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08-05-2010, 03:24 AM | #1 |
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Air Care
Hey all
Just picked up a '02 WRX from Squamish/Whistler where Air Care is not required. I need to have it done by the end of August, anyone know a "good" shop to get it done?....just incase my catback doesnt quite meet requirements lol
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08-05-2010, 04:50 AM | #2 |
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jusy make sure you have a catted downpipe and working O2 sensors. also no cel's.
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08-05-2010, 06:08 AM | #3 |
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Aircare provincial contract expires in 2011 right?
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08-05-2010, 07:45 AM | #4 |
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im hoping they dont renew
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08-05-2010, 06:06 PM | #5 |
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cel's?
and yea it does have the cat and o2 sensors on it, so i think i should be fine. just trying to cover my ass in the unexpected incident.... |
08-06-2010, 11:50 AM | #6 |
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The contract expires in December of 2011, but they still have to change the Motor Vechicle Act: http://www.aircare.ca/newspubs-e-new...enewsyear=2009
If the car isn't stock, do they do more than check the computer? |
08-06-2010, 05:34 PM | #7 |
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Any car newer than 2000 or 2001 they only check for codes. For example if you have no cats and have disabled the code for that. So if it has cats and everything they don't do an emissions test. I was just there the other day in my 2001 Protege and this was the case.
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08-06-2010, 05:37 PM | #8 | |
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08-06-2010, 05:54 PM | #9 |
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08-06-2010, 06:57 PM | #10 |
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They still do use a mirror and check if you physically have something that resembles a cat...
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08-06-2010, 08:11 PM | #11 |
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Stick a high flow cat in the system and don't be an ass.
It's almost as annoying as stupid loud Harleys. |
08-06-2010, 10:20 PM | #12 |
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I was intending on getting a fairly quiet cattless turbo-back, probably one that ended up having a resonator, which could look like a cat.
What is a better place for a cat, built in to the downpipe or the usual place in most cars after the downpipe but before the muffler? |
08-06-2010, 11:45 PM | #13 |
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08-06-2010, 11:51 PM | #14 | |
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08-07-2010, 12:06 AM | #15 |
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I don't need a cat as I drive a hybrid electric truck for work so that's my carbon offset.
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08-07-2010, 02:53 AM | #16 |
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AFAIK, I have 3 cats: up-pipe, downpipe and below/behind the downpipe where the cat normally is in most cars.
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08-07-2010, 11:20 AM | #17 |
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08-07-2010, 09:37 PM | #18 |
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I think the Air care program is going to continue after 2011. Because mainly it's a cash cow for trans link which in turn benefit the Government. Altho it's a waste of resources and time from vehicle owners, but they said it's a benefit for everyone so there'll be safer cars on the road?
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08-08-2010, 03:16 AM | #19 | |
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Because I've met a lot of people that are certainly not asses that run without cats on thier exhaust. And in my experience people that make statements like the one you just did actually turn out to be asses themselves. |
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08-08-2010, 04:36 AM | #20 |
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Not trying to come off rude here but the idea was put a high flow cat and go to aircare, and dont be an ass about it, because that's what will get you noticed and penalized etc. Same out on the street.
So he was not calling you an ass, and there was no "singing." Now at one point I did not have cats...its just not worth it. You become an ass going around the street to gain a few HP. Some guys can pull it off but they generally don't live in Vancouver and don't have neighbors, and have not been pulled over. It is a conscious decision to gain performance by emitting some low level toxic fumes and a whole lot more noise. If this is what someone wants, then they generally are ok being asses. Who cares what people think right? lol. |
08-08-2010, 06:37 AM | #21 | |
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Even if you don't believe in global warming, not emitting foul smells to everyone around you while driving is just being considerate. So yes, I still say anyone who drives around without a cat is an ass. But it's just my opinion, you obviously don't care what I nor anyone else thinks, and that's fine by me. |
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