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    HELP!!! Failed Emissions Beyond Belief

    Ok so I'm going over a list of things to do for the new smog. I have the stock h pipe Smeech gave me sitting in the garage right now. I will be installing that shortly but I wanted to get an idea of a few other precautions while I'm already working on the car. I hear that high NOx readings...
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    HELP!!! Failed Emissions Beyond Belief

    Judging by the noise I'm getting durring acceleration I definately think the problem lies in the h pipe whether it be the cats or a leak. If the egr was not working there would be some kind of code right? All I pulled was bank one catalyst and it sounds like a leak or f'ed cats. I'm gonna...
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    HELP!!! Failed Emissions Beyond Belief

    Okay the problem with the whole illegal to sell without smog is gonna be difficult seeing as how I paid under the table for the vehicle. I bought it for 7k cash but push 4k on the titel transfer. If not for that I would have gone after the guy. I'm gonna install the new h pipe and hpe that it...
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    HELP!!! Failed Emissions Beyond Belief

    thomas - do you know what the regualtions are for passing smog? My dad tells me that if you fail twice the car can't be registered. I thought that was for test only stations. I can get some pics of the engine bay tomorrow and I'll shoot some of the cats. I have a guy here in Fremont that...
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    HELP!!! Failed Emissions Beyond Belief

    Well lets see. Bought the car 2 weeks ago so I don't know exactly what has been done to the car recently. As of right now the car is bone stock from what the owner says. The only thing that looks sketchy is welded in cats after the pre cats and possibly some weld in muffler (based on another...
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    HELP!!! Failed Emissions Beyond Belief

    Yeah I'm going to pick a stock h pipe soon. How exactly to you adjust timing on a car with coil packs? I'm used to just rotating the disty. Thanks for the help so far guys.
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    HELP!!! Failed Emissions Beyond Belief

    Car idles at around 750 all the time. No obvious misfires and the car seems to run very well. No loss in power and pulls strong.
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    HELP!!! Failed Emissions Beyond Belief

    So I just took the mustang over to get it smogged for the first time since buying it a little while back. Anyways the car failed horribly. Failed every portion of the test except for all the visual crap. Car threw a P0420 code 2 weeks ago and it got cleared, and never came back. Looking...
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    What kind of jack and stands do you use?

    Be careful with those craftsman aluminum jacks. My friend nought one a while back. he is a total craftsman freak, talking about how all his $4000 worth of tools is so great. Anyways, he jacked up his brand new altima a few weeks back to install some eibachs. Long story short, as his jack...
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    Code P0420 clearing + smog test

    I'm located in Fremont. Can anyone provide me a picture of stock cats so I can get an idea. I looked under today and it looks like only the rear 2 cats were replaced. I doubt someone would only replace 2 cats with high flows and keep the other 2 stock. But he said that he passed on the...
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    Code P0420 clearing + smog test

    So by installing some MIL's the rear o2 sensors will no longer throw codes and I'll be able to pass the "no ses light" portion. Now what happens when I go to the sniffer test? The previous owner says he never installed high flows and smogged the exact setup 2 years ago and passed.
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    Code P0420 clearing + smog test

    I'll probably take a look at the exhaust manifold, and midpipe for any leaks. Then if I can't find anything I'll pick up a new o2 sensor. If that doesn't fix it then I dunno. So I need to wait for the light to come back on, then fix the problem? I'm worried that I'll fix it but something...
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    Code P0420 clearing + smog test

    I'm located in Fremont. They better not be high flows cuz I do not want to deal with exhaust swapping anytime soon. I might just fix that leak if its a leak, then get it smogged and hope for the best. Smog is like $35 right?
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    Code P0420 clearing + smog test

    Ok so I recently purchased my 2000 mustang gt from a local guy. Monday morning while driving to work, I noticed the check engine light came on. I ended up pulling codes last night and came up with the usual P0420 catalyst code. I haven't checked the O2 sensor yet but I was wondering. If I...
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    Gauges Going Crazy

    It seems to be a pretty old battery but the connections look good. Alos when I turn my headlights on my left headlight tends to flicker or shut off when I'm driving. I'll come to a stop and it'll shut off then when I drive it comes back on. Only the left headlight does it. I do have a check...
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    Gauges Going Crazy

    I recently purchased an 00 GT from a local guy. Earlier today I noticed the check engine light came on only days before my smog. WOOHOO!! Anyways I went to lunch today from work and during startup the gauges went stright to redline, back down to zero, and then a second later the rpm's read...
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