Digital Tuning O2 Sensors Passing Emissions

I doubt you will pass emissions without cats installed. I'm not sure the lady testing it understands that you don't have cats because it sounds like she thinks your cats haven't had enough time to heat up, thus causing you to fail emissions (although I don't agree with what she says...driving for a few minutes should be enough time). Lack of cats will also cause the exhaust to smell more like fuel (although without smelling it I wouldn't be able to tell if what you sense is abnormal or not).

I don't think a retune will solve your problem. I think you are either going to have to put stock mid pipe back on or look into a mid pipe with high flow cats (both will require a retune though). It sounds like you bought the car like this so I question how the previous owner passed emissions (might be worth asking what he/she did). I've never had to worry about emissions so maybe someone else can chime in here with their experience. I won't proclaim to know for sure. If I'm wrong, then maybe all you need is a retune or new sensors.

Edit: Just reread your post. It sounds like the O2 sensors are fine. I don't know what O2 simulators are but it sounds like it's just tricking the system. If you have the stock parts, it might be worth putting the stock mid pipe back in (and I suppose switch back to stock tune) and then try going through emissions again...unless you have a limited number of attempts to pass it. Putting the cats back on should also eliminate that raw fuel smell. If it doesn't you may have another problem.

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I'd be willing to blame the Bama tune.

If it has no cats and BAMA knew this that means they most likely turned off the rear o2's to not turn on a CEL. To pass emisins you will need cats and a tune with rear o2's tunred on

I can't pass the emissions test with my tuned 15 that still has cats. Of the 8 status monitors only 3 will set to ready with the tune. Two that will not set are the heated O2 sensors. I talked to my tuner and he didn't do anything that would have prevented them from setting and was at a loss as to what was going on.

I wound up putting the stock tune back on going back to the inspection station and got my sticker. Put the tune back on when I got home.

One of the reasons they have these status monitors that take a number of miles to set is to prevent people from clearing fault codes just before going in for an emissions test. If you do a search you will find the drive cycle you have to perform to get the monitors to set to ready.

Dave