I just thought I'd throw this out there, but will a RX pass cali smog with a blown apex or coolant seal. It seems like NO, but I've never tried.

 

I think it is highly unlikely that it would pass. But then again the symptoms for a broken apex seal range from a slightly irregular idle to an engine that simply won't start. So it might pass if you are at the not-so-bad end of that scale.

-Max

 

I passed with a blown apex seal.

I adjusted the idle screw to raise the idle rpm before taking it to the smog shop; anything below 1200rpm and the car would shake like it was having an epileptic siezure. The smog tech hooked my car up to the dyno and although I was close to failing at certain parts of the test, I still passed stringent CA smog. Oh yeah, this was at a test-only center since my car had been labeled a gross polluter at some point in time. Other than the poor idle and bad gas mileage my car ran fairly well.

Individual results will vary, of course.

 

^ that motor only had a very small chip from an apex seal.

it's possible, but most of the time they'll fail.

 

for a bill fifty.....anything will pass.............3 hundo for test only..........seen it on criegslist

 

If you need a hookup, PM Wackyracer.

 

yeah, wacky got me hooked up nice

 

My car passed smog with fly colors. It's my first FD and I have 2 FC's. The FD's scare the SH*T out of me and I didn't want to have to deal with a blown engine. THe idle is perfect, no smoke no shake, and passed smog. So I'm safe.

 

So when are you going to be driving it?.... I have only had 1 FD show up on three serperate cruises.