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December 07, 2013, 01:23:22 PM

The wife and I are seriously considering making a permanent move to the Abilene area. She's looking at a job there in a hospital. Wish her luck??
With all the mods I've done, I do plan on keeping it emissions legal. I searched the Texas DMV site, but what other possible hurdles may I encounter? Thoughts and comments welcome.

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Reply #1 – December 07, 2013, 03:14:42 PM

Welcome to the Republic of Texas! The inspections here are annually and cost $15. This inspection is nothing more than checking lights and horn. There is an annual registration fee that is $62.75 for passenger cars. You will reside in Taylor County and this link has some information on first time registration and title of your car: http://www.taylorcountytexas.org/index.aspx?NID=374

There are no emissions testing requirements in Abilene (or much of Texas). There's no compliance to factory emissions once the car turns 25 (so take those CATS off!)

Abilene is a great town, home to Dyess Air Force Base and the B-1B Bomber.

Good luck!

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Reply #2 – December 07, 2013, 04:33:16 PM

I wish Utah would give up testing pre obd2.vehicles.

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Reply #3 – December 07, 2013, 05:32:46 PM

Quote from: Kafer79;425342

Welcome to the Republic of Texas! The inspections here are annually and cost $15. This inspection is nothing more than checking lights and horn. There is an annual registration fee that is $62.75 for passenger cars. You will reside in Taylor County and this link has some information on first time registration and title of your car: http://www.taylorcountytexas.org/index.aspx?NID=374

There are no emissions testing requirements in Abilene (or much of Texas). There's no compliance to factory emissions once the car turns 25 (so take those CATS off!)

Abilene is a great town, home to Dyess Air Force Base and the B-1B Bomber.

Good luck!

The wife says Thanks :-D ,
Whew, That's good about the emissions stuff. :-D I saw on the main website that it was 84' and older that was exempt.

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Reply #4 – December 08, 2013, 04:35:58 PM

If you do end up moving, give me a buzz on your way through and I'll meet up with you for a bit :D I'm right off of I-35

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Reply #5 – December 08, 2013, 08:14:54 PM

Will do :-D

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Reply #6 – December 08, 2013, 09:17:37 PM

Quote from: 1BadBird;425346

The wife says Thanks :-D ,
Whew, That's good about the emissions stuff. :-D I saw on the main website that it was 84' and older that was exempt.

Nope. Once a vehicle reaches "antique status" in Texas (25 years and older) there's no emissions inspection or compliance requirements. Read paragraph 114.50(a) here:
http://yosemite.epa.gov/r6/sip0304.nsf/dc994a1edbcf32c08625651c00552ed8/cd9051578ec6a52786256c86005bad47!OpenDospoogeent

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Reply #7 – December 09, 2013, 02:28:04 AM

Thanks kafer79. That eases the mind :-)

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Reply #8 – December 09, 2013, 01:04:18 PM

I like Texas :)

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Reply #9 – December 13, 2013, 01:48:25 AM

Texas is a awesome place to live in. I used to go to Abilene often when I lived in Big Spring or West Tx. Been years since I moved to San Antonio. Welcome to Texas and hope you enjoy your stay

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Reply #10 – December 13, 2013, 09:41:48 AM

Quote from: Kafer79;425393

Nope. Once a vehicle reaches "antique status" in Texas (25 years and older) there's no emissions inspection or compliance requirements. Read paragraph 114.50(a) here:
http://yosemite.epa.gov/r6/sip0304.nsf/dc994a1edbcf32c08625651c00552ed8/cd9051578ec6a52786256c86005bad47!OpenDospoogeent

Living in the Abilene area, the "no emissions inspection at all" only applies if you get the antique license plates. If you get those plates, you are technically only allowed to drive to and from car shows, in parades, etc. I've seen local people get away with them on a weekend toy, but i would not put them on something I was going to drive semi regularly.
If you have regular plates, then yes, it will be an annual state inspection which does in fact require cats on 1984 and newer vehicles. There is no "sniff" test unless you live in a big city (Houston, Dallas, etc). They will, however, do a visual under the hood and look for things like EGR hooked up, factory closed air filter assembly (or approved aftermarket one), pcv system intact, etc. I was an inspector for about 9 years, and looking at the regulations, nothing has really changed on the requirements for the regular state inspection sticker.

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Reply #11 – December 18, 2013, 10:55:30 PM

Car scene is huge I live in Texas dfw area

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Reply #12 – December 19, 2013, 10:47:25 AM

That's cool Erik.

As it stands right now, the wife will be moving there first as we want to let our son graduate from the school he's currently attending. Then I'll make the move (probably)

Another thing I have to figure out is where/how to get E85 for my car. A 6 hr round trip just doesn't seem practical, unless I can buy it in 150 - 200 gls at a time.

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Reply #13 – December 19, 2013, 12:28:33 PM

They just installed an E85 pump in Lamesa, TX, but it isn't much closer to Abilene than the DFW area.

I have held off on an E85 conversion because of the logistics in getting it. Lubbock was the closest to me but that was about 150 miles each way. Lamesa is about 75 miles each way from Odessa so it may be worth it to go fill up a drum or two every couple of months. Still considering the pros and cons of the whole deal, though.

BadBird, you said "probably" on making the move but acted like the wife was definitely moving......

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Reply #14 – December 19, 2013, 04:18:20 PM

Quote from: Pressure cooked chicken;425885

BadBird, you said "probably" on making the move but acted like the wife was definitely moving......

I should've stated that better lol. I'll be up here for the year and half that our son has left, then depending on what I have left to do this place, as we intend on keeping it, will determine when exactly I'll make the move. I'll either be racking up the frequent flyer miles or putting a lot of miles on whatever vehicle I keep with me.