RE: NJ DMLers..New Smog test details?

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Mon Jun 05 2000 - 00:22:37 EDT


They can't give you any grief unless you removed the cat (or replaced it
with something that's not quite like the factory setup).

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From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
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Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 11:14 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: NJ DMLers..New Smog test details?

  I just went through the dyno inspection. Passed with flying colors.
Of course mine is stock with a sewer pipe intake, and a home-brew
catback, which I think cleaned it up because the numbers were so
low compared to the limits. They never even looked under the hood!
I thought they would give me trouble over the exhaust, cause it was
echoing throughout the garage, just a couple of smiles when the guy
put it in gear (2nd or 3rd) and spun it up around 2500RPM for about
a minute. I think they gave me a printout, I'll have to look for it.
  I think your chances are alot better than a snowball's in hell.
With a big cam, it will be running cleaner at cruising RPM compared to
idle. Keep us posted, sounds like what I would like to do in a couple
of years.

Marc Federici
99 SLT+ CC 5.2 5sp 4x2 3.55sg

<< Hey NJ DMLers!(or anyone in the know about this):

 I am aware that beginning in 2000 all smog testing for motor vehicles in NJ
 will be done with a "sniffer" in conjunction with a chassis dyno.
Peviously
 it was done w/o the dyno as the vehicle idles.
 Does anyone know what paces they put your vehicle through to do this test?
 Have the criteria (NOX and CO allowed levels) changed? I am planning an
 engine swap 5.2 to 5.9 Magnum along with M1 intake, performance cam, and
 maybe some head work. All emmisions equipment will be retained. Do I
stand
 a snowball's chance in H*** of passing this test?

 My vehicle is a '95 OBD I with auto trans if this adds pertinent info for
an
 accurate answer. Any info or help would be greatly appreciated.
 Thanks in advance!

 Bob King
 Pennsville, NJ >>



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