Hey guys ,So I wanted to share what it is we were Fined for selling. So in this video I go over the part and a little about what I think. So let’s have a Chat Visit sema.org and sign the #rpmact Visit Pfispeed.com for merchandise
There's a way around everything Clay, Brent just hasn't found it yet. I knew a guy who owned a restaurant, he was told by a health official that he wasn't allowed to sell moose burgers, so he charged 5 bucks for the bun and mustard, the moose meat burger patty was free
Could you imagine Home Depot getting fined for selling a clamp used on a cat delete? Me neither. The EPA is picking on all the little guys who don't have attorneys on staff.
@MakingTechSense, exactly!!! They (Environmental Punishment Agency) view people like these Hot-Rodders as low-hanging fruit, who will provide their (EPA) coffers with money that will give themselves big Christmas Bonus's... They (EPA) are stepping way out of their limits with this situation and so many other situations....
The E.P.A. can’t do anything. It’s not a person. If somebody issued a fine, then what is his or her name? Government employees are not permitted to remain anonymous. Make an appointment to see that person at his or her office in Washington. At the meeting, ask pertinent questions, and then use that information in a new RU-vid video. Government employees are snakes who always hide under a rock. They hate publicity.
Exactly what anti-theft device do you want the EPA to propose to the DOT for mandatory installation on motor vehicles to reduce catalytic converter theft? Electric shock? Flame throwers? Tear gas? Bear spray? While those are permitted in some nations in Africa and South America they don't get the public's approval in the USA or the EU.
@@davidhoffman1278 fine tbe scrap metal buyers from buying catalytic converters that don't have paperwork. The problem is the metals are to valuable now and the scrap metal buyers don't care and are making the market the thieves are stealing for.
I don't care what anyone says. Me driving a 15 year old Subaru that's tuned for efficiency/power, keeping up with maintenance and keeping it out of a landfill, will never be more harmful to the environment as someone buying a brand new car every 2 years. EPA can get bent
This is something a lot of people miss, actually. If I remember correctly, something like half of the lifetime environmental impact comes from just the manufacturing of a vehicle. Extending the lifetime of the vehicle is a very obviously easy way to *truly* improve what we're doing. Instead, people go through cars like they go through smart phones and end up throwing away perfectly good vehicles that, if maintained, will continue to survive on the roads for many more years.
It's nothing but a money racket. If they were serious about keeping the environment clean they would go after china and India since those two countries make up 60% of the worlds greenhouse gases.
@@NerdyMeathead There are DIY soldering kits for educational use, so people can learn how to solder. Obviously we don't want mecahnics with fat oily fingers solder tiny SMDs, so, what they could do, is just have one super easy to solder through hole pin header unattached or something like that, and it would be enough to make it a soldering training kit.
@@Arek_R. That's an idea, or get a co-company set up, specifically comprised of a couple people who can solder, and have a suggestion on the site be that the hobby kit be shipped to the affiliated company for assistance with assembly and setup. All in the wording, but that's a solid core idea.
You really hit the nail on the head with how you defined being rich, you are absolutely correct. And striving everyday to be your absolute best version, love it brother. I like seeing others truly understand our purpose here.
You should also get the "Right to repair" guys involved in this. Even big politicians seem to be on board with "Right to repair" so that *should* get you even more traction. Just because these devices could potentially be abused, they also serve a lot of legit purposes to improve EPA monitoring of your emissions and give you better tools to troubleshoot and repair your vehicles.
The politicians are too deep into Autos manufacturers pockets to care about right to repairs. At least the one with significant power to make things change. Everyone wants a GM, Ford, Toyota… etc plant in his town
Its nothing to do with 'right to repair'. With the exception of Tesla, the manufacturers arent actively trying to stop you or making it almost impossible from repairing your own car. You can repair your own car all you want or take your car down to your local mechanic to do it for you. Imagine if all these independent businesses (both retail and repair/work shop) had to close because people like Mercedes, VW, Honda, Kia, Volvo, Hyundai -- Everybody stopped allowing their parts to be sold to and by independent businesses and forced you to go to them for parts, repairs and servicing?? -- In this scenario right to repair would be absolutely massive because without it would mean monopolisation and pretty much the death of the independent auto industry.
It's not quite in the right to repair spectrum but if the device could be used compliantly and the user had it set up wrong that's not the sellers fault.
@@Rose.Of.Hizaki automotive is getting worse though, especially for tractors, jcbs electric cars and many components in traditional cars e.g. Tail lights that used to be repairable are now only replaceable. Automotive deffinately falls in right to repair and it is needed there, but this is an epa issue and you may have to repair something in a manner the maintains or exceeds compliance with a standard.
The Gov is losing money because tuners recycle engines and improve the quality and efficiency over aged oem vehicles. More hp, clean, and efficient. Corporations want you to buy there plastic hotrods but wont let you build your own and drive on a road you pay for. Keep up the great work. Your work is very inspiring.
Well they could be like Japan and charge a tax for age of the car and mileage. The older and more miles the more tax you pay. That's why cars have such low miles from Japan. It's typically more affordable to buy a new car every couple years. But I would hate that.
Into conspiracy theories he! Good for you, you'll be on the path to "flat earth" in no time. EPA doesn't have an issue with the tech, it as an issue how the tech can be applied to road cars and used to defeat or delete emissions for road cars. If you remember (or perhaps choose to ignore), VW was caught with very sophisticated software that would allow their cars to detect if it was being tested for emissions vs. on the road driving. Thus running a secondary program that would ensure to pass emissions. GM did it, BMW did it, Porsche did it, Audi did it and Mercedes as well. They all settled with the US and EU government for large sums. VW lied to congress and now their former executive is serving 7 years, their head of software engineering was just extradited from Croatia and awaiting the same fate. The fact that this system ties into a car existing ECM and "hides" inside the case is problematic. Had this been designed to be a complete replacement, or even redesigned into a new exterior case would be the correct solution. Hence why the EPA does no sue re-sellers and mfg from Haltech, ECUmaster and many others. It has nothing to do with "losing money". And everything to do with simply not following the established rules. I don't like them, I think they are draconian in some cases. But those are the current laws in place. PS And the earth isn't flat.
"your vehicle" is the key statement. People need to band together against these anti-mod politicians and their laws. Speak up, or it'll all be a black box, and we will be nothing but dumbed down consumers ... at their mercy.
“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out- because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me.
@@elonmust7470 never a truer word sed. Any thing that they can't tax to death, they try to ban. Keep fighting the good fight and don't let them grind u down.
That's the thing they're not using this to better the world they're using this to pad their pockets. And they're hammering RU-vid people because they know RU-vidrs have public support. It's just a political game and again the only thing they're doing is patting their shame on the EPA for allowing this to happen.
man i have said this on the radio show, exactly what you are saying in the middle, people need to realize these things are running amazing and better than factory, people that have them want them to run right, funny enough recycling old cars and ecus and parts from landfills and having fun with them. its obviously a strong arm thing going on, anyone with these facts would realize its overreach
Government organizations go after people like Brent because the government is basically a lap dog to big corporation. They go after Brent because they think they can win and that it will be easy. They do not go after corporation because they think it will be hard and they won't win. I think it comes from a place of cowardice and control is why PFI is being targeted.
A lot of it comes back to right to repair and planned obsolescence of manufacturing companies in light of adopting electric vehicles into their lineups and saying fuck all our old cars like we gotta get rid of them, some of these companies are only still making parts for old cars because they know there’s so many that they will always have money income from that model. Not because they give a shit about us.
you're one of the best guys out there. I look up to your resilient, positive, hard working, community oriented attitude, and I think a lot of people would benefit even if they only knew a guy like you because there aren't many.
My 16yr old son is building his 1st car. Engines going back together now after he stripped it down, replaced what needed to be replaced. K24a2 w a 6spd manual in his tsx. Super proud of his effort to learn and grow as an individual coming into knowing his own passion. Its not just a hobby its a place of personal happiness doing what we love most. ❤🚗❤🙋
I've never had children but I spent lots of time teaching my nephew how to wrench on cars, motorcycles and work with his hands. I always told him I'd rather he had a wrench in his hand and not a beer which is what his friends with no hobbies or passions were doing. Congrats to your son and his future.
This guy is the most positive and nicest person on RU-vid no joke met him in person with my son at cleetus and cars last year he really is that freaking nice! I smile every time i where my pfi speed shirt
Can I just say, the way you are taking this issue is great. Best of luck with the battle we gotta stick together and keep it positive! Keep doing what your doing.
Brother!! I love your authenticity and kindness! We work with eachother and have eachother backs and fronts, we can't loose , only we can stop us now! So don't forget to remember that separation only exists when we forget how connected we are all. 😁 btw you just got yourself a new subscriber!
its the energy for me. been a honda guy since i was 16. im 29 now and seeing people full of love for working on their cars get shit on like this breaks my heart. I subscribed. Good luck man
If more people had your philosophy on life, the industry and your passion / energy what a better world we would all live in. Keep up the good fight and never stop being that shining light that guides true racers. Good luck and "let's Rip" .
Yes! Thank you Brent! I wish everyone would understand just how much better and almost always cleaner a performance car is on ethanol vs any gas. Burns clean, don't have to pump it out of the ground, helps farmers, creates feed. Blows my mind it's been such a fight to get it in the forefront of this endless fight against emissions. Both stock and performance world.
Brent, props to you brother 👏 🙌 🙏!!! I'm watching this video and I have to keep reminding myself that you and the boys are going through a very tough situation. Honestly, speaking its really hard to tell that you are being sued and that you are going through this difficult time because you are smiling in this entire video! You are awesome and this is something that I will show my kids. So they can and understand that no matter what gets thrown at you. What matters is how you carry yourself and handle the situation that happen. God Bless 🙌 🙏 praying for a speedy process and hopefully this all get canceled out or that they do see it like yoy do in the end!
What really makes this sad, is that its things like this that has led to the innovations and advancements in vehicle technology we have now, not the bureaucratic hammer coming down on innovation.
In the end, none of this is even about emissions. It's meant to make repairing vehicles cost prohibitive. The goal is to have everyone(except our betters) tied to mass transit, car leases and subscription services. It wont stop with hotrodding and repair either. The people who know better than you, don't want you to be autonomous.
You ain’t never lie. Best situation is for people to live the same lives, in little cubicles, take public transport to work in a little cubicle, spend their money in a mall on Sunday. What “they” forget is that actual people have different dreams, wants, passions, priorities, upbringing, beliefs etc. Go Brent.
They also want everyone in the same car the same house same neighborhood everything the same color it's all control control. Stay in line or go to jail🤬
Keep up the great work! Subscribed! They’re pushing for all electric within the next 10 yrs so they are making it hard on all the RU-vidr shops right now! But I’m sure the gearheads will prevail!
Your such a nice and positive guy everyone can’t help but love you and hope to be your friend. So proud of you and the crew for just being one of the best positive, helpful and great RU-vid channels out right now. Keep up the great work.
Keep fighting the good fight. You are one hell of an influence, a great reminder that when they knock you down you have to get up and keep pushing forward. LETS'S GO!!!!
Not to mention sniff the exhaust. I guarantee you can get lower emissions with hondata and a wide and than the stock tune up in a 90s Honda. Just target like 15.1 AFR at cruise and idle and run 93 and it would be measurably better at the tailpipe. Wouldn’t necessarily be great for longevity, but it would work. It would also be really cool to see what kind of emissions a built nasty boy K makes compared to stock, because I bet it’s still lower than some stock vehicles.
Friend of mine hydrolocked his daily CRV a couple weeks ago and we put a stock b20 and his Hondata with a stock b20 map and it runs sooooo much better than the stock ECU. 100% stock from headlights to taillights
Lean burn with a water injection system might be capable of beating the stock setup. Water injection probably never grew out of performance cars because filling the reservour would be an added task.
I've already done that. I rebuilt my engine and had to run it on the stock ecu during break in so I wouldn't have to worry about the tune (and the ecu I had socketed ended up having the main cpu fail on it) mpg was pretty piss poor tbh, like, 20-25mpg. I never smogged it with the stock ecu cause I didn't trust it would pass (on the rebuilt engine). With s300 I got it tuned to run honestly way smoother by having it run open loop 100% of the time on my own tune that I spent a good 3 months tuning on the street for drivability, I would get about 30mpg+ and it absolutely nailed it on the smog test. Before the rebuild it barely would pass the smog test and I'd have to pull a lot of timing out, etc to get it to pass. This was on a 1990 integra 4 door with a stock b18b1. Compared to the stock obd0 system my car came with, the obd1 setup with s300 is 100x better. The car runs way smoother, gets better fuel economy, and tests on smog way lower than the factory setup. With these old honda's, upgrading their computers can only be a good thing.
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On a more positive note you're thr most humble person I have ever seen on youtube, I'm pit in Tennessee and the epa for now stays away from us because our state doesn't approve of their bs, but you are such a great person and your team is a great group of guys! Keep doing what you're doing. I have a single cam civic and a b18c1 sitting in a crate once I get it built I really want to take a trip to Colorado and have you put a tune on it. Would rather have a pro get it done than me trying to street tune it.
God bless ya brother! I've had you on my mind a lot lately wondering how the EPA nonsense was moving along. Keep fighting the good fight and if you ever find yourself in north Alabama, hit me up. Steak dinner's on me!
EPA isnt about "the enviroment" yall. Its about control, just like all the other non elected gov agencies. Trying to argue that it makes cars run better is moot.
Yep. That's what they want you to do is argue. What needs to be done is a lot of these demands from the EPA to be conditionally accepted under certain proofs of claim
@@SegoMan any offer that comes from the EPA can be rebutted for presumption and accepted under conditional acceptance for proof of claim. These people have nothing
Well said. This guy is very knowledgeable. Most importantly seems like a good dude. Thanks for your time in regards to this video. You need your own show. Thanks again
That's why we love you so much Brent ! Real world knowledge and the willingness to share it. Thank you so much and I truly believe that we will win in the end !!!
I commented on your last video about this. The EPA has been leaning on hot rodders since the 70s. I understand your emotion in the first video. You did a much better job this time and it's SUPER IMPORTANT that you pointed out that these were for track cars. You're also not responsible for what others do with their cars. I'm subscribing to your channel to show support. Peace brother!
the epa has been hammering on us 4x4 guys for years. figured it would only me a matter of time before they started in on the track guys. keep up the fight
Not saying anything about you personally, but my experience with a lot of 4x4 guys is rolling coal and raging through a preserve while tossing garbage out the window. I am not surprised that the government dislikes the "average" 4x4 guy. Hopefully my experience is outlier, rather than average.
4x4/truck guys are the ones that started this. The rolling coal idiots were doing all sorts of garbage and then they thought it was funny to roll coal on rich white folks. Those rich white people didn't like it and so now here we are.
@@deciplesteve I wish I could say that people like that don’t exist in the 4x4 community but sadly they do. But Just like the people that cut off there exhaust with a out of tune over fueled motor blowing smoke everywhere speeding through school zones. Saying they have races cars. There’s definitely the bad apples with every group.
@@jjwa5410 yep has nothing to do with people that cut their exhaust off there cars and speeding up and down the street in there “race car” in the middle of the night where those same rice people live. Everybody has seen a jackass doings the wrong thing before. Can’t blame the good for the mistakes of the bad.
@@buellscott I absolutely agree with you, there are some seriously shitty people all throughout car/truck culture. It's a shame. I would say the jackasses that INSIST on revving the piss out of their cars and dumping the clutch when leaving car shows/meets and then hitting cars, people, or property are just as bad, if not worse than the rolling coal folks.
I am proud of you, trying to keep positive and keeping it on the high road. Not sure where this will all end but you can keep you head high, knowing you are doing the very best you can. Keep you hopes and faith strong.
You are in the right and are standing your ground in the right way. You are the Good Guys in this battle and I believe you will prevail. Peace Love Thanks and Praises
I like this video and especially your attitude about your passion and life in general. I know how frustrating it can be dealing with a government agency. I was fined $120,000 for not painting the fascia around the roof of my house. It took me 10 years before I got them to see the absurdity of the situation. Not all government regs are bad but sometimes people need to educate the people who enforce the law. Keep up the good fight.
@@eldonerc2524 Evidence is that this has been going on longer than Biden has even been in office. Deciding to and then tracking these down is a lot longer than a one year job for the epa. Not that it matters to those people.
@@RubbishFPS the ticket for Brent was issued in November. Biden wasn't even in office yet. Biden is having hell with all the people trump posted to empty position's . He's not allowed to fire them.
the epa has always been about control & profits. I worked in the logging woods for 15 years & saw first hand how the EPA & OSHA do nothing but impose, with no discernable results as far as environmental well being & safety go.
Clean is efficiency and efficiency is power. Love this. Too many people believe that unless there is raw fuel coming out of your tailpipe at idle, it must be slow. Got a subscriber from that sentence alone. 😁
The logic the politicians try to use is wholly based in money... we can see where that is getting us. Keep up the tremendous work guys! Thanks for sharing this video.
You can take it as a positive that your a world known great tuner. Epa doesn’t even look at my small scale operation. Your a legend to me Brent. And it’s a goal of mine one day to come visit the shop.
I really like your philosophy of working within the framework of emission control to make the engine run better and more efficient. I remember the old time hill mechanic removing the PCV system on every car he worked on when they first came out. He didn't understand that the PCV didn't just stop the blow by from polluting the environment. It also kept the oil cleaner longer and made the engine last longer. And, properly configured it did nothing bad to how the engine ran.
The love in this guy is amazing, going through all this stuff, just getting beat down and still doesn't get on here rant and scream, nope he just makes a video explaining his side. Love this guy!
So, I’m not sure why this came up in my YT feed, but I’m glad it did. This story is just another sign that big government is way out of control. I am an older man of 63 years, and I am a small farmer and I have a passion for diesels and tractors in a similar way that your community has a passion for these cars. Your passion for community and helping people come together to better the world falls right in line with mine. I hope that your coalition is successful in fighting back against what amounts to tyranny. Good luck my friends.
*_"protecting our constitutional rights"_* The Biden Admin doesn't believe that U.S. citizens have any rights. They tried to get us comfortable with that outlook early-on when Psaki, Blinken, _'The big Guy'_ all stated in unison... _"No right is absolute."_
@@Matt_from_Florida Unfortunately the rpm act is lacking in that aspect as it aims at protecting sellers and racing shops, but does nothing to protect the average consumer as it aims at protecting ONLY the racing industry. Meaning they really don't give a damn about protecting our rights but rather only covering their asses and assets.
I know we say it all the time, but Brent really is the heart of what makes car culture, at its best, just the greatest hobby. We all have different styles, different builds, different budgets but ultimately guys like Brent see through all of that and can discern the passion for cars. Never stop being RAD
Support from northern coast california! I am in any movements to put an end to the tyranny. 1995 civic ex, been working on it for ten years. It’s a classic now! I have a backup track ecu and need one of those data 300’s for track.
What you are doing is beyond me. At age 75 I have little desire to try and keep up. In my day it was carburators, dual point distributers, Hooker headers and BIG Cubic Inches. You guys are just doing the same things the manufactures are doing by trying to improve on what we have. That is what engineers do today, improve what has already been built. Nothing gets better without effort. Good Luck. We need more people like you as you follow your dreams.
Brent, you're a treasure. I love what you're doing for the younger generations and getting them into motorsport the right way. it's more than making a boatload of power, you do it cleaner than most tuners. I had to learn the hard way that most engines make the most power at stoich afr's, and most engines make the most reliable power at efficiency. Besides, a clean running car doesn't break down as much, and alcohol cars don't dump carbon into the atmosphere that's been trapped underground for millions of years.
It’s interesting to hear all this, I know when my Vehicle went to a Different Province here in Canada, not only did my Vehicle preform better but it was cleaner than the Province only Vehicles… that I was tested against…
