ColoCherokees
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Littleton, CO
I figured some here might be interested in the numbers. I just got my '96 XJ emissioned today, and had a vague recollection of someone mentioning the lowering of allowable limits, so thought I'd share (please forgive if this is old news).
The previous test records I have are for '03, '05, and '07 (all for the same 1996 XJ, 4.0), unfortunately my records from '99 abd '01 are lost. The limits for my XJ were the same for all three tests, and are as follows:
For HC, CO, and NOx, limits were 4.0, 20.0, 9.0 (GPM) respectively.
Today, my report shows limits as:
HC, CO, NOx limits are 1.20, 15.0, 3.50 (GPM) respectively - pretty significant decrease.
I passed today, but am now wondering what the limits will be in 2011 when I must next allow a HS dropout to perform an exacting scientific experiment to determine precisely what chemicals (and in what amount) are being emitted by my vehicle, as driven according to a tightly regulated speed profile by a weed-drenched 18 yo who knows most of the alphabet.
Non-obnoxious version: Anyone know if the limits will be lowered again in the future? Not too much wiggle room left, and I'm not sure my 4.0 is polluting much worse than when it left the factory floor.
The previous test records I have are for '03, '05, and '07 (all for the same 1996 XJ, 4.0), unfortunately my records from '99 abd '01 are lost. The limits for my XJ were the same for all three tests, and are as follows:
For HC, CO, and NOx, limits were 4.0, 20.0, 9.0 (GPM) respectively.
Today, my report shows limits as:
HC, CO, NOx limits are 1.20, 15.0, 3.50 (GPM) respectively - pretty significant decrease.
I passed today, but am now wondering what the limits will be in 2011 when I must next allow a HS dropout to perform an exacting scientific experiment to determine precisely what chemicals (and in what amount) are being emitted by my vehicle, as driven according to a tightly regulated speed profile by a weed-drenched 18 yo who knows most of the alphabet.
Non-obnoxious version: Anyone know if the limits will be lowered again in the future? Not too much wiggle room left, and I'm not sure my 4.0 is polluting much worse than when it left the factory floor.
