hey guys, i currently live in colorado but im moving to canonsburg pa (30 mins from pittsburgh) next week, ive never been to pa before but i hear you guys have cold winters? this concerns me with my car how cold does it really get there in the winters? how strict is the emissions over there? here in colorado we dont have emission requirements or testing, i have an h22a skunk 2 im injen cai no name headers megan cat back and a gutted cat. should i be concerned? im sure ill have to get a cat and stock im thanks in advance guys meybe ill be seeing you guys soon!
There are individual privately owned inspection stations.
Alot of cars are "legal" because of this... many shops will strap your car to a dyno to check things out, do the typical obd2 plug in and check everything as well as get down and dirty checking your brakes etc.
You'll need a cat, but can remove it right after inspection. Most of the stations are pretty lenient but you won't really know until you move here and find a shop.
I'm to assume you're going to be registering the car in PA?
The winters can get pretty nasty, salt KILLS our cars here... thats why nearly everything that comes from the north east is rusted to hell lol. Average winter is 20 or lower. once i hits 40s you just want to be out in a t-shirt again o.O'
Last edited by Nighthawk01; 08-13-2011 at 10:39 PM.
cool guys thanks for the replies it gets cold here in co but im near utah so its desert out here not much snow, i know the rust is super bad there i dont plan on driving my car in the winter at all! gonna cover it at the least and let it sit, im just concerned with my motor n trans just sitting in the cold for 2 months as well as my paint and stuff? if its covered should it be fine? i have a jdm motor with super low miles not 1 ounce of sludge in it i just wanna keep it healthy any tips? and cool i knew id have to get a cat but hopefully then ill be good to go i have like no rust or anything so.. i just bought new co plates but im gonna be building the car for the next few months so when i get it all built n happy ima have to register it in pa.
As far as the cover etc- I wouldn't leave it sitting on good tires... i made that mistake last year and mine started to dry-rot (too busy with work to even think about it at the time) I also left the car sit under a cover and it was fine. Just started it at least once a week and let it sit for 15 minutes or so.
Keep it clean, you don't want that moisture always sitting under the cover. So take it off if it's a nice day and air it out.
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