Hi,

It's time for that dreaded biennial event - the California smog test! I "should" be legal, and I'm hoping I'll pass legally, but I've got a bit of a cam in the car and my cats have 100K miles on. My last test was a bit of a squeaker.

So I'm wondering if you guys have any tricks. I've heard before that putting some alcohol in with the gas can help. Don't know if that's true or not. Any other thoughts?

 

One trick I know of is to leave a couple of $50 bills on your seat

 

At least 2 or three.

 

Yeah two or three should do the trick.

 

ethonal gas in the tank

 

I thought it went in the muffler

 

damm ur smart man, so that means u fill up gas from ur tail pipe? and then u stick food up ur ***??

 

Nice comeback Ara........nice

 

lol, oh **** was this where the fuel went????
lmao... just when you thought you have heard all the stupid advice you can get, someone recommends fuel in the fuel tank

 

on a serious note, go to a good tuner or the tuner you have currently have them check your a/f and make sure all is good get the car good and hot and then take it down and cross your fingers

 

ethonal gas burns really clean, so if u use about half of that in the gas tank it is sometimes possible to pass even with out cats.

 

x2 ethanol does burn very clean and is a very inexpensive way to make sure your car will pass.

 

So what run E-50? LoL.


Isn't E-85 15% Ethenol and 85% Gas?

 

lol at the e-50 but i will have to ask my buddy what he uses on his old jeep whenever i see him again.

 

for temporary till he passes smog. its not so hard to believe.

 

a can of seafoam might help.

 

i was told by the smog tech to fill up E-85. 75e-85 25gas i guess its the new word on the streets. havnt tryed it yet tho

 

If you use ethanol, remember not to buy pure ethanol. That **** is taxed. You buy the denatured kind. And don't drink it, you could go blind.

 

Try Seafoaming the car.. really help if you can get rid of some of that carbon build up. Make sure your cats are really hot !,.. go for a highway cruise or drive around 10-15 in a lower gear to get engine and cat hot.!!

Clean the Throttle Body and intake. Change the oil and plugs

and see about a tuner to check and adjust the A/F and idle. Make sure you don't have ay vacuum leaks.

Also try getting the test done 1st thing in the morning.

 

Thanks, everyone. I've got some Seafoam laying around, so maybe I'll try that and hedge my bet with some alky.