DeTomaso Mailing List: March 1997, Message #74
     



From: ingate@shiseis.com (Shane F. Ingate)

Subject: CARB "scrapping law" re-emerges

Date: Fri, 7 Mar 97 15:32:02 PST



All,

Surfing the net a bit, I alighted at the home page for

the "Speed Equipment Manufacturers Association.", also known

as SEMA (http://www.sema.org).



On their consumer-alert page, SEMA is very concerned

about the recently-released (Feb 1997) California Air Resources Board

(CARB) draft of the state-wide vehicle scrappage program established

by passage of SB501 in 1995. SEMA urges all enthusiasts to attend a workshop

held by CARB to hear the view of enthusiasts on this draft.  The

meeting is TODAY, Friday, March 7 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm at CARB,

9530 Telstar Avenue, Annex 4, El Monte, CA.



See http://www.sema.org/alert/redhotissues.html for more

information.



What is the scrappage law?  Some of the details are:



Draft regulation details: CARB's draft of the scrappage program allows

all cars to be eligible for the program whether or not they are high

polluters. Hobbyist are allowed a mere 10-14 days to rescue them from

the crusher. Worse, the eligibility of the car for rescue is totally

dependent on whether or not the vehicle owner wants to offer the car

for sale. Under the proposal, cars not offered for sale by the owner

get crushed and cars offered for sale but not sold get crushed --

there will be no opportunity to retrieve any parts from the car.



(from http://www.sema.org/alert/redhot2.html).



Cool, huh?



Finally, for those of you who have given me a hard time on

raising SMOG2 issues, let me fill you in on a little gotcha written

into the dyno test:  the last part of the test is to increase the

rpm of the engine from idle to the test point of 2500 rpm, where it

remains for 2 minutes.  The throttle is then released, and the rpm

MUST DROP TO AND SETTLE WITHIN 50 RPM OF THE IDLE RPM measured at the

beginning of the test.  Rpm measured electronically.  If it fails this

pal, you got a gross polluter, and it doesnt matter if your car

passed on the pollutants tests.



Can you see a difference of 50prm on your tach?



Shane Ingate in San Diego