On Fri, 19 Jan 1996 brooked@bre.co.uk wrote:
> I don't know what the law where you are says about emmissions and
>modifications
> to engines, but I am told that in Germany the usual way to increase perfomance
> is to increase the compression ratio because the vehicle testing stations have
> books with photos of the engine bays of cars and if it looks modified you
>fail!
Well fortunately it's not that bad yet, but the inspectors (at the TUV) know
what
headers look like, the have a hunch that british cars did not come with 2
double Webers (with only one "b" please!!!!) and they can distinguish a
chrome K&N from a stock filterhousing. Anything you do that they can't
see or hear, or they just happen not to see (my friends Lancia Monte
Carlo always passes with header and 2 double Webers) is OK until you have
an accident, your car is scrutinized and found to be modified. Then your
liability insurance does not have to pay!!!!
Happy Tuning (in the british sense),
Ulix
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