Houston/texas question

[german g]

Well, it is official, im moving to Sugar land tx in April. Do they have emmision testing in TX? We dont in ky, so i dont worry about mods neg. effect.

[///M42 sport]

yeah theres emissions here.

[german g]

dammnit!!! I doubt i'll pass with m30afm, 19lb injectors, mark d. 93 chip, 2.5 straight pipe, IE headers:drink: ..Maybe I'll just keep it registered as a kentucky car...

[loonibab325i]

I live in san antonio, we have no emmission testing here.

[german g]

hmmm, i would think its a state law???

[Maluco]

I live in san antonio, we have no emmission testing here.

Yes you do, it's done everytime you take your car to get a state (of Texas) inspection. BTW, sorry about the Spurs!!! Dallas!

[german g]

Yes you do, it's done everytime you take your car to get a state (of Texas) inspection. BTW, sorry about the Spurs!!! Dallas!

how often do you get an "inspection"?

go rockets...

[Maluco]

how often do you get an "inspection"?

go rockets...

I was under the impression everyone in Texas gets them once a year.....

[c0rnfl4k3]

Nope only in the big cities; Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, etc. If you live in an unincorporated part all you have to pass is the safety part of the inspection. So, if you're moving to Sugar Land you might only have to do the safety part, if not, you can find someone to pass it for between $80-$100 (reg. inspection w/ emsissions is $35 I believe).

[Maluco]

Nope only in the big cities; Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, etc. If you live in an unincorporated part all you have to pass is the safety part of the inspection. So, if you're moving to Sugar Land you might only have to do the safety part, if not, you can find someone to pass it for between $80-$100 (reg. inspection w/ emsissions is $35 I believe).

about the big city thing, sounds like bullshit to me, it's a state thing, not a big city/small city thing (whether on a law level or community level), as far as the $80 - $100 fee to "push it through" inspection, we/I don't even pay that here in the "big city".........

reg inspec is more like $40-$45

[robert325is]

they do inspections by counties, not state.

the bigger counties require emissions, and harris/surrounding counties are the strictest becasue of houston's smog problems in the past.

[german g]

we used to have a vet test in ky, it was only like $15, but all tey did was look fgor a cat , do a pressure test, and an exhuast test.What is the safety inspection? I think we did it by county here, so going to sugarland , I should be ok then..?

[s0urce]

Shit man...moving to houston in April...ouch. Just in time for the heatwave to kick your ass. Houston Humidity is brutal. If you've ever wondered what its like to step outside and start sweating immediately you wont have to wonder for too long. I hope your AC is cold as hell. If not, keep a towell and some extra shirts in the e30 :) so you dont end up like "that sweaty guy".

[german g]

Shit man...moving to houston in April...ouch. Just in time for the heatwave to kick your ass. Houston Humidity is brutal. If you've ever wondered what its like to step outside and start sweating immediately you wont have to wonder for too long. I hope your AC is cold as hell. If not, keep a towell and some extra shirts in the e30 :) so you dont end up like "that sweaty guy".

yea, i have been warned of the heat...I tend to sweat alot, so I will prob. be "that sweaty guy" lol

[c0rnfl4k3]

Most likely you'd be living in Fort Bend County, so I would check with someone that lives out that way, maybe the guy with the M3 and the e34 think his name is Brodee. The safety inspection is basic shit, do your brake lights work, to the tires have tread, do the signal lights work, and are the windshield wiperblades not cracking.