. Typically, if you do reset a code in this manner and have driven the vehicle at least 40-50 miles and the code did not come back you're good to go. It takes a typical ECM the 40-50 miles to gather enough data to cycle through all the parameters and indicate if there is a parameter code failure.
Any of us here who have a power adder with custom tunes AND are not throwing a code (check engine light) don't have an issue on inspection.
An EGR delete or removed catalytic converters are an issue if the technician notices their removal and fails your inspection for that reason.
Any of us here who have a power adder with custom tunes AND are not throwing a code (check engine light) don't have an issue on inspection.
An EGR delete or removed catalytic converters are an issue if the technician notices their removal and fails your inspection for that reason.
let me jump in and see if I can also get some help here, so I just bought a V6 mustang from florida and it has no cats. its got a built motor had a turbo on at some point, but its back to N/A now, so its was tuned down south and its not trowing any codes. Im in process of registering the car this coming week and then inspected , should pass it even tough the cats are not there?
If the mechanic notices the cats missing he can fail it. Putting in a set of high flow cats will avoid the problem and is good for the environment ($160 for a pair from American Muscle). Good for the environment? Drive behind a school bus lately? I have to shut the outside vent in my car when I get behind school buses because of the fumes.
Back to your question. If you have the mil-eliminators the computer thinks the cats are there, so no code, mechanic has to see they are physically missing. I don't know if the computer/diagnostic that DMV uses for the inspection can detect if they were turned off in the PCM with a hand held programmer. Mustangted chimed in earlier in this post stating if they are off via a hand held programmer it's a fail.
I just did some web surfing on the subject of OBDII testing protocols and I see it is possible that DMVs computer can check your PCM if it is performing a readiness test of the o2 sensors. So if you had them disabled by a handheld programmer it is possible to fail emissions. Let me check with a friend who does inspections to see if he knows anything more.
Back to your question. If you have the mil-eliminators the computer thinks the cats are there, so no code, mechanic has to see they are physically missing. I don't know if the computer/diagnostic that DMV uses for the inspection can detect if they were turned off in the PCM with a hand held programmer. Mustangted chimed in earlier in this post stating if they are off via a hand held programmer it's a fail.
I just did some web surfing on the subject of OBDII testing protocols and I see it is possible that DMVs computer can check your PCM if it is performing a readiness test of the o2 sensors. So if you had them disabled by a handheld programmer it is possible to fail emissions. Let me check with a friend who does inspections to see if he knows anything more.
Thanks man I can certainly get some high flow cats but Would have to cut the x pipe and weld them in, I just think it is pointless because if the computer doesn't look for a cat why bother doing all this work when next year i'm going to put the turbo back on the car. It's like trowing about 300$ (high flow cats,02 sensors,welding services) after all is said and done down the drain
