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I went and had the SVT inspected to day and found out some cool news. I was talking with the guy at the inspection station and he said that the guidelines have changed this month. As in the past you only need to get you vehicles emissions checked once every two years (although a safety inspection is performed every year), but rather than check your car on the dyno, first they will simply plug into the OBDII system and check for CELs. If you don't have any, they assume everything is fine = sticker. If you have a CEL history, then they will run the dyno test.

So, kill the power the night before to flush the codes, run the car the next day to reestablish itself and go to the inspection.

ahh
you are so slick!

Won't work. PA is going to this program next year as well, so I've looked into it. You need to have A) no Pending or Active codes, and B) all OBD-II monitors must be complete.

Takes a little time to get all the monitors run, especially the Cat Efficiency one. Probably won't happen in one day, unless you strictly folow the Ford Drive Cycle after pulling the battery and before going to the station. And if it does, and you had a code before, it will likely set again. Mine never runs (until it throws a Cat Eff code that I promptly clear and reset the monitor). So I'll be on the dyno every year, unless I do something about that cat.

They thought about the trick you plan to use. And modeled the whole system after it.