Took my mod'd E55 to have it California smogged today, and .......

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Mar 2, 2011 | 10:10 PM
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PASSED!!!!

no 2nd cats, larger TB, 180mm /tune, headers. Ran it hard prior.

Of course he did not do a visual too carefully and to be honest every car with a header I have owned passed anyhow.

Results @ 650

CO2 Meas 13.5 ,Max 100 / HC Meas 7, Max 100 / CO Meas .25 ,Max 1.00

Results @ 2500

CO2 Meas 15.0, Max 130/ HC Meas 12, Max 130/ CO Meas 0.00, Max 1.00

Two step test with no dyno time.
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Mar 3, 2011 | 01:42 AM
  #2  
Very nice!
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Mar 3, 2011 | 03:58 AM
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i thought all cali cars had to do a dyno smog ???
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Mar 3, 2011 | 05:02 AM
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Quote: i thought all cali cars had to do a dyno smog ???
Depends on the county. So maybe he lives in a county that doesn't require the enhanced smog test which requires dyno testing. Basic smog is just at idle and 2500 rpms. I live where it's only a basic and no dyno, too.
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Mar 3, 2011 | 07:03 AM
  #5  
That's good to know I have to take my car to be smogged on Saturday, so cross fingers it passes as well.
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Mar 3, 2011 | 07:26 AM
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Here in VA, it used to be on a dyno at different rpms, with a sniffer in the exhaust. Now its plug into the ECU, sniffer in tail pipe, and gas cap test.
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Mar 3, 2011 | 07:37 AM
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I love NYC, the rotten apple! if u live here, u know what I mean.
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Mar 3, 2011 | 07:56 AM
  #8  
In NC we just do OBII tests.. I used to live in MD and VA so I remember the days of the sniffers in the tail pipe, gas cap, and the dyno...

Here's the thing about the smog tests that I have never understood... They only did the newer cars, not the older ones... It's all the older ones that are the problem!
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Mar 3, 2011 | 08:24 AM
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Sweet!!! is it still every other year in Cal? I had read somewhere that the secondary kitties were for some EU standard.

No smog testing in Indiana. We don't have smog, the wind blows it all to Ohio.
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Mar 3, 2011 | 08:29 AM
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Thank god for no emissions in Ohio
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Mar 3, 2011 | 08:38 AM
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Quote: No smog testing in Indiana. We don't have smog, the wind blows it all to Ohio.
Sorry Ohio...lol
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Mar 3, 2011 | 11:57 AM
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Not even a gas cap test. Tech says that is only for older cars now. The dyno test is not used due to the inability to 'turn off traction control.' Guess the steps for dyno mod is too complicated for some??? Either way, I really did not want to remove mods and install my 2nd cats back on.
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Mar 3, 2011 | 02:18 PM
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SWEEET! good to know you passed w/o secondary cats, im due next year and really didn't wanna re-install them lol
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Mar 3, 2011 | 03:06 PM
  #14  
I had the near same results. No 2nd cats, bigger injhectors, all the mods....barely registered on the 2 speed sniff test! 600+ hp and fully smog legal...these things are awesome!
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Mar 3, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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Quote: Not even a gas cap test. Tech says that is only for older cars now. The dyno test is not used due to the inability to 'turn off traction control.' Guess the steps for dyno mod is too complicated for some??? Either way, I really did not want to remove mods and install my 2nd cats back on.
What county do you live in?
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Mar 3, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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Quote: What county do you live in?
The beauty State of Los Angeles.
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Mar 3, 2011 | 06:23 PM
  #17  
Quote: The beauty State of Los Angeles.
PM me the contact of your guy/shop so when i do mine i don't have to f around. How much did you pay him? LOL!
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Mar 3, 2011 | 06:31 PM
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Quote: PM me the contact of your guy/shop so when i do mine i don't have to f around. How much did you pay him? LOL!
Actually just the straight $50. He is too big (round) to get under to look at cats or lean into a hood. Super nice guy though. I think it is one of those, who mods a Benz so why bother looking attitude, and I kept him talking when those prompts came up on the computer that he had to answer on visuals.
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