Emission Test

[Guest Andybarbet]

Does anyone know when the MOT emission test was made more strict ? (sorry about the grammar)

 

I would like to know for my choice of donor car, i seem to remember it changing in the late 80's ?

[Guest MikeD318]

I think from about '91 - '92 onwards you were required to have a cat' (not sure on exact year) but my doner was an '87 E and that still runs on 4* (LRP) if you can get a pre cat' car and run it on unleaded (providing it is suitable) I don't think you'll have too much to worry about on MOT emmisions

[Guest Andy Sparrow]

I m sure we had a thread on this a while back - wasnt the conclusion that Kit Cars are subject to a visual check only......

I know my MoT tester just shrugged and said its fine

 

.................confusion is easy chaos takes longer

A

[Guest brummy-ade]

well took my exmo for mot at the local garage he didnt even mention emmissions and said they are fine???

[Guest ross]

as of august the 1st 92' co at idle should be 0.5% so a cat would be required

hope it helps

cheers ross

[Guest mark kingston]

i believe that the limit allowed with pre 86 donors is higher than those of post 86 cars and that if the engine is thought to be of a lot later date (around 92) then it may have to have a cat

[Guest dajimmy]

The emissions tests are 4.5%co upto Dreg 3.5% D to J reg and a catalist test from Kreg onwards for cars not sure if kits are inculded

[Guest Andybarbet]

I think i'll be looking for anything up to a J reg. then

 

Cheers

 

Andy.........

[Guest Andy Sparrow]

I m pretty sure kit cars are only subjected to visual emissions MoT check ... can someone confirm or deny this ?

 

[Guest JohnS]

Yeah

A kit car is tested as per a pre 1973 car

So visual smoke test only.

BUT

The emisions are tested at the SVA and that test is done to the age of the engine.

 

JohnS

[Guest Andy Sparrow]

so the answer for SVA is choose an older donor engine - or at least declare the engine as such ?

What happens if you stick an old engine in just for sva then upgrade to a newer unit later - presumably it never gets emission tested ?

 

[Guest dajimmy]

most likly not. thats what im planning to do when its finnished

[Longboarder]

It is perfectly legitimate to assemble to a more 'friendly' spec to make a pass more easily obtainable. The car can only be tested at SVA in the configuration you present it. If you go on at some later date to fit a Zetec engine in place of the 1600 pinto your MOT garage may check its date of manufacture and apply different emissions criteria.

 

Nigel

[Guest mickmellors]

Comments regarding a Cat made me think back to a magazine article some years ago.

 

I cant remember the exact detail and can't find the mag but the general jist was that some chap had gone to a race meeting in a sportscar (XK8 Jag if memory serves me well) fitted with a Cat and parked as directed by the parking marshals on the end of a row of cars in the middle of a field of long dry grass. The heat from the Cat caught the grass below on fire and his car went up like a good un just seconds after walking away from it !

 

Assuming that the SuperSpec Robin Hood which is built from all new components is registered as a new car (eg 53 or 04 reg plates) it will presumably be fitted with a Cat to meet New car regulations. I would guess that the Cat on a Robin Hood would be as low as on the Jag, if not lower.

 

Could this be the problem of the future ?

 

Mental note - take extra sausages to show weekends !

[Big Jim]

If you look at the photo's of his 'Gold plated' super-duper, you will see the 'cat' just in front of the silencer box.