Fake emissions test
How do I fake an emissions test ? Can it be done ? I hear all the time of how that hot rodders will have a buddy rig the numbers - so apparently it is easy to cheat.
Now, the reason that I am asking, is that my car failed inspection for an exhaust leak. I was handed the inspection form with all the test numbers.
I fixed the leak and went back a few days later. They drove the car in and ran the test over again.
I passed.
However, when I checked the numbers, they were absolutely identical. Everything was absolutely identical - even the RPM speeds ( 2,591 high speed and 690 for the low speed test.)
Now most of you are thinking " Why gripe - you passed the test ! "
But you see I actually care about how much pollution my car is pumping out.
How can car shops get away with this sort of thing ? Is it really so easy to just punch in any old numbers in an emissions test ?
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