quick emissions question

[zman525]

With a 1976 280Z cali Z do i need to pass emissions in Massachusetts? what i hear is that its 84 and up or something like that. Any idea where i can find out any of this? I dont wanna remove all the smog equipment and throw on a exhaust that could never pass emissions if i need to pass it... obviously.... anyways any info on it would be great, i know its been brought up in the past but not sure if anything specific has been.

[Zrush]

Can you contact your local emissions center for verification? Some states still require testing no matter what the year. Only exceptions are cars that never had emissions equipment in the first place I believe.

Vicky

[zman525]

hmmm ill look into it deeper. its a cali car and it has a bunch of emissions stuff on it and i better not have to keep it on! =P

[ricksaia]

Each state is different. The most stringent are CA and NY. I am a used car dealer in CA, and the new law is 1976 and newer need all of their smog equipment. So you could take a 1975 280Z and convert it to carburators. Don't know if this helps. Rick.

[ddezso]

You don't need a test according to their website at:

http://www.vehicletest.state.ma.us/generalinfo.html#exemptions

Here is what it says:

Are any vehicles exempt from the Enhanced Emissions Safety Test?

Every vehicle must be brought in for a safety test every year. However, model year 1983 and older vehicles will not be required to have emissions tests. New cars will be exempt for their first two years.

I can't find any description of what the safety test is but usually it includes stuff like headlights, brake lights, turn signals, mirrors, etc....Basic stuff.

I just did a google search to get the answer and I live in Arizona so you might double check this.....