Emissions Tuning Fundamentals: Introduction
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Introduction
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| 00:00 | I'm Andre from High Performance Academy and I'd like to welcome you to our emissions tuning fundamentals course. |
| 00:05 | This course has been developed in collaboration with HPA tutor Mike McGuinness, a highly respected professional in the field who has designed and developed this course content. |
| 00:15 | Mike brings over 2 decades of hands on tuning experience to the table including extensive work in emissions compliance, performance tuning and motorsports. |
| 00:25 | As of 2025, Mike has played a key role as the calibrator behind more than 50 California Air Resource Board, CARB for short, executive orders or EOs. |
| 00:36 | These orders represent thousands of calibrations he has created as well as over 100 physical products ranging from electronics to hard parts that he has helped develop and certify. |
| 00:47 | Beyond his calibration expertise, Mike has been instrumental in writing engineering documentation and managing projects for companies pursuing CARB EOs. |
| 00:56 | His work also includes successful projects under SEMA's certified emissions program, offering fast track testing and added flexibility such as for flex fuel tuning which CARB currently does not approve for aftermarket applications. |
| 01:10 | He's worked directly with the SEMA garage emissions lab and other respected testing facilities, gaining valuable experience that he's now been able to share through this course. |
| 01:20 | The testing and measurement procedures covered in this course are very much centred around the current emissions requirements for the US, however the principles of measuring emissions and the tuning processes required to meet emissions standards remain the same all around the world. |
| 01:34 | This means that irrespective of your location and your current emissions rules, this course will still be relevant and beneficial to you. |
| 01:43 | Whether emissions regulations currently apply to your location and application today or not, the reach of regulators is ever expanding so now is a great time to get informed and be prepared for the future. |
| 01:56 | In this course I'll guide you through the essential emissions knowledge you need as a tuner using Mike's expertise. |
| 02:02 | You'll learn the main types of engine emissions and how various vehicle and environmental factors can influence them and how to optimise your tuning to stay clean without sacrificing performance. |
| 02:13 | You'll learn how emissions systems function, how to prepare and maintain vehicles to meet emissions targets and what aftermarket parts can be successfully tuned for compliance. |
| 02:24 | We'll also point out which components are best reserved for race only use. |
| 02:29 | While some forms of emissions compliance will require third party lab testing, you don't need a million dollar lab to improve your emissions performance. |
| 02:37 | We'll cover tools starting at just a few hundred dollars along with techniques for creating cleaner, more efficient tunes on a budget. |
| 02:44 | If your goal is to obtain a carb EO or equivalent compliance, you'll also learn how to use affordable equipment to prepare for lab testing, potentially saving tens of thousands of dollars by avoiding costly test failures. |
| 02:58 | Armed with the knowledge, tools and techniques found in this course, you'll be able to create well rounded calibrations that balance fuel economy, emissions, performance and reliability. |
| 03:09 | This course is designed to take your tuning skills a step beyond the basics of EFI tuning and it assumes you already have a solid understanding of the fundamentals. |
| 03:19 | On that basis, before diving in, make sure you've completed our EFI tuning fundamentals and understanding air fuel ratio courses. |
| 03:26 | Depending on your platform, you should also have completed either the practical reflash, practical standalone tuning or diesel tuning fundamentals and practical diesel tuning courses. |
| 03:37 | If you've already completed those prerequisites, you're ready to take on emissions tuning. |
| 03:42 | But before we begin, in the next module, we'll take a moment to go over how to get the most out of this course. |
