emission test coming up
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i have headers / intake / exhaust on my 97accord and i couldnt pass it... now i keep my car well maintained and it wouldnt pass... i ended up paying 100$ to some fools out here in wilmington next to long beach to pass it.... the guys prior i went to were nice enough to do a test run and it wouldnt pass...good luck man !!
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From: Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeetroit
Originally Posted by Mike__
I'm not too sure about that, I have a hi-flow cat converter in mine and I can tell you that it's made a difference in performance.
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From: six-five-o
Originally Posted by 98CoupeV6
Do you have track or dyno numbers? I've never heard of them doing more than maybe a horsepower or two for most Hondas.
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From: Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeetroit
Originally Posted by wedley2
yea, i can only few maybe a horsepower or two in the topend...well thats horsepower anyways, nm...:lmao:
But what horsepower actually is is actually quite difficult to envision in your head. While torque measures how much power the downward piston stroke generates on the crank, horsepower is a rather odd function that compares it to how quickly it uses that torque. I dunno, I find it pretty fascinating 
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From: six-five-o
Originally Posted by 98CoupeV6
lol it's right on my laminated engineering reference card that gets me discounts at geek conventions...HP = torque x RPM/5252 But what horsepower actually is is actually quite difficult to envision in your head. While torque measures how much power the downward piston stroke generates on the crank, horsepower is a rather odd function that compares it to how quickly it uses that torque. I dunno, I find it pretty fascinating
But what horsepower actually is is actually quite difficult to envision in your head. While torque measures how much power the downward piston stroke generates on the crank, horsepower is a rather odd function that compares it to how quickly it uses that torque. I dunno, I find it pretty fascinating 
confuzzling werds, lol
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From: LA, Califas!!!
Hey, I live in Cali, right in Alhambra. Does anyone here know a shop that can pass the smog. I'm changing the engine in my 91 DX, and I'm afraid it won't pass. I'm going to change the Cat, and clean the EGR and PCV valves, but I'm just making sure I know a spot where I can go in case in don't pass. Please help!!!
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From: six-five-o
Originally Posted by georgelv1999
Hey, I live in Cali, right in Alhambra. Does anyone here know a shop that can pass the smog. I'm changing the engine in my 91 DX, and I'm afraid it won't pass. I'm going to change the Cat, and clean the EGR and PCV valves, but I'm just making sure I know a spot where I can go in case in don't pass. Please help!!!
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From: Sacramento, CA.
If it's aftermart intake it's got to have a carb number or eo number, header same thing everything past the cat. is ok.
And yes Honda does make emission related air boxs stock. look at a 00ish ody and you'll find coolant hoses going to a small heat exchanger in the air box. It's called early fuel evaporation.
And yes Honda does make emission related air boxs stock. look at a 00ish ody and you'll find coolant hoses going to a small heat exchanger in the air box. It's called early fuel evaporation.
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From: six-five-o
Originally Posted by hondatech
If it's aftermart intake it's got to have a carb number or eo number, header same thing everything past the cat. is ok.
And yes Honda does make emission related air boxs stock. look at a 00ish ody and you'll find coolant hoses going to a small heat exchanger in the air box. It's called early fuel evaporation.
And yes Honda does make emission related air boxs stock. look at a 00ish ody and you'll find coolant hoses going to a small heat exchanger in the air box. It's called early fuel evaporation.