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I passed smog!!!

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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 11:04 AM
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I passed smog!!!

I know this isn't very technical, but I just wanted to say thanks to everyone that has helped me along the way with my emissions stuff, the auxiliary ports, and any other random questions that I asked. Cheers to you gentlemen and ladies! I could not have done it without you!

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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 11:22 AM
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me too! after i slipped juan a benjamin
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 11:25 AM
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Congrats man, I think your apart of the very few that can pass.
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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this Thread is Worthless without READINGS!..(lol!)...(congrats..Uh.. Satan??)
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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way 2 go. . . wish i could get mine to pass!
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 05:18 PM
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What is your setup? Is there anything in particular that you think helped you to pass?
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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Damn!
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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I passed mine as well, idk how..... but i did.
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 12:09 PM
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Here's the lowdown...

All emissions
Air Box
All cats (2 newish pre's, main cat is falling apart)
Premix
Recent tune up (oil, plugs, restabbed the cas and timing, etc)

There's a lot of country side by the smog place so I went and dogged the car for about 15 mins before going down there. I didn't pass all the visual stuff last time as the hose from the air pump was missing. I also had NO EMISSIONS and block off plates on the ACV and OMP. This time I went back completely stock (minus OMP) with the air box, stock manifolds, ACV, and that hose on the air pump. I didn't have the silencer for the ACV, so I just put a random hose on it that made it about 90% of the way to the front headlight. No issues.


15mph
  • HC: Max = 138 Measured = 116
  • CO: Max = 0.85 Measured = 0.27
  • NO: Max = 1148 Measured = 192 (average is 399)

25 mph
  • HC: Max= 113 Measured = 96
  • CO: Max = 0.65 Measured = .28
  • NO: Max = 978 Measured = 134 (again, below average)

Observations from my smog tribulations....

- I tried the alcohol trick. A gallon in my quarter tank of gas lowered the HC about 100ppm.

- Running the smog pump into the split air pipe will still get you 400ppm in hc unless I did it wrong. Putting the ACV back is what really helped.

- A rebuild with 10k miles on it really helps

I'm not sure if a newer main cat would have made it lower or not, but mine is spitting chunks out every now and then (I can see them on the muffler lip).

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Old Jun 19, 2008 | 10:12 AM
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You can Also use "Garanteed To Pass" only Problem is, you have to burn all the gas in that tank w/ it before you take the emission. the Bottle says Pass or Double your money back. I used it and I Passed by 1 point littraly on HC.
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Old Jun 19, 2008 | 10:30 AM
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I like to thank everyone in the forum also i PASS my smog too. with all the info's from everyone here in the forum.

Search tool in the forum is really great ! !

here is what i did

all emissions installed.

tune up
Seafoam ( is really amazing )
Bonez dual Catz
Magnaflow exhaust

pass with flying colors
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