Newb with emissions (Illinois)...

[NARKOSIS]

Im thinking of moving back home to Naperville, IL in/around Feb. I've never been in a state with emissions. Is my car royally screwed? Its a 97 jdm b16 in a 96 dx hatchy, stock besides the i/h/e and it has a hi-flow cat. If so, how long do I have until I have to get it tested after I move there? Any specifics would be great, I wanna get all my ducks in a row before making the jump

 

[reikoshea]

as long as it is registered in another state, you go by that state's regs until the registration is moved.

you shouldnt be too bad with a b16, especially if you are actually using a p30. if its tuned, you might have an issue, but ill say that my tuned prelude (p28) doesnt fail emissions, it just fails visual (no exhaust).

 

[NARKOSIS]

actually its a P2T since its OBD2. I read that any jdm motor will fail US emissions, is this BS? And obviously untuned since its OBD2.

 

[reikoshea]

straight bs bro. you should be okay.

if you dont live in cali, you shouldnt have a problem with emissions on a jdm engine.

 

[NARKOSIS]

sweet, thanx for the info. Wasnt even considering this until a week ago, then I was thinking, "oh shit, my lil hatchy!" lol Now theres really nothing holding me back from taking the jump up there.