what does r cars have to have to be emission legal in canada??

 

oh and how old do they have to be untill they dont have to be tested??

 

answers:

1. legally, all licensed vehicles are required by law to have all emissions equipment that was installed at the factory on the vehicle and operating

2. once a car is 20 years old it is exempt from emissions testing

 

mine is a 83 so i dont need to worry about the emissions??????

 

yes but you still have to keep the emissions stuff intact.. ...

Daz

 

no he doesnt.
its exempt from on road enforcement too.
no worries.

when you get your car tested all they look for it convertor and gas cap.

 

that's not what i heard

from what i did my research on, if the car originally came with the equipment, then the equipment must still be on the car, it is just exempt from emission testing...

on the other hand you can always swap in a new engine and just run it under hotrod class, but you would still need cats

 

Is a 350 in an 1983 considered HotRod status?

 

you're not exempt from road inspection...

cops in the GTA have been known to look for emissions equipment, air tubes, smog pump, cats...

I've already had it happen to me in york region

they don't have to check if it passes emissions or not, they just look for it...

 

Correct- all factory/OEM emissions equipment that was installed in/on the car when it was new must remain on the vehicle. Just being 20-years-old + doesn't exempt any vehicle from this.

Keep in mind that there are also two sets of guidelines here:

1) Federal -i.e. Transport Canada

2) Provincial- i.e. Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Federal government is what approves vehicles for safety/emissions/standards, provinces include vague statements in their Highway Traffic Acts stating that modifications/alterations not conforming to the Federal standards and/or those specifically laid out in the provincial HTA are committing an offense.

To simplify: Federal government says "all f-bodies entering/built in Canada in 1983 had these devices installed- and they should remain in order for said vehicle to retain its status as an approved vehicle that is drivable on Canadian roads"

provincial highway traffic act says "yes- we agree with this and we will also add... (i.e. emissions testing) and if you violate this, the penalty is xxxxxxxx"

Emissions testing is a provincial thing- presence of emissions devices on cars is based on federal guidelines. The provinces may expand upon the detail level, and they may be the only "enforcers" of these guidelines- but they are still federal guidelines.

 

yes. at least at the garage down the road from me, they told me in plain english that my 84 with a 350 in it can be tested as a hotrod.

 

I also had my 1983 355 tested under HotRod status.... but the tolerances aren't much better. The only real benefit is the fact that they wave the visual.

 

im glad i dont live in toronto...here in ottawa they are goin after a lot of the import stuff,and there not hard about emmisions..i talked to a few cops and they said they dont bother..waste of their time...you can easily get by...another thing..everybody hears different, you talk to one guy he'll say this, you talk to another he'll say something different..another thing your sayin is government started puttin convertors on car in about 73-74ish, ****in stupid pull over say a 74 camaro...uhh you got no convertor..idd tell the guy to **** off

 

ok well i have cats so thats one thing but i no i am sure i dont have anything else. ok well i no that if i get pulled by those fake pigz i can be screwed. but do i or dont i have to do emission testing????

oh and thanks for the replys

 

if your car is 20 years old or older, no.

 

Your 1983, you are fine.
I, on the other hand, will be screwed.
Hey Jeff, next time my car needs testing I'm taking it to you.
I like your lack of visual. And being a fellow f-bodder, we can cut a deal...

 

roger that, tee hee!

dave: as od dec 17, ther was no more visual, we got a bulliten at work, all we look for is cat/gas cap........................................................................................

 

SWEET!

Howabout Isopropyl, do you look for Isopropyl???

 

load her up buddy.. as long as ya have a cat i dont give a ****..

 

Damn right, Jeff is my new Hero!

 

from what ive been told, if you have done any modifications to your car, then they will be more leniant as modifying a car is not illegal, of course by this i mean not takin the cats off and such. I put headers on my 85 z28, 350 cam, accel hi output ignition coil. I am in the process of installing dual exhaust with 2 cats, the only thing that was removed was the heat riser stove pipe to the aircleaner which was also removed in favour of a chrome aircleaner. I am assuming that with 2 cats and a brand new exhaust that my car shall pass, with a good tune up of course. At least i hope it will?

oh ya, and i also have no ECM on my car, it wasnt made with one, also i installed a breather cap on the valve covers and ran a vapor tube to the air cleaner.

 

Anything i should worry about? I need answers please

 

if you have 2 cats and your car is in tune, you have nothing to worry about.