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Old 11-11-2007, 09:06 PM
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I took my car to get smoged yesterday and at 25mph (2021 rmp) the CO% measured 0.00 at 15mph it was 0.03. I'm not complaining because the car passed and the smog nightmare is over until 2009, but just wandering if someone can enlighten me on how it read cleaner than my wifes 4 banger saturn? I have no 'hook ups' at the smog station either, the test was for real.
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ethanol will do that for you
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new cats?
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Our cars pass really well if you have new or good cats in and they are well lit during testing.
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the cats arent new but I did drive for about 30 miles after adding a half can of seafoam in the gas tank on fill up. it says it helps pass smog, well i'm hooked. I don't usually use crap like that but I'll keep it handy for the next smog. 30 miles surely got the cats nice and toasty too.
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Originally Posted by 2formulas
the cats arent new but I did drive for about 30 miles after adding a half can of seafoam in the gas tank on fill up. it says it helps pass smog, well i'm hooked. I don't usually use crap like that but I'll keep it handy for the next smog. 30 miles surely got the cats nice and toasty too.
hmmm... interesting

good to know!
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Or their machine could have been broken or miscalibrated...
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyBry
Or their machine could have been broken or miscalibrated...

That's what i'm thinking.



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