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Originally Posted by j0n
that's what it seems like...go out and buy those offroad y-pipes now...they'll soon be no longer offered
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what are they goin to do; go to EVERY manufacture that has tuning software and try to force them to omit the codes that delete those sensors, take ALL those "fake senors" off of the shelf (i kno some of this crap is just a simple resistor, think of the GAGS delete)? Good luck with eBay....
It seems like they are doin the same thing the recording industry did when Napster was still used for free. They are just blowing their load. They'll nail a couple unfortunate ppl, but in the end they are goin to be fighting a losing battle.
besides, most ppl dont have the knowledge, drive, or no-how to modify their cars anyways. Most just to basic crap and leave them alone, ot just keep them totally stock. i don't think it is a huge of an issue as they make it out to be. Now im not sayin we shouldn't care about the environment, and i know they have to regulate things; i don't want my kids to breath in toxic air and need to wear special suits b/c the atmosphere is toxic, but it seems that everyone is jumping on the global warming bandwagon.
maybe that is why they threw my car on the rollers at the state inspection station. they know you can delete the sensor codes, hollow out cats, and ect, so just b/c nothing seems wrong doesn't mean nothing is. And b/c they r the state, i guess they have to go above and beyond. I mean it would be like tryin to beat the breathalyzer test; you can act as sober as you want to, but you can't change what you "spew out".
I wonder if your gas station type inspection station would go beyond checking the computer out on a OBD-II car.