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Originally Posted by CJDZ24_Z28
I work on my own vehicles. My car was tuned and the egr and air were deleted before i purchased it. I have had other odb2 cars tuned before where this was done properly and it showed on the odb2 printout. I just don't feel like paying again for another tune especially when my car is legal with working cats,brakes and etc. The E-brake is just a joke. Again I park on hills all the time in both cars without putting the car in gear to stop it from rolling. Just because someone says the car has to stop on the 1st click i have to waste my time? Also if you think that state inspection keeps cars safe for the road and the environment you are sadly mistaken. Most of these fools don't know the difference between a intake manifold and cold air intake let alone what is safe.
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i'm not saying they're perfect - no one is. i am just glad that they keep some of those cars off the road by failing them, you know, the one where the girl just puts gas in it and has no idea why the brake pedal goes all the way to the floor now when it use to be just fine...
i also didn't mean anything negative by my post. it seems to have skinned a nerve, though, by the way you replied. i'm just saying, if you can't keep your cars passing inspection, why do you have them? the bit about the corvette was that most guys i know who drive corvettes drive them because of the performance, and know quite a bit about them including how to adjust the parking brake so it gets by the idiot that is going to be inspecting your car.
not knowing is one thing; i can teach anyone willing to learn. laziness or "i don't care" attitude is a completely different story. i can't tell which one you are, but it seems like you're looking for an easy fix (buying a sticker) instead of putting in the work (fixing what needs to be fixed). if you truly care about yourself and your cars, they call it an emergency brake for a reason - some people actually use it in emergencies, then put in the work. why not get it done now while we have good weather, or would you rather do it when the temperature drops below 40*? it's your choice, but i like to take the easy road...
p.s. i second the rationale about not looking to a public message board for an illegal, and perhaps unsafe, way to get things done. why would a complete stranger risk his license and his shop...? good luck, though, whatever you decide to do.