Well, this was a first for me. Touring in the GN in Oshawa and I see a marked DOT car coming towards me. Next thing he pulls a u turn and is beside me lights on and everything. Pull it over up ahead. OK, I heard this before from others. He gets up to the window and says they are doing an emission compliance check as many of these cars have been modified by removing emission systems. Hmmm No SES light on so this is a good thing but this still doesn't sound good. Drivers license and pop the hood. I give them the ownership as well and they say, "we already have all that on the computer". Well, hood is opened and they are surprised by the stock look. They were more impressed by the working AC.
They seemed to be zoning in on the charcoal canister and the passenger side of engine. I think they were looking for either an alky kit or a bigger downpipe/turbo combination. Of course a visual cat check was also done. These guys knew this car well. One of the guys noted the passenger valve cover breather installed behind the turbo but the other inspector shrugged it off as small potatoes. Within a minute everything was over and I was on my way.
My question is, are alky kits deemed a circumvent of an emission system in Ontario? I would think a bigger turbo and downpipe may also cause questions? Anybody know any info on this subject? I was going to ask but it was over just as fast as it started. Chris.
