Old Oct 23, 2003 | 03:47 AM
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Default so i failed smog again... (CA)...help?!?!

first time i passed at 25 mph but failed cuz at 15 mph i did not pass Hydro Carbon (HC), Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Nitrogen Oxide (NO)...i hope i got those right

so then i get new plugs, wires, cat. convertor and thats it
i pass everything at 15 and 25 mph although my HC@15mph was 89 and 90 is max h:

but the first time it was really busy and the guys were just like get it fixed and retest..
so i go to a newer place, same ownership, that is closer to my house
they smog my car....then they freaking do a crazy visual...
complained about my mounting of my HID's...asked where i got my mods from and who installed...checked my timing...etc

so then they come in and say that passed all my emissions and all my carb eo's are right.......................... but i failed visual!!!!!!

why you ask
1) Crimped PCV breather hose/ not rated for PCV....pretty much meant the hose is not oem, get one that says PCV on it, and don't clamp it as tight
2)Timing at 12 degrees, stock is 16......i thought i was @ 16 TDC but i guess i should have checked...they said i need to be within +/- 2 degrees of stock (16)

so i gotta f*cking smog again!!! mother bitches!!! stupid asses couldnt just let me slide with a freaking hose and timing 2 degrees off

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anyone know how i can lower my HC amounts??
and yes i did the usual run my car for 30 minutes hard before testing, oil change, injector cleaner run before going in
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