I know removing emissions control or whatever is a federal crime, but I live in a county with no emissions testing. I know it’s been done thousands of times but I currently has a TBI POS that is already ripped apart and the easiest and cheapest method to get it moving is to throw a carb on it.

I am not really worried about black helicopters landing behind my house because of a cat delete or whatever, but the car is older than 25 years so it’s not really anything to worry about right?

  • haveanairforceday@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’m pretty sure if you are in the US this perfectly legal. Even if you were subject to emissions testing they wouldn’t care what kind of fuel delivery system you use, just that it passes the testing

  • traineex@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Keeping an old car running > any guilt over emissions

    Big picture, building any new car is worse for the environment, than repairing any old car already in existence

  • CommunicationFine228@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    How about the planes in the sky or Korea firing rockets or trains or coal factory going up in china every month do you stop any of that if your so concerned

  • I_dropkick_kittens@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    EPA has entered the chat

    Kidding. You’re good, dude. It’s enforced about as much as if you would pirate a movie or video game.

    Exception being California, they enforce modded exhaust systems, but cops typically don’t have any automotive technical knowlege so odds are extremely low they’d nab you for a carb. Unless the cop used to be a master tech and somehow switched to a job that paid less for some odd reason, and had the moral obligation to seek out the evil carb guys - you’re fine.

    Sorry. I have to do another one…

    yOu wOuLdN’t dOwnLoAD A cArB

  • HandyMan131@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Technically probably illegal… but no-one will ever care. They are just now starting to crack down on diesel trucks rolling coal, these a LONG way between that and keeping an old car running with a simple carb

    And as others have said, keeping an old car running well is good for the environment.

    • ChiefTK1@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      And even then they’re only going after companies and shops not individuals

  • ablinddingo93@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’m so confused, if your car is carbureted, wouldn’t that make it emissions exempt due to age?