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OK so long time since I've posted on here, but now It's for a good reason.
So, I've just moved out to Portland from Austin, TX, and after a month of roaming the streets (EASTSIDE!!!) and using the "awesome" Tri Met system (specifically MAX, although every weekend some BS happens to cause delays, forcing me to skate damn near all of Portland lol), I've decided to come back to Northern Mexico for my car. Now here's the catch. This is for all my K-Jet fam out there.
Currently, my car has no catalytic converter. The furthest I've been able to trace my '79 back is to Spokane, Washington, circa 1999ish. The owner at that time had drove the car from there on down to Tejas successfully. Now im guessing once he got here that either he had the cat removed or the car had never came with one period. This is a non-California or Oregon car, just FYI.
What are the chances of me NOT passing DEQ with this setup? I understand that the emission values in Oregon are definitely more strict than that of Texas, but has anyone in the area ever passed DEQ with a K-Jet car that has no cat? It would be nice not to have to put one on there, but I sure do have a work around for if I absolutely have to. I would just like to not have to do that period, If you know what I mean.
On another note, I have no address (yet) in Portland, so if I wanted to play the game, what surrounding counties don't do DEQ? A co-worker of mine told me about how he has his address and cars registered to a property out in La Grande, OR, (far east) where they don't give a damn about emissions, so..... yea that would be a good get around. I actually do that here in Tejas. Travis county has emissions, but I live on the edge of the county, right next to Bastrop county, home of "f*ck them emissions (you oughta see these diesel trucks!!!).
Im planning on leaving this weekend to head back up that way and I'm just looking for some insight on what I'll have to expect once the time comes to register the car in Oregon.
So thanks in advance for those who care to respond on this. I'm looking forward to seeing Mt. Hood and Mt. Saint Helens on a clear day again!
So, I've just moved out to Portland from Austin, TX, and after a month of roaming the streets (EASTSIDE!!!) and using the "awesome" Tri Met system (specifically MAX, although every weekend some BS happens to cause delays, forcing me to skate damn near all of Portland lol), I've decided to come back to Northern Mexico for my car. Now here's the catch. This is for all my K-Jet fam out there.
Currently, my car has no catalytic converter. The furthest I've been able to trace my '79 back is to Spokane, Washington, circa 1999ish. The owner at that time had drove the car from there on down to Tejas successfully. Now im guessing once he got here that either he had the cat removed or the car had never came with one period. This is a non-California or Oregon car, just FYI.
What are the chances of me NOT passing DEQ with this setup? I understand that the emission values in Oregon are definitely more strict than that of Texas, but has anyone in the area ever passed DEQ with a K-Jet car that has no cat? It would be nice not to have to put one on there, but I sure do have a work around for if I absolutely have to. I would just like to not have to do that period, If you know what I mean.
On another note, I have no address (yet) in Portland, so if I wanted to play the game, what surrounding counties don't do DEQ? A co-worker of mine told me about how he has his address and cars registered to a property out in La Grande, OR, (far east) where they don't give a damn about emissions, so..... yea that would be a good get around. I actually do that here in Tejas. Travis county has emissions, but I live on the edge of the county, right next to Bastrop county, home of "f*ck them emissions (you oughta see these diesel trucks!!!).
Im planning on leaving this weekend to head back up that way and I'm just looking for some insight on what I'll have to expect once the time comes to register the car in Oregon.
So thanks in advance for those who care to respond on this. I'm looking forward to seeing Mt. Hood and Mt. Saint Helens on a clear day again!
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