Just got a smog check
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^ you don't need really need cams...or do you have a sti? cause you can get well over 300whp with the stock wrx cams.
your friend's gonna need that cat.... especially if they know what they are looking for.
when i went through this silliness last year for my 17 y/o toyota truck, i learned a few things:
1. get an oil change. before i got this, the truck was barely driven and it has been a year since i got it changed...
so numbers that failed was like 130 with a max of 120.
after the oil change, it dropped down under 100. the guy was very surprised.
2. run the engine to NORMAL operating temp.
3. dont be obvious when you are missing parts... duh...
4. if you have a CEL, fix the dang thing. besides the oil change, i had a CEL that required a new O2 sensor... which was like 17 years old... doh...
when i went through this silliness last year for my 17 y/o toyota truck, i learned a few things:
1. get an oil change. before i got this, the truck was barely driven and it has been a year since i got it changed...
so numbers that failed was like 130 with a max of 120.after the oil change, it dropped down under 100. the guy was very surprised.
2. run the engine to NORMAL operating temp.
3. dont be obvious when you are missing parts... duh...
4. if you have a CEL, fix the dang thing. besides the oil change, i had a CEL that required a new O2 sensor... which was like 17 years old... doh...
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^ if you are on stock turbo you will. You can run a fmic with a oem stock turbo, go to the dmv web page and look into the turbo car part and you will find it.
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hmmmmm that means i will pass the smog test when i get it done .... not bad at all
will put my downpipe on it before.
will put my downpipe on it before.
Last edited by Subaru_dude; Jun 29, 2008 at 05:25 PM.


