Passing smog without ACV/Airpump?
11-22-03, 02:03 PM
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Passing smog without ACV/Airpump?
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In an ongoing effort to clean up the engine bay, I wanna gut all the emissions equipment. However, the car still must pass smog testing... So there's always the Corvette electric smog pump available (and swapping the cat once every 2 years) ... just wondering if I get rid of all the emissions, and plumb the electric airpump to the cat every few years for the half hour... would I pass? Would it be worse or better than stock numbers?
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-Ross
In an ongoing effort to clean up the engine bay, I wanna gut all the emissions equipment. However, the car still must pass smog testing... So there's always the Corvette electric smog pump available (and swapping the cat once every 2 years) ... just wondering if I get rid of all the emissions, and plumb the electric airpump to the cat every few years for the half hour... would I pass? Would it be worse or better than stock numbers?
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-Ross
11-23-03, 04:16 AM
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If anything, no ACV will result in cleaner emissions from your tailpipe. Junk all emissions, and when the time comes run a lt1/ls1 elec. air pump or put back on the stocker and run a hose to the stock cat.
I highly doubt the cat's life will be signifcantly affected, especially if it's only on for 30 minutes every 2 years.
I highly doubt the cat's life will be signifcantly affected, especially if it's only on for 30 minutes every 2 years.
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