We Got An $18,000.00 Fine for Selling This.
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- 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
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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.
Worst comment ever
Did y'all know the head of the EPA claimed to be a secret agent and was collecting a pay check while chilling on the beach?
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@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....
I wonder what would happen if someone without an attorney told the EPA to piss off.
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 have a turbo tsx I’ve been building since 17 I’m 21 now and it still isn’t done
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 UA-cam 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
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!
Do you remember when this used to be land of the free home of the brave
Hasn't been for 60 years
YOU NEED TO SUE THE EPA!!!! They or the government does not dictate what the auto manufactures must put on the cars that they build. What they do is dictate the levels of emissions that vehicle must be built to. The car companies can use whatever components they want to in order to meet the standards. So, whatever modifications a person does to their car as long as their car still meets those standards they are not breaking any laws - do you here me out their in California??????? You people need to start sueing these power greedy burecats and not let them push us around.
Great Louis Rossman rant!!! Keep up the great work
Over the last 5 years 43% of the tracks in California have closed as the tracks starting 2025 have to pay an EPA tax for each Pass made by each car that tax is nearly 10$ per pass per car
I remember the early 2000s.. yeah we used crome because we were too poor for hondata.. soldered in our own chip socket
No concern for esd while handling the circuit board?
Fight the power baby
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.
We are with you Brent. We have to keep things going for our future hot rodders. Thank you for fighting for all of us.
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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
Save the USA. Kick a Democrat in the vagina.
Brent and Clay, 2 of the best for our hobby/industry
@@IR-nq4qv ci
Man, we need to protect Brent at all costs.. he's the most genuine and kindhearted dude on the planet.
Tim hiedecker vibes
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 UA-cam video. Government employees are snakes who always hide under a rock. They hate publicity.
@@watermyplants6089 jnn,nn,CNN, is nnnnnnnnnnn
Sell it as art. Put a label on it that says “Educational Use Only”.
Magic mushroom spores are legally available in the name of science education.
@@numbzinger350 😂😂 and so are explosive chemical ingredients. 😂😂
lol this maybe actually possible since pcb art does exist. Awesome idea
@@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.
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
21 year old Chevy Silverado. Same, and same, and get bent. Twice. (Twice, cuz I have twice the cylinders…😏😂)
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.
@@tkboyd8464 “My Chevy Silverraydo has twice the cylinders, powered by real tornadoes” -Amri King
right on man. Keeping a 25 year old mitsu running right myself. EPA can get bent.
Amazing the EPA can fine a “racing shop” for using a tuning device but they can’t figure out how to stop catalytic converter thieves.
The car came with a cat, and the owner of the car whose car got stolen got fined. The epas job is done. They don't deal with theft!
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 i'm a member of the public, and i approve all of those for use in theft deterrant.
@@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.
Issuing fines>doing work
If they had any brains, they would embrace what you do to make things better Brent.
Thank you for sharing, I know this has been very hard on you all.
It's not about the environment, it's about making money.
Government and brains aren’t compatible. That movie idocracy is now reality thanks to big government.
@@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.
When do we see them punks having brains what a laugh….!!!! they full crap!!!!
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 UA-cam people because they know UA-camrs 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.
It's almost like they treat you worse than someone selling heroin.
You usually go to jail for selling heroin, so.........
@@youdosuck Then you're back out on the street the next day
Don’t pay your taxes for year and they find you very quickly. The govt loves their money.
@@youdosuck you haven't been to SF or New York. They sell this stuff behind police precinct
Cuz they can’t tax and fine drug addicts. They don’t have a living to work for. We as a car community need to stand up all together
The people who issued the fines, probably wouldn't even know how to change the oil in a car let alone what your doing.
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.
@@RobertJeffersonBased i doubt Volkswagen would agree about the government NOT going after the big corporations...
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.
@@imoovabull6042 VW got off easy
@@Axial32 $4.3 billion fine get off easy? whatever..
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.
@@jdmguy14 we pay enough taxes as it is! The government isn’t hurting at all. Hell Biden wants to tax every mile you drive!! That’s insane.
Actually, they made 15,000 this one time alone. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@bradymxr4659 good they won't be able to track my old truck 👀 7.3 idi 5 speed for the win.
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.
Working with a really hard dirty fuel….. just a little shot across the bow
"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.
It would be neat to see the Hondata board on a stock car with all emissions equipment and test the MPG against the stock computer.
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.
@@mikescherrer4923 Running lean will jack NOx up. That is why you need a 5-gas analyzer to *properly* tune.
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.
Brent - you're such a inspiration. I love how humble you are with the community. Thank you for the motivational speech tonight!
“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.
I believe that is a Ronald Reagan quote.
You’re a huge inspiration Brent! Keep fighting.
We support you, Brent! Hyper miling cars also use aftermarket ECU and mods. I agree life is about pursuing what we love.
it's insane that they could be ignorant enough to try to push people like you down for something like this. just like so many braindead things happening in politics these days hopefully things are going to change for the better in the near future. all the best, you guys deserve better than the way the government has been treating you.
The jackass style intro is epic!
Love how genuine you are and how passionate you are about the racing and car industry. Best of luck with what your going threw
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" .
Getting to see Gordo face plant after every video is the best! Cracks me up every time! XD
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You should have told them take the fine out of the Apache's
Or the MRAPs
Did you brake any rules? If not, contest it in court.
Stay strong pfi I love the hell out of you all !
Ill love the heavens into them!
Epa sucks
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 UA-cam channels out right now. Keep up the great work.
I hate Hondas, and rag on Honda people, but ill watch Brent rip a vtech till the cows come home. Such an amazing person.
We got your back guys! Fight the good fight!
Love your channel
there's no way in hell I would pay that fine, I would see them in court
sounds easy on paper . its a rigged system unless you have money to waste on lawyers
Seriously where is the law that bans selling this device?
@@urtubin6639 they deem it a delete device
@@swedesspeedshop2518 but it isn't there for it doesn't fit Into their made up rules that don't actually matter. The epa is a waste of tax revenue and must be eradicated!
We focus on CLEAN FUELS for our hot rods. So frustrating when politicians twist words around. Keep at it Brent!
It's the etymological practice called "vague and ambiguous", the modus operandi of the just-us system.
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.
I do agree
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🤬
But they want to make the right for repairing mobile devices a law.
This is another case of our over reaching govt.
This isn't even about PFI performance, this is about protecting our constitutional rights.
*_"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.
We need a "wreckin a scooter isnt a crime" shirt 😂😂😂
With a screen capture shot of just before the face plant..../ Poor Gordo's never gonna live that down.
@@Danger-Dave 12:26
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.
Reminds me of the ATF or as Biden calls it AFT.
Exactly.. the world has been here for 65 million years plus.. it ain't going anywhere soon.
@@ShizawnSanders the guys over there at the..... Sometimes these things just need to be.... Come on man...
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
The nine most terrifying words in the English launguage are, "I"m from the Government and I'm here to help." - Ronald Reagan
So we reelect Trump in 2024 and undo the significant Biden damage, that is"if" the Chinese don't take over first.
Sell them chips to dealers so they can finish production of their cars 🤣
Does Hondata work with Ford? HAHA
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.
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.
That intro was fucking sickkkkkkk
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!!!!
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.
This world is a better place because you “Brent “ are in it thank you for all your hard work much respect from Texas
I don't think people realize what's happening right now...
You're talking gasoline cars and community/unity..they literally want none of that..wake up
Repping big Texas.
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!
This is my wife phone I am from Jamaica I been watching your guys about two now each and every chips u put up , I love everything you do man I wish I would meet you some day lol, hey man keep doing what you are doing you are the best we will never stop watching you guys stay save and do what you love peace …my name is Eldon from Jamaica have a good one 🤛🏿🤘🏻
Love the edit with the hat either forward or backwards!
Also not sure if Jaimes gear shits get enough recognition.
jaime was straight rowing them gears man
Properly impressive, especially with his big old Wreck it Ralph hands
This isn't about emissions, it's about extortion.
It's Trump shitting the bed on the way out the door. So all his trumptards blame Biden.
@@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.
@@eldonerc2524 biden is the worst president in history. If you can't see that you probably think raycism is a huge problem in America right now.....
@@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.
That's because it has to be a "emissions control sensor upgrade kit" not a "performance ecu"
When you win sue the shit out of the epa for malicious prosecution.
@PFISpeed all you guys and girls are awesome and amazing God bless y’all, Family’s and business love y’all
Damn 18,000$! and what you did was Help a Teenage Boy Get off His Moms Couch, Turn Off The Idiot Box (TV), and Invest His Allowance in Purchasing: a Microchipped Board (The Honda Whatever Chingas), a Soldering Iron, and Maybe Some Amino Acids or Vitamin B's To Help Him Jump Start and Motivate Himself to be able To Make This Upgrade on an Old Vehicle That Was an Eye-Soar, But Turned into a Speedy Vehicle. And! with The Additional Upgrade to His Cute Honda turned into a Roaring Pus*y Magnet You Helped him Not only Ditch His Virginity, His Lazyness and Now Has The Potential To COntinue To Perform These Projects Until A Future Chalenge Defeats Him (If it Does), or He Ends Up In The Ron Jeremy Industry and Waste This Talent. Fine? I Will Give you a Hand of applause for this community service! ( I Hope This is Not The Future. If it's going to be to Undermine development and fine those accidental educators for instigating self development, 'cause I Can Back to a Third World and do that)
I tear up.when I hear him speak....add the patriotic music in the background
THANK BIDEN
Nope, the ticket was issued in November when trump was in office. This is trump shitting the bed on the way out. Just so his trumptards will blame Biden. Do some research before you inject your opinion.
I'm sorry are you saying I'm retarded or are you making fun of the disabled? Also I would prefer you use my pronouns THEY, THEM not Trumptard as I'm A political and did not vote for D or R I was just saying that during the Biden/Obama administration in 2013 Obama put in to law The President's Climate Action Plane. Obama appointed progressive people in to the EPA so Biden is a part of the climate change programs that are pushing the no carbon emissions. I'm sorry If I have hurt your feelings and also Biden had two brain surgeries and was told he would never be the same so you probably don't want to call anyone retarded. Thanks for sharing your opinion you can check what I have said @Eldon Erc
@@eldonerc2524 Trump coming back 2024 M.A.G.A
Probably the most honest, humble, fun guy that ever put out a video. Support him 100%.
this guy is a real influencer. honest humble and never curses . shows he's string at heart and he continues to strive forward.
Yup, just earned a sub
He is a class act!
The EPA have their Heart in the right place , but , cannot understand all the finer points of Everything they deal with .
Not JUST automotive , MUCH more . Industry , Agriculture , Pharmaceuticals , Imports , ETC . And they are VERY serious about what they do .
The Court case is a GOOD idea as it COULD ultimately bring around a CHANGE in their criteria in this area .
I wonder what they think of the Haltech Product . The Top-of-the-tree ECU replacement . Or EMS really .
PFI - Pure F*ck*ng Inspiration ! ! !
It would be great if, in response to the EPA levying these ridiculous fines on good and honest people trying to earn a living, that the companies who make products such as these make their technology open source so anyone who wants one can build it themselves, or have them custom made.
Here in the UK the sale of fossil-fuel-powered cars will be banned by 2030. So after that date it's electric-only. Fair enough, just keep your old gas-powered car for longer. After all cars are pretty reliable these days. Except there's a catch: at the other end, the government is mandating fuels like E10 that older cars don't like and here in the UK I'm sure they will start to be taxed higher for some environmental reason to closer we get to 2030.
All of this so we have to consume new electric cars and make profits for the auto companies.
Information is power. Great video guys.
Hey Brent, we all really appreciate you too man. Stay rad ❤
Hey!! You can't do that! Dont you know that unless you're a billion dollar company you can't break any law. Fun is definitely illegal too.Do yourself a favor ,move to a free country.. Like Russia or North Korea..
Great video man! I said it once and I’m gonna say it again.. I freaking love that flag!
#PrayForThoseInAfghanistan
I don't have extra money to send, I'm barely making it myself, but what I will do to help is not skip the ads. 👍
That’s all we need, thank you for all the support
So many lies in this video. This device does not improve fuel efficiency. It makes more power at the cost of fuel efficiency and emissions. Pretty incredible how much you distort the truth.
I didn't know we live in china or north korea?
Not even close. You go visit one....
Moving that direction at an exponential rate but we’re not in the streets fighting over rats to eat yet so enjoy what we have while it lasts.
Such a positive inspirational person we need more people like you and the boys
From vehicles to tractors to cell phones etc, your ability to purchase and use or repair or modify as you see fit is being eroded. Even if you don’t care about the political side or the economic side…you are in their sights.
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…
Would an “off road use only” term still protect you? It’s also left up to the customer what they ask for. There’s plenty of people that modify their cars for better emissions. It sucks that people have targets on their heads nowadays for doing what they want.
No, the EPA new interpretation of laws from 1970, is that it's illegal to modify vehicles a vin number or engine from a vehicle with a vin number in any way that'll effect emissions in anyway, regardless of the intended use of the vehicle. Basically its illegal to cut the exhaust off an unregistered car from 1963 and onwards to just rally around your own paddock
California here, I'd like to apologize for our money hustle gang's inability to appreciate tech . Tech that is made with all their views and efficiencys in mind. It smells of lack of knowledge and comprehension of their main agenda/objectives. But you know, absolute power.....
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 !!!
Take from the working man to make the rich richer ! Good ole Goverment for ya. Cant nobody have a good time anymore and enjoy their hobby.
Llokl
Dude….. Idea for you. Tune the car and smog it? Get results and compare it. Send it to the EPA. Cause I have seen cars get better mileage when tuned. This will be a battle. But, with results and data it will defeat them. We support you.
man hearing Brent talk about his love for all this, & knowing they nailed him hard is depressinnggg. Never stop fighting man, we'll always be in your corner!
every perfvormance builder , tuner , racer should be standing up and fighting for our right
Thanks for your unwaivering pursuit of happiness,Brent
In 2015, the EPA found that VW diesels were emitting 40x he allowable NOx emissions EXCEPT when being tested during car owner's emissions testing. Somehow, they wrote the software to falsely detect and report low NOx. Now the EPA suspects everyone is guilty of some emissions violation, they just don't know what yet.
It's easy to fix this issue: mandate open source vehicle software. It's more secure, it will be standardized, and it's better for everyone.
As always your energy is amazing bro. You've always got my support and everyone on my team. Let me know where to sign again LOL
I was a technician for 28 years & what upsets me is you own a vehicle and have to be told how you can make improvements for efficiency and performance but EPA says you can't modify a vehicle then you technically don't own that vehicle cuz you're being told how you can have the vehicle and if you're raising it at the track you're not harming anybody and if they're going after you why ain't they going after all the aftermarket companies that sell these ecu's and other performance things that they have such a problem with why they penalizing the little guy it's sickening cuz they want the car to run like garbage from the factory working as a line Tech in the dealership I've seen it all but you're a Target because all this is on UA-cam and it's like they got nothing better to do but go skin UA-cam and go after the people there's no Emissions on airplanes on any military vehicle buses Etc you can't just pick and choose and go after the little guy and leave all those other vehicles exempt I'm so proud of you Brent you're very smart tuner and you understand how everything runs and that's what impresses me to keep watching your Channel also I love every time you end you have Gordo that I'm sorry he fell but I must replay it like 10 times every time you put it at the end of the video it just gives me a chuckle it was like the perfect fall but don't give up guys you have a loyal fan here and I appreciate everything you guys do
That might've been the single longest sentence I've ever read.
@@NegussugeN I'm glad you enjoyed it peace
@@NegussugeN I tried reading it all in one breath but I passed out twice 🥺
They attack the little guys knowing it’s way easier to railroad them with the hopes of scaring the masses. The big corps and ECU manufactures have massive legal departments that can tie them up in litigation and the endless process of appeals while conducting business as usual. Odds are the small shops can’t afford to put up a fight so like any good coward, government goes after the low hanging fruit.
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You really got fined for 'racing' hondas. You should have stuck with sellin NAAWWWSSSSSSSS
So wack but I am happy to see you still cracking
>overwhelmed selling merch
Got my RPM Act Stickers & Hot Riding Not A Crime T-shirt in like 3 days lol. Keep up the good work PFI
This goes back to prohibition, selling and making weed legal...... there is a group who are pissed that they are not smart enough to upgrade and make the money them self... its all about the $$$$$$$$$ and who is not getting enough of it...
So well said and explained.
Your a fkn legend.
Love your passion
Russ(Australia)
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.
I bought the hotrodding is not a crime shirt, and just ordered a this is awesome, and a let's get rad shirt. You have the best channel on UA-cam man. I tell everyone about it daily haha. I still remember the first video I randomly came across with you in it, when you and the boostedboiz put a turbo on vtec Vicky in one day. That one video led me down a rabbit hole to where I discovered pfi, and boostedboiz.. from there I discovered Cleetus, Taylor ray, ricermiata, and many more channels. All of you guys have become a part of my daily life. Watching all of the videos and looking forward to the next. I have really learned a lot.. especially from your channel. I want to say thank you for putting in the work of bringing us such great content.
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My man if I had the money you'd be the first person I would help. You have got to be one of if not the most down to earth person in the Honda scene. I hope everything ends up going well! Keep your head up brother
He didn't pay the fine, supporters did.
There is an erroneous assumption that there is no way that an individual can make a vehicle made by a multi-billion dollar company run better than stock. The truth is these companies make numerous sacrificial design decisions to make a car that works for multiple uses, some of those are not always working in the best interests of the end user.