anyone know what you need in illinois to be emissions legal. may be moving there for a job. my current car is a 85 trans am with 383 and non computer controlled carb and ditributor. assuming id have to switch back to computer controlled but figure id check

 

I know for sure that they check to see if your service engine light is operational. You will fail on that alone, even if that 383 burns clean enough to pass. Good luck.

 

It all depends where you move to in illinois i live in staunton illinois and we have absolutly no emmisions or safty checks at all ....but if you go south 30 miles you have everything, so it depends where you are talking about in illinois...

 

would be in the northern illinois/chicago suburbs.. around the glendale heights, lombard area if anyone is familiar with those...


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the above is one thing i was considering since for an extra $300 they have a kit to hook up all the original emission parts that i still have. would like to stay with carb(was originally a 305 with comp controlled carb and dist) but havent had much luck finding anyone who sells computers for anything other than 305 and 350 w/carb

 

When I had my 87 Firebird (2.8L MPFI, Auto) the emissions people in Elk Grove (30 minutes or so) only did the exhaust sniffer I think. I don't remember them hooking up to OBD or gas cap. My new car tho (2000 Cavalier) they hooked up to the OBD2 and did the gas cap, but no sniffer (since OBD2 has built-in "sniffers"). You may have to call Sec. Of State to find out what tests would be done to your particular car in that area.

 

You will have to pass the IM-240 test. That entails putting you vehicle on a dyno to do a simulated driving test while monitoring your tailpipe emissions. They do not check to see if the SES light is functional on 1995-older cars. If the light is on, pull the bulb. They will not check under the hood for emissions equipment unless you fail more than 3 times (i.e fail 4 times or more) They sometimes check with a mirror to look for cats on the exhaust, although 3 weeks ago, they did not.

Bottom line... if your engine is running OK and tuned properly, you should pass. I pass w/o emissions and hollowed out cats. So do not do anything to the car until you fail the test (if you even fail).

 

Come down south a little ways to bloomington,il its about an hour and a half 2 hours from joliet they should let you register here, and there is no emision testing what so ever.

 

I live in Charleston ,Illinois, about 3hrs. south of Chicago and until you get up around Kewanee there aren't any checks through this area either. I agree that you should try running your car ,if you have to test, before you go and spend money to fix something you might not need to.

 

FYI, they have a new program where anytime before your due date you can have your car tested for $20.00 and it won't count against you for attempts.

 

Save your $20.00 even if you fail you have time to get it fixed. You can still drive it while you work on it. Just save your recepts so it looks like your not blowing them off. I have a 69 z28 that didn't pass to many florocarbons. I ended up just getting antique plates.

 

just curious.. what year is considered antique?

 

I'm pretty sure it was twenty years. I think they changed it a few years ago from 15 years. either way you are safe. Let me tell you the savings on licences are considerable. And I drive my camaro quite frequently around. And I never get hassled.

 

One more note. My car failed and I waited three years before I got different plates. All that happened were the old plates were allowed to expire. No threatening letters in the mail, no storm troopers at the door. Nothing

 

Here is the numder to the dept of motor vehicle place in elgin IL. It is a western suburb of chicago. call them for exact info ... 312 793 1010.

Good luck getting a freindly... don't call around lunch you won't be able to understand a word.

 

you coudl always try to get race car/show car/custom insurance, which will give you an emissions waiver, but then some companies wont allow you to drive the car certain times of the year.....just a thought, or you can buy/sell the car to trusted family members until it is old enough for antique plates, cause it takes about 4-8 months for the state to catch up with the title change