how i cheated smog
 

well i went to smog my white hatchback cuz im gonna sell it, and the first time i went in i failed because i got 0 ignition timing, and i think the cat was old
NO max @ 15mph = 859, i got 570
NO max at 25mph, 798, i got 588
CO max 15mph = 0.84, i got .17
CO @ 25mph .73 i got .09
HC max @ 15mph 138, i got 81
HC max at 25mph 112, i got 43

so if i just changed the timing i think it would have raised the numbers and i would failed, so what i did was take a obd2 cat, and my old exhaust off my si with 145k on it, and i cut the exhaust with a chop saw and welded the obd2 cat in and plugged up the bung so basically a double cat exhaust... heres the numbers
no @ 15= 4
no@ 25= 257
CO @ 15= .03
co @ 25= .00
HC @ 15= 10
HC @ 25= 5

wayyyyyy down from what i had it at, and timing was at 15degrees.

stupid CA smog, i cheated them good.. and btw this engine has 210k on it, came from florida to northern CA, it will be for sale shortly for about 2500 obo

Re: how i cheated smog
 

its not nessicarly cheating the smog if your accualy reducing the ammount of polutants coming out of your car.

Re: how i cheated smog
 

Only 2 cats? Don't some cars have like 4? lol ???

Re: how i cheated smog
 

i passed with 2 cat, down scaled 450 with UB and stock timing and a empty intake box. LOL
NOx are a little higher then normal tho...
BTW...
just did a smong on a 96 maxima i just bought and the Co level is at ZERO??? WTF??

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i was under the impression that imprezas have 4 cats...i think my buddy's 05 legacy has 3-4

Re: how i cheated smog
 

And this is cheating how? Your not getting away with anything... your doing exactly what the man wants you too, reduce the pollution...

Re: how i cheated smog
 

my 50 state accord (no... not the black turbo one) has 2 cats... stock

Re: how i cheated smog
 

over here in PA... i have a gutted cat.. & all i have to do to pass smog is show up... oh and have a sealed gas cap. :)

Re: how i cheated smog
 

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Oh and you wanna know how to really cheat the smog... not take it. All my hondas, I have never smoged one, not one.

Oh and using two cats ain't nothin' new. People have been doing that for years and years. I have a spare hf mani/cat/dp setup laying around just in case I decide I want to smog my car(s).

Re: how i cheated smog
 

Just move to MN, no emissions. Stealthmode was smart enough to join us, you can do anything to your car as long as it has 2 license plates with current tabs and a reasonable tint. Actually I did get pulled over for my exhaust falling off, but that was in an uber-rich community.