california smog
So cal
I saw ur tune uploaded in the repository. Wish I could find a zzp stage 3 tune there. Lol
I saw ur tune uploaded in the repository. Wish I could find a zzp stage 3 tune there. Lol
Last edited by Melon; May 22, 2013 at 11:25 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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Call me crazy but cant you just turn off the codes that are tripping the CEL and hope it passes the visual and emission? And its illegal to remove any CAT that isnt damaged on any car unless it was produced without one as far as i remember! Some states dont test for them so it's easy to remove as no emission/visual but still illegal! I could be semi-mistaken!
Call me crazy but cant you just turn off the codes that are tripping the CEL and hope it passes the visual and emission? And its illegal to remove any CAT that isnt damaged on any car unless it was produced without one as far as i remember! Some states dont test for them so it's easy to remove as no emission/visual but still illegal! I could be semi-mistaken!
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Well then ive herd of people getting away with just a code deletion. but that maybe where it's just a function check not a full emissions/visual. I did freak out with my ranger cause it had EGR codes due to a fuel pressure sensor! But was a simple fix Like im sure dialing in his tune is! 
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so i need to smog my car but stil have a check engine light on cuz my tune is running real rich and i just don't have the time and money to get it tuned properly right now. current mods r dual pass, option b, zzps3 he, 2.9" or 3.0" not sure size, with 60lb injectors, zzp lt headers w/catted downpipe and tsudo cat back exhaust and k&n cai. my question to all of u is, can i just swap back to stock tune to go get smogged then put stage tune back on? will i b ok if i just stay out of boost? or would i need to swap parts back? if so can i get away with just doing the injectors and again staying out of boost? i have hpt so its not a problem to swap tunes. thanks in advance guys! stupid CA emissions!
visual-headers, cat, supercharger pulley, zzp s3 heat exchanger, injectors. all of these are a fail
Most high flow cats fail the sniffer test. CEL light will fail and if you clear the code you will still fail.
With the new STAR program clean pipes are getting hard to find and costing more cash.
Good luck.
I thought i heard something about California going to a new style of emissions testing on newer vehicles where they just do a visual inspection and then make sure all the readiness monitors pass with an obd2 scan? anyone else heard this?
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yes sir, sometime next year or maybe later this year. MOST cars 2000 and newer. 1999 and older same test we do now.
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Emissions suck, lol
I heard the EPA was talking of making all new cars, CARB cars by 2017 !
No more California emissions, we'd all be that way
I heard the EPA was talking of making all new cars, CARB cars by 2017 !
No more California emissions, we'd all be that way
Last edited by Cherry GT; Jun 4, 2013 at 09:24 PM. Reason: dumb a$$
Boo. Stupid epa. Lol. Wut I don't get is I can barely mod my car but these diesel trucks can put stacks on and just spew out black clouds of smoke. Yea I'm doin more damage than that is....
