Boost and Inspection NY

BoyRicer · Apr 22, 2012

Anyone on here running on a boosted motor in NY. If so how are you able to pass inspections, since we cant switch to obdi(legally). Im beginning to piece together a turbo setup and was wonder how or if anyone has been able to pass inspection here in NY. Any help would be nice (if your running engine management, or something like fuel/ignition controller).

hirichard · Apr 23, 2012

Couldn't you search turbo under members rides and find someone from ny? Like ihazsnail?

akoutmos · Apr 23, 2012

There are a couple ways you can go about doing this.

You can get an OBD2 to OBD1 adapter harness and run an OBD1 programmable ECU, or get a standalone like AEM which plugs directly into the stock Accord harness. Just make sure you don't hack the harness apart, or make sure the changes you make can be reversed.

Either way you do it, comes emissions time you need to plug in your original ECU, undo any wiring changes (including injectors), and take it to an inspection station with the stock ECU. Most people will just undo a charge pipe, or open the wastegate manually to ensure that they don't hit boost.

If you do go piggyback like AEM F/IC, you should be able to pass emissions just fine, as all the functionality of the stock ECU is present and signals for injectors and ignition timing are just being modified from the stock ecu.

BoyRicer · Apr 23, 2012

akoutmos said:
There are a couple ways you can go about doing this.

You can get an OBD2 to OBD1 adapter harness and run an OBD1 programmable ECU, or get a standalone like AEM which plugs directly into the stock Accord harness. Just make sure you don't hack the harness apart, or make sure the changes you make can be reversed.

Either way you do it, comes emissions time you need to plug in your original ECU, undo any wiring changes (including injectors), and take it to an inspection station with the stock ECU. Most people will just undo a charge pipe, or open the wastegate manually to ensure that they don't hit boost.

If you do go piggyback like AEM F/IC, you should be able to pass emissions just fine, as all the functionality of the stock ECU is present and signals for injectors and ignition timing are just being modified from the stock ecu.

Ok thanks i think ill just go with the aem f/ic, its just easier when it comes that time of the year