Re: Emissions Legality.

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

In modifying anything related to emissions you are treading on thin 
ice! Not only must you pass whatever local inspections you may be 
responsible for you must also consider someday you may sell your car 
and it may go to another state. Just imagine what happens when the car 
won't be able to be registered by the new owner because of something 
you did. Now he may have legal recourse to force the sale to be 
reversed or maybe sue you for whatever it may cost to undo what you 
have done. My advice is to do any mods so that they are reversible and 
if you do sell the car with them in place to make sure that you have 
informed the prospective buyer so that he is fully aware of all of the 
implications. In some states not only do you have to pass a tailpipe 
test but they also conduct a visual inspection to verify no tampering.
You never know where the car will wind up. In some states not only do 
you have to go for inspections but they also have "rolling 
inspections". They can pull you over for a random inspection. This 
happens all the time for trucks and is not common for cars but in the 
future things may get tougher and if you modified your car you may be 
taking a risk. The small gains you may achieve are not worth the risk 
IMHO. Many times a correctly operating car properly set up will run 
better than a poorly maintained car with an inoperative emmision 
system. It will warm up faster, use less gas, and in the long run be 
cheaper. If you have trouble with the car and the emission systems are 
disabled the first thing a mechanic would do is not try to fix the car 
but to try to get the emission systems going again to rule out their 
causing the problems. The Delorean has a very good engine system with 
emisions better than most current model cars. Anything modifacations 
you do will just make it worse, not better. The car was certified by 
the EPA with ALL of the systems in place and in working order.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx> wrote:
> I agree that removal of the heat stove, and air flap are detrimental 
> to emissions. After all, the purpose of them is to reduce hydro 
> carbons by way of rasing the interal combustion temp. So, since 
> it is part of the emissions control system, you should technicly 
> leave it in place. None of the Identification Labels on the car list 
> the Heat Stove, nor the Air Intake Flap. However, the Engine Info 
> label does state that the vehicle does conform to 1981 (or your