emissions passed w/o o2 or cat!

[Wallace White]

Any idea how much tighter the emission requirement is for a late 90's
car than for an '86? My '77 Mazda GLC passed easily even though it was
"maintenance deprived," because the hydrocarbons limit was something
like 300 ppm, even here in California.

- Wallace
  '87 5kcstq 168k

"Richard J. Andrews" wrote:
> 
> i just went to see if my car would pass as the inspection runs out this
> month on my 4kq..
> well after the new engine i set the mixture "by ear" and car runs great now..
> anyhow.. i was seeing if it would pass before the end of the month and
> don't have
> the $$ for the 02 sensor at the moment...
> low and behold it passed just fine...
> empty cat and no 02 sensor....
> 
> german cars do really run clean...
> just FYI, my brother has a friend who owns a late 90's saturn and the cat was
> breaking down.. they hollowed it and it would not pass anymore...
> so much for american cars.. eh?
> 
> oh well...
> enuf ramblings...
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> -rich
> '86 4kq