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08-14-2014, 03:26 PM | #1 |
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(inspection)Active Autowerke tune OBD2 testing success!
Hello all, as i've promised here's the thread i've been hinting at.
My New York State inspection was coming up at the end of the month and i've been in a hurry to figure out how i was going to pass. I contacted Andrew at AA to discuss the possibility of secondary O2 spacers to eliminate the CEL/SES with an updated tune to maintain headers fueling changes. He said that would be completely possible but that his tuner says their tune passes NYS emissions testing now. Andrew immediately had them check out my file and within 4 days i had an updated tune that should be NYS testing compliant. This morning i took my car to a local shop that i have no affiliation with nor does AA; just a random shop around the corner from my house that i used for inspections. They ran through the usual, lights, blinkers, brake pads, tire tread etc. Eventually he busts out the obd2 plug and begins the emissions scan... and it passed with flying colors! He scraped my old sticker off, put the new one on and asked for 37 george washingtons. TLDR; Active Autowerke's updated n52 tune for 3 stage DISA intake manifold and catless headers now passes Emissions testings and obd2 plug in(At least in NY State). NY has the same standards as Cali so the rest of the country should be okay as well. There is no SES/CEL and the car runs even better than with the previous tune. My nexus 7 tablet running torque. Showing the emissions tests readiness' New inspection sticker and the receipt
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08-14-2014, 03:47 PM | #2 |
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I want the 37 george washingtons mod, because around here inspection + emissions is near $100.
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08-14-2014, 04:41 PM | #4 | |
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Correct. I reposted this in the 3 series section as well to get more exposure.
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08-14-2014, 04:52 PM | #6 |
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It's hard to tell. If there was it's not substantial enough to notice immediately. Every time i reflash my car it make everything a bit more responsive as the DME hasn't adjusted to all the highway driving i normally drive and it's hard to distinguish this from a small power increase. If there's any it's within the margin of error on a dyno.
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08-14-2014, 04:55 PM | #7 |
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Good stuff.
I wonder if there is a power change. In Canada, ON my freind was hassled for having a bad Cat sensor- the only issue. After some leg work, new sensor, resulting in a conditional pass until next time ... So that is why I opted to do the tune I did.
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I think it varies state by state. But I remember reading(somewhere ?) that you only need four out of the eight, to pass. ?
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Definitely varies by state. However, it's nice to have a car that can be legally registered in other US states in case I have to move for whatever reason and I believe most states require a lot less than 4 not ready to pass. From what I remember reading, only having 1 not ready sensor seemed like it's good enough to pass emissions testing in a lot of the states.
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def. state by state - NC will let you pass w/ not ready but you have to have them "attempt" to inspect it 3x before you can pass that way [and have it read "not ready" each time] FL doesn't even care what your ECU says or car looks like - 40$ a year and we are all good - and no doofus going thru my car once a year i have to do a song and dance clearing codes to get my e36 [w/ cat issues] passed their nonsense - soon enough she will be "old enough" that they will only care about safety equip... Good to know the AA is compliant as that is the way i would like to go - |
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How is this any different from what AA has been doing all along?
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I'm just glad I can pass NY inspection while not having to swap out headers once a year.
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Ah, good to know. And yeah, swapping headers each year would be awful.
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08-18-2014, 11:21 AM | #17 |
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Really good news , but for Active Autowerke protection you should probably not mention that they helped you pass emission tests.
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If you really only need 4/8 [NY] in ready position then he passed 100% legit and there is no "helping" him pass like you are implying ...
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But like in Vegas they will let you fail one thing and still pass you. So you basically need 7/8.
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Every state is different - so he passed NY straight but may not pass other places - point being what was done was 100% legit so no need to hide it.
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I thought you were saying that the AA flash got you to pass emission illegally.
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