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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by shadow7
ohh i see, in that case i have a question for you, i keep failing smog due to high HCs, i have come to find that my car was running extremely rich to the point where it was really stinky. after a little tunning and lots of replaced parts, it seems like i might have a chance at passing, but now that you mentioned about the BOVs that are recirculated and are meant to be that way do you think i shoud go back to my stock BOV. im running an apexi twin chamber BOV. the smog guy i go to does not care about visual, he says as long as i pass the sniffer he dosnt care, at least thats how he is with me.

like i said the car isnt running as rich anymore but theres no guarantee that it will pass.
i suppose but its hard to say without actually looking at the car. its really depends on how the BOV is setup.

if you think it might be the problem then just go to recirc for th test to be safe
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by 2cute
i suppose but its hard to say without actually looking at the car. its really depends on how the BOV is setup.

if you think it might be the problem then just go to recirc for th test to be safe
fair enough,,, thanks jen
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 10:15 AM
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no problem
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