Emissions Tuning Fundamentals: SEMA Certified Emissions Program
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SEMA Certified Emissions Program
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| 00:00 | A relatively recent addition to the US emissions infrastructure is the SEMA Certified Emissions Program or SCE for short. |
| 00:08 | SEMA is the Specialty Equipment Market Association and they're known for their efforts to help individuals and businesses who enjoy modifying their vehicles. |
| 00:17 | The association now has two emissions labs, one in Diamond Bar, California and another in Plymouth, Michigan. |
| 00:24 | Through their efforts to assist SEMA members in achieving carb EOs, they've learned a lot about the process and helped CARB to streamline it. |
| 00:33 | SEMA also decided there are some aspects of the carb EO process which they feel can be done a bit differently via their own SEMA certification process. |
| 00:43 | SEMA believes their certification qualifies as a reasonable basis to the EPA based on the 2020 Memorandum to the Clean Air Act. |
| 00:52 | SEMA has also opened the door to offering a certification on additional products. |
| 00:56 | For example CARB doesn't currently offer a path to compliance for an aftermarket flex fuel kit because they haven't yet decided on a reasonable testing protocol. |
| 01:07 | SEMA understood the widespread desire in the aftermarket for flex fuel conversions and HPA course tutor Mike McGuinness worked with CARB Tuning to achieve the first flex fuel SEMA certification. |
| 01:19 | If you're looking to certify a tune or component, SEMA cert and CARB EO often require the same testing on the same vehicle. |
| 01:28 | This opens the door to potentially achieving a SEMA certification then a CARB EO later based on a single set of lab test data. |
| 01:37 | One other aspect to be aware of is that both SEMA and CARB judge tunes and other products on the basis of quality, durability and reliability. |
| 01:46 | They know a tune can wear things out and the failure of a part that starts out great can certainly be a detriment to how the engine runs later. |
| 01:55 | Approved SEMA certs are noted in databases like CARB's so anyone can verify the existence of a claimed compliance effort. |
| 02:03 | Labels provided with SEMA certified products are placed in the engine bay of a vehicle to let inspectors know where to find the SEMA certification or the CARB EO associated with an installed product. |
| 02:15 | It's important to note that a SEMA certification isn't valid in the eyes of California at this time so if you operate in California or sell into California, a CARB EO is still the way to go. |
| 02:28 | There are a few other states which also require a CARB EO to sell certain aftermarket parts so be sure to check requirements in all areas you intend to do business. |
| 02:38 | At this time, because the SEMA certification process is relatively new, we're not aware of the final outcome of an attempted EPA enforcement action against a company for selling a product which had a SEMA certification at the time of sale but the industry is hopeful it will provide adequate protection. |
| 02:55 | Let's recap SEMA certification. |
| 02:57 | The 2020 Clean Air Act memo gave SEMA Garage what they saw as an opportunity to start their own certified emissions program. |
| 03:06 | SEMA certification offers streamlined processing and opportunities to test additional types of aftermarket products. |
| 03:14 | Otherwise the process is very similar to getting a CARB EO and in many cases lab test results can be used to achieve both a SEMA certification and a CARB EO. |
