RazMan
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 10:35 AM |
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MOT time but no mapping yet
The day has finally come to get my car back on the road but my new ITBs haven't been mapped yet so I won't pass the emissions test. So
what do I do? I need to drive down to AT Speed to get mapped but I can't tax it until I have an MOT.
Can I legally drive there with no tax if I have a booking on the dyno?
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 10:50 AM |
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You can legally drive to a pre booked MOT test or a place of repair. As to whether or not you would get away with driving any great distance to get it
repaired?? Probably not a good idea to drive it too far without mapping anyhow ??. If you can plug into a lap top would the MOT tester allow you to
tweak it at the test?
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 10:52 AM |
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You can drive it to a place of repair without tax AFTER it has failed a test, not before.
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RazMan
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 11:29 AM |
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There is my dilemma - my MOT tester is a few hundred yards down the road and my nearest Dyno happens to be ATspeed who are 30 miles away.
So if I am to do it the legal way, I must go to my MOT, get a fail and THEN get it mapped?
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 11:43 AM |
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Yes. 30 miles could be deemed to be pushing it, but if that's the nearest place and you have the fail ticket in hand, you should be within the
law.
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RazMan
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 01:55 PM |
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Thanks for the info 
I recall that the CO is only measured at tickover and 3000rpm so if I tweak the map to run an AFR of 14.7 ish at those levels (got my trusty netbook
to take with me) then I might be able to cheat the test, at least allowing me to book a Dyno appointment at a convenient time.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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johny p
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 09:07 PM |
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if you were closer you could of come and seen me.
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