cali smog question

[CC'S95GT]

did you try pulling the spout connector while getting sniffed?
after you get all the visual stuff straighted out

 

[95gtdrop]

no. i havent. should i set the timing at 10* or 14*?
and do i just pull the spout connector right before i take it in?
i know it has to be pulled when setting the timing.

 

[snoball]

Thank the lord I dont have emissions in Missouri. This sounds like a big pita. Even a few years ago when we did, I just flipped the dude a 20 and itd pass. lol

 

[MadStang]

Thank the lord I dont have emissions in Missouri. This sounds like a big pita. Even a few years ago when we did, I just flipped the dude a 20 and itd pass. lol

ffffffuuuuuuuuuuu. I had to throw my catted h-pipe on over the weekend so I can pass smog this week. then remove it for my O/R H pipe.

 

[95gtdrop]

id flip the dude 100 to pass my shit!!!!
its really pissing me off and turning me off to my stang completly. instead of buying parts to make it faster and better, im dumping money in to making it shittier and slower. Fuck you california air reasearch board(carb)

 

[CC'S95GT]

no. i havent. should i set the timing at 10* or 14*?
and do i just pull the spout connector right before i take it in?
i know it has to be pulled when setting the timing.

I have my base timing set to 12 with the spout out.
I drive to a gas station around the corner from the testing place. turn off car, pull spout, drive to the sniffer, pass like it's not even running, drive back to gas station and reinstall spout.
With the spout out it will start and rev normally to about 2500 rpm (that's more than enough for the ck). after 2500 rpm's that car will fall on it's face due to no timing advance.
good luck in Comifornia, Geargia is almost as bad

 

[95gtdrop]

well after i put all the stock shit back on, i will pull the spout right before i get the the smog station

 

[MadStang]

I just went to get smogged, I passed everything but the CEL.... it didn't show up when I read it from the strategy but they pulled P1000, which is the obd 2 system not function. Basically because of disconnecting the battery over the weekend, the car hasn't retuned itself. FML!

 

[95gtdrop]

That may have been why mine failed.I had just disconnected the battery the night before. I didn't think of that!!! How many miles does it take to relearn itsself?

 

[MadStang]

That may have been why mine failed.I had just disconnected the battery the night before. I didn't think of that!!! How many miles does it take to relearn itsself?

My tuner said, get it on the highway (a decent distance) and just let the car learn itself. I haven't done that since I only drive city miles...

Did you ever post your smog test results? Why did it fail?

 

[95gtdrop]

First time getting smogged.

 

[95gtdrop]

Second time with the side notes that the fat prick wrote up.

 

[95gtdrop]

any other suggestions?

 

[MadStang]

high hydrocarbons = poor combustion or bad cats

Your timing might be off causing you to lean out, hence the high NOx levels.

Or it's just bad cats...

those are my best suggestions because there are some obvious issues if it's reading that high all the way across the board.

I passed with 0's all the way across the board...

 

[95gtdrop]

Inuave the timing at 10* should I put it back at 14*?
Two of the cats are new

 

[MadStang]

I'm a modular guy so I wouldn't be able to help you with timing, but, you need something to richen the fuel mixture if it's not the cats.

 

[CC'S95GT]

If it's at 10* with the spout out then leave it there till after you get it passed.
I think timing is also 1 of the things the shop looks at in some states.

 

[95gtdrop]

On our cars, they don't look at timing. That's what two techs told me

 

[95gtdrop]

Any other ideas?

 

[PI96GT]

get a factory midpipe and put it on, then swap ur hi flow one back on after the smog