California emissions
11-21-2016, 10:33 PM
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California emissions
I have a 2002 Z06 that I bought from a forum member in 2014. I had is shipped from Atlanta to Oakland and had 50 state shorty headers installed and with a comp cam and built engine it passed smog testing here that year. After several attempts with three shops (one a tuner with a mustang dyno) it will not now pass smog testing--I am told it is because California tightened it's rules since 2014.Any ideas besides selling it to someone in another state?
11-22-2016, 03:59 PM
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I have a 2002 Z06 that I bought from a forum member in 2014. I had is shipped from Atlanta to Oakland and had 50 state shorty headers installed and with a comp cam and built engine it passed smog testing here that year. After several attempts with three shops (one a tuner with a mustang dyno) it will not now pass smog testing--I am told it is because California tightened it's rules since 2014.Any ideas besides selling it to someone in another state?
11-22-2016, 06:58 PM
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I have a 2002 Z06 that I bought from a forum member in 2014. I had is shipped from Atlanta to Oakland and had 50 state shorty headers installed and with a comp cam and built engine it passed smog testing here that year. After several attempts with three shops (one a tuner with a mustang dyno) it will not now pass smog testing--I am told it is because California tightened it's rules since 2014.Any ideas besides selling it to someone in another state?
11-22-2016, 07:04 PM
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Apparently you haven't been in a while. There is no more rolling dyno test for newer vehicles. It is all computer and inspection now. Takes like 5 minutes at the shop I go to.
11-22-2016, 07:13 PM
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But the OPs 2002 should not need to go on the rollers. Need to find a smog shop that has the newest updated equipment. Should only need a visual inspection as well as hooking up and see if there are any codes present.
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11-22-2016, 07:17 PM
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11-23-2016, 10:08 PM
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Depends exactly WHY it failed cif smog--
Was it due to the "readiness monitors "
Was is dues to high hydrocarbons ?
Was it due to high NOX ?
or even shown check engine light ?
I assume your car passed all the "visual tests" meaning it has the cats installed and the AIR system ad the shorties have a CARB sticker as well if you have a CAI it has the sticker as well----
If any of the 1st 3 items is the cause or even a DTC ---all this can easily be achieved with some easy fixes---let me know why it failed--
Was it due to the "readiness monitors "
Was is dues to high hydrocarbons ?
Was it due to high NOX ?
or even shown check engine light ?
I assume your car passed all the "visual tests" meaning it has the cats installed and the AIR system ad the shorties have a CARB sticker as well if you have a CAI it has the sticker as well----
If any of the 1st 3 items is the cause or even a DTC ---all this can easily be achieved with some easy fixes---let me know why it failed--