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Originally Posted by Spuds
I see. Yes that clears up my confusion and I understand the point now. Going after straight test defeat devices is fine by me.
However I hope we can also agree that it would be concerning if the EPA took the same action against actual performance/race parts suppliers after years of standing policy saying they aren't going to enforce the law against racecar suppliers.
There is a bill to clarify the clean air act as only applying to street-legal vehicles in progress iirc, so that would alleviate my concerns.
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I agree about that. There should always be a market for off-road use for enthusiasts. I also think California and other areas have grown more reasonable with the average user by not requiring smog until eight years on new cars and then only requiring a readiness check. That, and I think they have done a lot to open up a path for legal modifications with their CARB program. A lot of that has to do with ECUTEK making it possible to create CARB tunes. I think they could do more to allow for more legal modifications by making the process cheaper and faster, but it is what it is.
Manufacturers should do some flex-fuel fuel tunes/kits. I also think it would be nice if manufacturers produced cars with flex fuel and D4S as standard. Audi TTRS and the Mustang has dual injection. I don’t know who else, but flex fuel and D4S should be standard on sports cars, so it would be easier to pass FI kits through CARB with larger port injectors and having a legal flex fuel option. The EPA and CARB doesn’t have a problem with 707hp Hellcats when it comes from the factory, so all they need are products that have been properly certified.