Here in New Jersey we went to dyno testing last year.  Here are my
observations so far:

1. Increases time of inspection by about 400%
2. Decreases the accuracy of emissions testing (we have had cars that never
passed the old idle emissions test, pass the dyno test!)
3. Increases the chances of damaging the vehicle, hurting someone, or causing
an accident.  Before a trip for testing was simple, now it is tense, hoping
that nothing bad is going to happen.
4. We are having emissions tests done on every car that comes through except
diesels.  I was very shocked and stupefied when I took a customer's 76 bus
through inspection and they put it on a dyno.  Here is a car that was never
really designed to meet any emission standard.  At the time I don't believe
they had a standard, so where are the Pass/Fail numbers coming from?
Anything before 1980 should be exempt at this point.  In NJ the rust catches
up with the older cars so that we don't have a ton of them like California.
The amount of pre 1980 cars that are used as daily drivers in NJ could
probably fit in my local Wal-mart parking lot.  What kind of environment
impact are these cars having?

Is there any organized effort to petition for some kind of different
emissions testing system?  The one we have now just isn't efficent and safe
(plus it is way more expensive than the old one).
Sorry for venting, but thanks for listening.

Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
Phone: (856)-765-1583
Fax: (856)-327-2242

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