I recently had my F150 inspected here in NJ which is the first time I've gone through with the new emissions only standard they changed to a couple years ago. It appears that the ONLY thing they do is hook up to the diagnostic port to check for codes....no sniffer at the tail pipe or anything. Well they also had a big screen with an undercarriage camera fed to it right near the diagnostic screen (which I'm sure to check for mufflers/cats) but they didnt even glance at that. The same inspection process is also supposed to apply to diesels, in fact they dont even have a seperate lane for them any longer.
Anyhow, how would a tune affect this sort of inspection? Is it simply no codes = good to go, even with the most extreme modding we know not to talk about on here? Or would just a simple stage1 reflash with nothing else changed somehow cause some grief? I have no intention of ever considering the extreme route unless the dpf/egr stuff appears to be problematic as a whole across the board with these cars over time given the cost and amount of work for that, but do plan on getting a reflash when the warranty is up. If it's just a code check and reflash doesnt affect it, it may mean the difference between a mild everything else 100% stock flash vs maybe a more aggressive flash with some light (non-emission related) mods to support it.
Anyhow, how would a tune affect this sort of inspection? Is it simply no codes = good to go, even with the most extreme modding we know not to talk about on here? Or would just a simple stage1 reflash with nothing else changed somehow cause some grief? I have no intention of ever considering the extreme route unless the dpf/egr stuff appears to be problematic as a whole across the board with these cars over time given the cost and amount of work for that, but do plan on getting a reflash when the warranty is up. If it's just a code check and reflash doesnt affect it, it may mean the difference between a mild everything else 100% stock flash vs maybe a more aggressive flash with some light (non-emission related) mods to support it.
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