View Poll Results: Is your rotary TEST ONLY for Califonia SMOG test?
Yes, I'm TEST ONLY
60
85.71%
No
9
12.86%
No, I'm exempt, '76 or older vehicle.
1
1.43%
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Poll: Is your rotary vehicle tagged TEST ONLY for California SMOG test?
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Rotorhead
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Poll: Is your rotary vehicle tagged TEST ONLY for California SMOG test?
like the subject says...
Please answer for only rotary powered vehicles.
Thanks
Please answer for only rotary powered vehicles.
Thanks
Last edited by jes; Apr 2, 2005 at 08:17 PM.
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Rotorhead
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From: California
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Test only is random unless you have previously failed as gross poluter. Test only also means nothing. Try to find a "non" test only shop. Even less likely find one that can repair rotary. Mine has never been flaged test only.
Last edited by GoRacer; Apr 3, 2005 at 04:27 PM.
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76' cars will be next year, but after that it don't go any further because around mid 70s is when everything was really smog regulated. My father is the manager of three shops that are "NON" test only shops. It basically means that the shop does more than smog related work. I haven't gone for smog with my LS1 swap yet but considering it is a low emissions motor I will have no problems. Hell, My motor pollutes less cruising 70mph down the highway than a rotary does turned off sitting in a driveway!
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Rotorhead
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From: California
Originally Posted by wackyracer
THIS THREAD SUCK!!! the most stupidiest thread I've ever read in the west forum. Who gives a ****. Besides, you got it all wrong. It should be 75 and below; not 76 and older.
1976 and older cars...
1975 and below what?!
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Rotorhead
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Originally Posted by 87lt1rx7
76' cars will be next year, but after that it don't go any further because around mid 70s is when everything was really smog regulated. My father is the manager of three shops that are "NON" test only shops. It basically means that the shop does more than smog related work. I haven't gone for smog with my LS1 swap yet but considering it is a low emissions motor I will have no problems. Hell, My motor pollutes less cruising 70mph down the highway than a rotary does turned off sitting in a driveway!
I am off by one on the Poll question " No, I'm exempt, '76 or older vehicle." Should be '75 or older...
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mines barly passed test only..i had oil leak, messed up tps, exhaust leak, bad spark plugs, im pretty sure 02 is done too. smell gas/oil when you step out of the car, i dont know bout the cat. and i'm still driving it the way it is 
nothing has been fixed
nothing has been fixed
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From: So Cal where the OC/LA/SB counties meet
This is a timely thread renewal.
My recent renewal for S4 TurboVert is indeed Test/Gold Shield Only. Always amazes me as I always pass legitimately with tons of room to spare. Doesn't matter to me as the place I normally go to is a Test Only shop anyway.
The DMV clearly broad brush our cars with no reference to past experience.
Sidebar, my win streak may get a hick-up this time around as I'm going to experiment to see if 680's in my secondaries will still pass the 25 mhp portion of the test. I just can't see that an additional 130cc's will make that much difference at that level. I put them in as an over engineering thing to protect my (now new) engine. If the experiment is a fail, I'll just put the 550's back in for the retest.
The DMV clearly broad brush our cars with no reference to past experience.
Sidebar, my win streak may get a hick-up this time around as I'm going to experiment to see if 680's in my secondaries will still pass the 25 mhp portion of the test. I just can't see that an additional 130cc's will make that much difference at that level. I put them in as an over engineering thing to protect my (now new) engine. If the experiment is a fail, I'll just put the 550's back in for the retest.
did you know that almost half of california does not require smog?
http://www.bar.ca.gov/80_BARResource...rogram_Map.pdf
of course you have to know someone who lives there.
http://www.bar.ca.gov/80_BARResource...rogram_Map.pdf
of course you have to know someone who lives there.
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did you know that almost half of california does not require smog?
http://www.bar.ca.gov/80_BARResource...rogram_Map.pdf
of course you have to know someone who lives there.
http://www.bar.ca.gov/80_BARResource...rogram_Map.pdf
of course you have to know someone who lives there.
Well, no one except the lucky few. Also, the DMV might get suspicious if 500+ RX7 owners get their DMV mail at the same address.............
enahanced is a dyno smog, basic is a non loaded stationary smog.
depending on the vehicle sometimes it can be worse off with the roles reversed, ie some cars burn cleaner under a load while some burn cleaner without a load.
depending on the vehicle sometimes it can be worse off with the roles reversed, ie some cars burn cleaner under a load while some burn cleaner without a load.