Passing smog without airpump/acv?
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Passing smog without airpump/acv?
I wonder if this is possible. I checked out a very clean RX7 locally... had a very nicely made TID/cold air intake ... i was pretty impressed... however, i'm rather curious as to how he's passing smog because his acv was blocked off, there was no airpump, but he had a cat.
Weird eh? So is it possible?
Weird eh? So is it possible?
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if he's got an aftermarket (NON-STOCK) cat then it's possible
but I don't see how he'd pass the visual? don't they check for things like that?
then again, they don't really know what to look for, so maybe not.
but on stock cat, which requires air injection, I don't see it being very likely.
but I don't see how he'd pass the visual? don't they check for things like that?
then again, they don't really know what to look for, so maybe not.
but on stock cat, which requires air injection, I don't see it being very likely.
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Originally posted by silverrotor
I take It your still trying to source out an ACV Ross?
I take It your still trying to source out an ACV Ross?
I think I'm going to disassemble it, clean it up professionally, make sure everything is functional and then replace the one that I have. Maybe even polish it LOL.
But I'd prefer no emissions except the cat. I hate that goddamn bulky uglyass air pump!!! It would give me SOOO much more room around the turbo. After seeing that guy's setup yesterday, his engine looks so damn clean without emissions. Only 4 vacuum lines, wastegate, profec a, boost sensor, compressor outlet nipple.... Man it looked so mint Bastard had a RB catback too :P
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I can't really comment on that. B'c my conversion doesn't Include the presence of ABS and I have all the Manifolds off the car all shined up and pretty. But In this case, I have a block off Kit on It's way. So no ACV nor Manifold Check Valve for me.
I'm pretty sure you could still take It off w/o the annoyance of the ABS?
I'm pretty sure you could still take It off w/o the annoyance of the ABS?
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Originally posted by j200pruf
could you just run a smaller belt driven airpump directly to the Cat, without using the ACV?
could you just run a smaller belt driven airpump directly to the Cat, without using the ACV?
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Fingers lives in Ontario Canada. Ontario isn't as tight *** as vancouver and definitly not like LA where the Etest facilities are run by the state with cameras monitoring every move.
However i do applaud fingers in trying to keep the earth clean and liveable.
Kudos!
However i do applaud fingers in trying to keep the earth clean and liveable.
Kudos!
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Scott is correct, I did the same thing last year when I needed to pass emissions. I had already junked the egr, and acv. I simply put back on the airpump and ran a hose from the airpump straight into the cat. It actually runs a lot cleaner this way since air is constantly going to the cat.
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