Does anyone know how to pass a NC inspection having a JDM swap and ECU?? For some reason the emissions check will not recongnize the ecu or anything to do with the car!!!! Any ideas?

Drive It like you stole it. I tried to get an inspection and couldn't read car it does have an obd 2ecu but its jdm what do I do


Modified by speeddemon1 at 5:38 PM 7/1/2005

 

You *must* have an OBDII computer to pass in NC if your county requires emissions testing and your car is a '96 or newer.

Your options are as follows:

1) Get an OBDII computer
2) Register your car in a non-emissions county

 

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2) Register your car in a non-emissions county</TD></TR></TABLE>

There are non-emissions counties in North Carolina? This leads to my next question: If there are non emissions counties in North Carolina, does the person geting said vehicle registered need to prove his residency in said 'non-emissions' county?

 

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There are non-emissions counties in North Carolina? This leads to my next question: If there are non emissions counties in North Carolina, does the person geting said vehicle registered need to prove his residency in said 'non-emissions' county?</TD></TR></TABLE>

http://www.ncdot.org/dmv/vehic....html

Not nearly as many as there used to be, but yes, there are a few. Not sure what you have to do as far as residency goes. When I was faced with a potentially unpassable truck, I was going to "sell" it to my father-in-law so it would be registered in Beaufort County (no emissions).

Then they (allegedly) changed the laws, which will exempt all pre-'96 cars from emissions testing statewide.

 

only 96+ are required to pass the emissions inspection.

If you register in an non-emissions county, you must prove residency there.

 

whats up man it is an obd2 computer but thecar runs great they just can't identify the ecu any other suggestions

 

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Move 20 min away to south carolina, and have NO emitions

And to answer your question, no.

 

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If you register in an non-emissions county, you must prove residency there. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Maybe I wasn't clear enough in my questions What I mean is, will simply being a resident of the State of North Carolina work, or does your actual mailing address have to be with in the non-emissions county?

 

NC sux. Move to CA!!!

 

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You need to have "a" mailing address in the non-emissions county, since your vehicle will have to be registered there. Not quite sure what that takes. I don't know if a PO Box counts for that.

In NC, the magic triangle involves your vehicle registration, your insurance, and your driver's license. **** up on any one of the three, and it can get expensive.

 

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You suck. I-40 west. Use it! Get out of wilmington.