| Author | Message | ||
| George LaFleur (308geo)
Junior Member Username: 308geo Post Number: 51 Registered: 12-2002 |
Paul, Thanks for the tip about having Norwoods do what you are getting done, but I already passed inspection (BARELY)--see my previous post (4 down ffrom this one) I will have the same thing done next year and then I will not have to worry again for the life of the car. | ||
| Paul Brennan (Turboqv)
Junior Member Username: Turboqv Post Number: 80 Registered: 3-2003 |
James at Norwood Performance is putting an electric airpump and huge cat on my turbo qv. I think this will be the cheapest way for you George. $1000 or so for parts & labor and your legal. happy motoring | ||
| David Moore (Speedmoore)
Junior Member Username: Speedmoore Post Number: 60 Registered: 4-2003 |
As Al said: We run our cars over to Gene Johnsons down the road (4 blocks) from our shop for inspections when folks have their F-cars in for routine service or repairs. We pre-inpect them and ready them before hand (hand brake adjust, headlamp bulbs, wiper blades, tires, etc) before we run them over. They have done a good job for us to date, and we've many if not all our cars inspected there. | ||
| Al Johnson (Bigal)
Junior Member Username: Bigal Post Number: 133 Registered: 3-2002 |
Good to know, thnx Mitch. | ||
| Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
Member Username: Mitch_alsup Post Number: 963 Registered: 4-2002 |
Charles and Al: about 6 weeks ago my wife did me a (ahem) big favor by tryiing to remove and update the registration sticker on my car (the day before a road trip to a race track). In her (ahem) haste, she razored off the inspection sticker (grrrrr) instead. The Jiffy Lube at 290/71 was happy to inspect the car (F355). Drove in, told story, they looked at car, ask where the power steering fluid was, drove the car 1/2 block and put a sticker on it. | ||
| George LaFleur (308geo)
New member Username: 308geo Post Number: 36 Registered: 12-2002 |
The 308 passed inspection!!! The limit for hydrocarbons is 148....mine came in at 148! This without cats (test pipes) or air pump! I DID run some "RXP" in the gas before going in for inspection.... Appartently the car can be "massaged" (spelled "working at it for almost 2 hours") through the tests JUST RIGHT to give a decent reading. Karl at Heinley's Car Care in Richardson is 'DA MAN! Cost: $39.50 flat. | ||
| Charles Brading (Austin308)
New member Username: Austin308 Post Number: 38 Registered: 6-2003 |
Thanks AL I whent buy no problems, will probally use them next year. They did ask me if i had just had my red one in there. Started thinking maybe i shoild have two Fcars  | ||
| Al Johnson (Bigal)
Junior Member Username: Bigal Post Number: 127 Registered: 3-2002 |
Charles, I just had mine done at Gene Johnson's on Airport Blvd from a rec from Moorespeed. I called and one of the managers confimed they regulary do exotics. I'll go back for sure next year. | ||
| Charles Brading (Austin308)
New member Username: Austin308 Post Number: 32 Registered: 6-2003 |
I need someone in Austin that does 308,s. | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Intermediate Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 2138 Registered: 7-2001 |
My inspection expired last August, guess I need to get mine done too. | ||
| Tillman Strahan (Tillman)
Member Username: Tillman Post Number: 816 Registered: 11-2001 |
The best I can recommend is getting a PO box in a non-emissions county and register the car to that address. Then the inspection in that county won't be an issue. | ||
| BobD (Bobd)
Intermediate Member Username: Bobd Post Number: 1399 Registered: 3-2001 |
I don't think George is looking for a PPI, I think he's looking for a Tx State Inspection place that might pass his car w/out the cats installed. | ||
| Al Johnson (Bigal)
Junior Member Username: Bigal Post Number: 122 Registered: 3-2002 |
I had my '85 Euro 308 QV PPI'd at Norwoods last year. Very satisfied. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 5682 Registered: 12-2000 |
Norwoods | ||
| George LaFleur (308geo)
New member Username: 308geo Post Number: 28 Registered: 12-2002 |
Does anyone have any good sources for getting my 308 it's yearly inspection? It is an '81 (still about 2 years to go before it is exempt from the tailpipe test), I bought it with "gutted" catalytics (now has test pipes), the airpump has been removed (it seized up on me, burned its belt, and COULD HAVE caused a timing chain skip-it is in the trash). I really do not see the sense in sinking gobs of $$$ to bring it back in spec if it is going to be exempt in another year and a half. Ideas? Ferrari "friendly" shops? |