Sounds like it is a real pain to get legal in California. Congratulations!! It's always cheaper to pass and now the $ can go for more important things like 
I Passed!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I Passed!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, more accurately, my Vette passed CA smog!
I left the paper out in the car, but except for NOX, I passed with room to spare.
The real crap shoot nature of CA tests is this: Unless you hook up with the states central computer, they can't compare the numbers to the make/model/year!!!!
You can get numbers, but they have no bearing unless compared to other cars of the same vintage!!!!
But, my car is one more step closer to being legal!
I left the paper out in the car, but except for NOX, I passed with room to spare.
The real crap shoot nature of CA tests is this: Unless you hook up with the states central computer, they can't compare the numbers to the make/model/year!!!!
You can get numbers, but they have no bearing unless compared to other cars of the same vintage!!!!
But, my car is one more step closer to being legal!
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Congrats on another year (or is it two?) of driving freedom in the Peoples Republic of California! 
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Originally Posted by Corvette Kid NC
Congrats on another year (or is it two?) of driving freedom in the Peoples Republic of California!
but the engine will be rebuilt by then, so all should be tidy.
I think I know why the NOX are high, the tube that pulls the gasses from the exhaust into the intake, has a crack in it.
I have the new tube, but I donno how I am gonna replace it.
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Originally Posted by bogus
How true!
However, passing isn't that hard... my tough part was the LTCC, the tech didn't seem to notice it.
The numbers were clean as a whistle!
However, passing isn't that hard... my tough part was the LTCC, the tech didn't seem to notice it.
The numbers were clean as a whistle!
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Originally Posted by Corvette Kid NC
Congrats on another year (or is it two?) of driving freedom in the Peoples Republic of California!
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Originally Posted by BrianCunningham
Here's a thought, can you "hide it" down by the optispark?
Then, all they will see is coils, and your average tech might think they are stock. Besides, I am going to make a cool engine cover, ala LS1, to hide them, too!!! I ain't stupid!!!!