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Paul Workman · 01-12-2021

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Originally Posted by Jagdpanzer

Paul,
Be honest, don't you miss just a little bit your time in Uncle Sam's Canoe Club where every day was a holiday and every meal was a banquet?

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Ummm..... ya musta been a recruiter, huh?

Okiedoke · 02-12-2021

I just failed mine after passing the last 2 =( NO at 15 MPH was 655. Car is fully stock. I think one thing I may have done differently is turning the power key off. I also haven't been driving very much lately. I'm schedule go back again in the morning with some fresher gas and try again. Any ideas?

HAWAIIZR-1 · 02-12-2021

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Originally Posted by Okiedoke

I just failed mine after passing the last 2 =( NO at 15 MPH was 655. Car is fully stock. I think one thing I may have done differently is turning the power key off. I also haven't been driving very much lately. I'm schedule go back again in the morning with some fresher gas and try again. Any ideas?

Sorry to hear that Harry. Hopefully one of the CA guys can help you. Maybe invest in a chip from Marc Haibeck specially for when you smog? Definitely have the power key off and removed.

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Okiedoke · 02-12-2021

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Originally Posted by HAWAIIZR-1

Sorry to hear that Harry. Hopefully one of the CA guys can help you. Maybe invest in a chip from Marc Haibeck specially for when you smog? Definitely have the power key off and removed.

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Interesting...I didn't know such a thing existed. The smog guy did point out to me that the temp gauge looked high during the test. I did try to get the car hot on the drive to the smog place (~4000 RPM). Maybe I got it too hot. Called my mechanic and he said it could fail if the car's either too cold or too hot. Will just top off the gas and drive in normally tomorrow morning and see if I get lucky. Aloha!

tccrab · 02-12-2021

Don't know if the power key off is real or an urban legend.
I've smogged mine both ways, didn't see any difference.
No tricks to my '90 passing the emissions, just fresh tank full of Chevron Supreme and a spirited 20 minute drive before dropping it off at the Smog Nazi station.
My NOX has been close but has never gone over.......yet......

If you fail again, do have a chat with Mr. Haibec, if anybody knows all the secrets it's him.

Good luck!!

'Crabs

HAWAIIZR-1 · 02-13-2021

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Originally Posted by Okiedoke

Interesting...I didn't know such a thing existed. The smog guy did point out to me that the temp gauge looked high during the test. I did try to get the car hot on the drive to the smog place (~4000 RPM). Maybe I got it too hot. Called my mechanic and he said it could fail if the car's either too cold or too hot. Will just top off the gas and drive in normally tomorrow morning and see if I get lucky. Aloha!

I forgot the details of the Marc emissions chip, despite for CA I use the same one in Japan too. Japan is more strict than Cali and there is a 12 modes test of varying scenarios of load/rpms so my power key has to be off. I hope you?re okay tomorrow. [emoji1317]

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GOLDCYLON · 02-14-2021

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Originally Posted by -=Jeff=-

Man that is messed up..

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Okiedoke · 02-14-2021

I passed! I went earlier and just drove normally so the engine wasn't so hot. The temp gauge showed lower during the test. If I heard right, the smog guy said the this temp problem won't exist for cars that have an EGR. Also he said failing 15MPH and passing 25 MPH for NOX suggested the cats weren't warm enough yet. So I drove it around the block and straight in to testing. I had also topped off with 6.5 gallons of Chevron Supreme before heading in. Not sure if that helped or not.

I did compare this report with the first and last tests I did at this smog shop. I got a NOX in the high 400s this time. Last time was in the low 400s. The first had the model as "Corvette ZR-1" and had a NOX max in the 700s. The last test had a NOX max in the 500s. The smog guy said his software was updated 3 years ago and showed me that there was only one Corvette model to choose from now and manual vs auto was the only other option he could select from. So it looks like the state now requires ZR-1 to pass using the same ranges as base model Corvettes =(

RogerZR-1 · 02-14-2021

Glad I live in Nevada. Just registered mine yesterday. No smog for classic vehicle.

Ccmano · 02-14-2021

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Originally Posted by RogerZR-1

Glad I live in Nevada. Just registered mine yesterday. No smog for classic vehicle.

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02-12-2021	#12
Okiedoke Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 132	Re: CA SMOG Nazi's be dammed I just failed mine after passing the last 2 =( NO at 15 MPH was 655. Car is fully stock. I think one thing I may have done differently is turning the power key off. I also haven't been driving very much lately. I'm schedule go back again in the morning with some fresher gas and try again. Any ideas? __________________ 1991 ZR-1 #405 (white/black with blue pin stripes)

02-12-2021	#15
tccrab Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Folsom CA Posts: 1,653	Re: CA SMOG Nazi's be dammed Don't know if the power key off is real or an urban legend. I've smogged mine both ways, didn't see any difference. No tricks to my '90 passing the emissions, just fresh tank full of Chevron Supreme and a spirited 20 minute drive before dropping it off at the Smog Nazi station. My NOX has been close but has never gone over.......yet...... If you fail again, do have a chat with Mr. Haibec, if anybody knows all the secrets it's him. Good luck!! 'Crabs __________________ TomC '90ZR1 #792 Honorary Pirate [B]If it ain't FUN, you're doing something terribly WRONG. [/B]

02-14-2021	#18
Okiedoke Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 132	Re: CA SMOG Nazi's be dammed I passed! I went earlier and just drove normally so the engine wasn't so hot. The temp gauge showed lower during the test. If I heard right, the smog guy said the this temp problem won't exist for cars that have an EGR. Also he said failing 15MPH and passing 25 MPH for NOX suggested the cats weren't warm enough yet. So I drove it around the block and straight in to testing. I had also topped off with 6.5 gallons of Chevron Supreme before heading in. Not sure if that helped or not. I did compare this report with the first and last tests I did at this smog shop. I got a NOX in the high 400s this time. Last time was in the low 400s. The first had the model as "Corvette ZR-1" and had a NOX max in the 700s. The last test had a NOX max in the 500s. The smog guy said his software was updated 3 years ago and showed me that there was only one Corvette model to choose from now and manual vs auto was the only other option he could select from. So it looks like the state now requires ZR-1 to pass using the same ranges as base model Corvettes =( __________________ 1991 ZR-1 #405 (white/black with blue pin stripes)

02-14-2021	#19
RogerZR-1 Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Reno NV Posts: 28	Re: CA SMOG Nazi's be dammed Glad I live in Nevada. Just registered mine yesterday. No smog for classic vehicle.