Emmision control and requirements in CA etc.
Hi Jacques,
I have made a Google search for the web site of the California Air Ressources Board (CARB) :
www.arb.ca.gov
I haven´t been able to find the specific CARB2004 or CARB2008 requirements on the site, the closest to the specific reqiurements is the following :
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/mailouts/m ... so0108.doc
From Terry (Runeator) on the board I received a private message in october ´04 advising me to get in contact with the California Department of Motor Vehicles :
www.dmv.ca.gov
I haven´t been able to find specific information abou the CARB2004 or the CARB2008 regulation there, either.
The department has an email facility on the web site under "contact us".
Telephone : 1 (800) 777-0133.
From Todd (Madroober) on the board I have received a very large private message in october ´04 with a copy from the Rune service manual regarding its emmisions. I only have a hard copy of it, otherwise I would send it to you by private message. I will not bor the board by typing it again on this thread, but I can type it to you in a private message, if you want, or perhaps Todd wil forward you a copy, too.
I´m not a technician, but as I understand of what Todd wrote to me, both the 49 state Rune and the CA Rune has catalytic converters built in the exhaust system, the difference between the 49 state Rune and the CA Rune is, that the CA Rune has an evarorative emmision control system, too, which is not in the 49 state Rune.
BTW : I think your approach on this issue is very good thinking ! - lots of common sense thinking, but very logical (comparison of requirements CARP2008 vs. EURO04), and with a good bit of critical attitude and approach to already achieved information, checking, looking for second opinions etc.
With all respect for the CA Gentlemen on the board, of whom several have told me : There can´t be a problem with the emmision on the Rune in EU - here in CA we have the world´s strongest emision reqirements ! - I think it is just not an idea but the right thing to do - to compare CA requirements with EU requirements - let´s see the DATA compared - period.
- It could be Schwarztenegger political BS or crab without ground in facts - just glued to the brains because said and told thousands of times - let´s see the DATA.
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Have You found the specific contents of the Euro04 requirements, Jacques ? - I would like to know.