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01-31-2006, 12:28 AM
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dudes smog
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Advocate of The Hyphy Movment
Join Date: Aug 2005
City: V-a-L-L-e-j-o
State: California
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what the hell can we do to our v6's and pass this peice of shit smog? aside from gears and drive train crap. has anyone tampered with their camshafts and heads? pistons? has anyone even stroked their cars to4.2L
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1989 coupe 5.0 yeessur.
"Shake n bake"
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01-31-2006, 07:04 PM
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Re: dudes smog
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^needs more bondo
Join Date: Sep 2003
City: Modesto
State: California
Posts: 9,604
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remember, most cars when modded right, WILL pass the sniffer.
its visual thats going to kill you.
if you have cams and a stroker, and are tuned right and still have cats, you will pass the sniffer. but if you have stuff like intake, exhaust(without cats), power adders not carb legal, youre not gonna even get past visual.
buddy up in sac with a 97 2g eclipse awd, 2.4L stroker, HKS 272/272cams, GT30 turbo, 850cc injectors, 255lph pump and aeromotive FPR, Tuned via DSMlink, with full turboback exhaust but had a cat welded in for temporary, PASSED the sniffer. after doing the test, they popped the hood(theyre supposed to do that first), and saw all this shit(the polished turbo, intake piping and fmic kinda gave it away), and failed him visually.
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2003 Redfire Cobra - 448whp/435wtq
1990 Eclipse GSX - possibly For Sale (Will fund cobra's clutch and IRS mods!)
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02-01-2006, 05:29 PM
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Re: dudes smog
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I SMOKE HYBRIDS
Join Date: Jul 2004
City: Thousand oaks, California
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Ya I am gonna be pissed if I put a vortech S-trim on my car & I dont pass. I think this is a really good thread to help us Californians' updated with what parts they have installed when they pass smog. I have a test coming up in the next 4 months. I gotta put the stock exaust on & reflash the computer back to stock. 
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I have an 01GT w/ frpp 3:73's, sportline springs, wms cold-air w/95mm mass-air, (ceramic) BBK equal length headers (ceramic) mac 70mm t. body, trickflow intake plenium, mac pro-chamber, flowmaster catback, Nitto drags, NX N20 150hp jets, & some good predator tuning! Best E.T. 11.79 @ 118.4mph
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02-02-2006, 05:03 AM
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Re: dudes smog
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^needs more bondo
Join Date: Sep 2003
City: Modesto
State: California
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i doubt their diagnostics will figure out its a flashed tune in the ecu. obdII diagnostics couldnt find DSMlink in mine, and that you have to take the ecu out, take a chip out and stick the new one in(with dsmlink on it).
but yeah, exhaust must have cats. i hear people pass with H-pipes(since stangs come with h-pipes) but they had cats. im getting the mac o/r H with cats, so i should be fine as long as i go to a huptey off the wall ghetto place and not some high class know-it-alls.
but yeah, i dont think a vortech s-trim is carb legal. i know some ford racing kit is though, but its half as decent as a vortech and double the price(from what i hear). thus why im doubtful ill go that route with the stang in cali. a nitrous system set up right and properly hidden(no red/blue anodized crap giving fuel mods away), will likely pass visual. guy did it on his 98 cobra at the track, had the nitrous sticker and helmet, open hood. took me a while to track everything, very clean and hidden. lines had black wire looms and shit over them to look like stock wiring harnesses and everything.
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2003 Redfire Cobra - 448whp/435wtq
1990 Eclipse GSX - possibly For Sale (Will fund cobra's clutch and IRS mods!)
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02-02-2006, 09:21 AM
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Re: dudes smog
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taking a break
Join Date: May 2004
City: Iowa City, IA
State: Iowa
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man, I'm happy I don't live in Cali, or any other state with tests... otherwise, I might actually have to run mufflers  ... anyway, sucks to be you guys.
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2002 Sonic Blue GT, 5 Speed
Mods: MGW Short Throw Shifter, Mach 1 Brakes
17"x9" Cobra's, Borla Exhaust, Cold Air Intake,
Polished Stainless Steel Inserts, more interior aluminum than I know what to do with
2001 Silver v-6, totalled, then sold
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02-03-2006, 02:49 AM
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Re: dudes smog
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^needs more bondo
Join Date: Sep 2003
City: Modesto
State: California
Posts: 9,604
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its not that bad. just gotta be smart and do things right and make sure theyre reversable to stock.
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-Thomas-

2003 Redfire Cobra - 448whp/435wtq
1990 Eclipse GSX - possibly For Sale (Will fund cobra's clutch and IRS mods!)
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02-04-2006, 10:52 AM
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Re: dudes smog
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I SMOKE HYBRIDS
Join Date: Jul 2004
City: Thousand oaks, California
Posts: 1,085
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Should I just keep my nitrous? I think the s-trim is 50 state legal. I just hope I wouldnt have to switch it back & forth every two years. If thats the case, I might as well go with a t-trim & learn how to switch it myself. Btw, how much do you think it would cost to have some1 put on the kit? I think it takes 8 hours if you know what you are doing. 
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I have an 01GT w/ frpp 3:73's, sportline springs, wms cold-air w/95mm mass-air, (ceramic) BBK equal length headers (ceramic) mac 70mm t. body, trickflow intake plenium, mac pro-chamber, flowmaster catback, Nitto drags, NX N20 150hp jets, & some good predator tuning! Best E.T. 11.79 @ 118.4mph
[IMG]C:\Documents and Settings\jon.straszewski\Desktop\TOP shity to bar 020.JPG[/IMG]
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02-06-2006, 12:04 PM
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Re: dudes smog
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Advocate of The Hyphy Movment
Join Date: Aug 2005
City: V-a-L-L-e-j-o
State: California
Posts: 363
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mm vortec is 50 state legal they have carb #'s. as long as you have a carb # you'll be fine. but having somone install it might cost u about 2-4 hundred dollars.. do your shopping around first before jumping in. i always thought nitrous was illegal, automatic 3 months in jail if caught, a friend of mine has a friend that ran it during the "races" and got caught and put him in jail.. agree gts dude livin in cali aint bad at all.. beautiful sun beautiful women oh and did i mention cars too? we're just tryna protect the beauty tiz all! haha
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1989 coupe 5.0 yeessur.
"Shake n bake"
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