nm Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 IIRC, TMIC is not part of emission It isn't: http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/80_BARResources/ftp/pdfdocs/APPENDIX%20G%20final%2012-2009.pdf But a bunch of smog check places aren't staffed with geniuses. I've been around AWD cars long enough to have heard stories of shops starting to put AWD cars on the (2wd) rollers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadvw Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 IIRC, TMIC is not part of emission you should try just go in with the aftermarket DP and see what they say? Since it's catted, numbers should be well below standard... I have no aftermarket DP... I drive with gutted OEM DP everyday.. with that list...it's visually stock... Exactly - that was the biggest priority when determining my mods - will it pass visual? We've decided to keep the car for the long haul, so we didn't want to have a headache every 2 years.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black318i Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Anyone taken in a car with an aftermarket TMIC? They are CARB legal, but if someone's taken a car with one in, I'd love to know where (Sacramento area), to avoid people who don't know that. I did, but i had an engine cover on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nm Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I did, but i had an engine cover on. So do I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 TMIC isn't covered. I passed with an AVO TMIC. The tech didn't notice my AVO uppipe either, but that's because it is severely discolored when coolant got sprayed on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSix Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 I wouldn't think you would need to do a full reflash of the ECU. I was just going to change my realtime map to stock. Bad idea? Give a man a beer, and he'll waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and he'll waste a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSix Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 I wouldn't think you would need to do a full reflash of the ECU. I was just going to change my realtime map to stock. Bad idea? Just stopped by FW Motorsports (formerly DBTuned) this afternoon and swapped in my stock DP. Paul said that I should NOT touch the AccessPort map at all, realtime or base. I plan to go in for smog this weekend. Will post my results. Give a man a beer, and he'll waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and he'll waste a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nm Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Just stopped by FW Motorsports (formerly DBTuned) this afternoon and swapped in my stock DP. Paul said that I should NOT touch the AccessPort map at all, realtime or base. I plan to go in for smog this weekend. Will post my results. That's interesting. I just swapped my DP and flashed cobb stg1 ACN on there. We'll see how it goes. I'm going to do the drive in the vacation pics plus a bunch of more miles, should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wang Lung Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Just stopped by FW Motorsports (formerly DBTuned) this afternoon and swapped in my stock DP. Paul said that I should NOT touch the AccessPort map at all, realtime or base. I plan to go in for smog this weekend. Will post my results. Has he moved yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSix Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Has he moved yet? Yes, and the place is awesome. Side note, My CEL went off while driving to work this morning. I knew I should have gotten my car smogged last night. Now I'm in the same boat as everyone else. Gotta reset ECU, change my realtime map to stock....and of course vacation pics. Give a man a beer, and he'll waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and he'll waste a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ur a bus Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I changed my spark plugs just before I smogged mine (stock). Of course, you have to remove the battery for access. I drove the car to work (30 miles each way) and plugged in my scan tool when I got home. All the monitors had completed. Just make sure to get two cold starts followed by some traffic, then freeway and you should be good to go. -- Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nm Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Passed w/OEM DP, STI UP Car was a little colder than I'd like because there was a wait, which I think is why the idle numbers were so high idle HC=57 CO=.39 2500 HC=32 CO=.01 Clearing my readiness code took a bit, I follow the drive cycle twice, did a number of cold starts, but it stayed on until about 120 mi and then cleared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wang Lung Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I plan to go in for smog this weekend. Will post my results. Word? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSix Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 Word? No smog yet per my previous post . The CEL was "P0137 - Rear O2 Sensor Circuit Low Voltage", which should have been defeated by the AP map. Strange how it triggered shortly after I swapped from the Cobb DP to stock. Anyway, I reflashed to Cobb Stage 1; so the CEL should NOT go off. Just driving around a bit till I think the readiness code is good. Give a man a beer, and he'll waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and he'll waste a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wang Lung Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I have to do the swap soon too, so I'm watching your progress. Let us know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSix Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Okay. all smogged. Here's my setup and results: Equipment: Cobb catless Uppipe. Stock downpipe. Cobb Stage 1 base map. Prep: Drove about 30 miles before smog check, running errands and stuff CO2 Idle: 14.4% CO2 2500: 14.3% O2 Idle: 0.1% O2 2500: 0.1% HC Idle: 42 (max 100) HC 2500: 26 (max 130) CO Idle: 0.97 (max 1..I barely passed..geez!) CO 2500: 0.78 (max 1) Inspection passed with uppipe. I wonder why my CO numbers were so insanely high (compare to nm+). That's just crazy Give a man a beer, and he'll waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and he'll waste a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wang Lung Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Installed stock downpipe. Kept OTS stage 2 tune. Drove from Roseville to Sac State and back. Here are results. Idle @ 761, CO2 @ 14.3, 02 @ .9, HC PPM @ 1, CO @ 0.00. 2500 RPM @ 2672, CO2 @ 14.9, O2 @ 0.0, HC PPM @ 2, CO @ 0.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSix Posted December 9, 2011 Author Share Posted December 9, 2011 Installed stock downpipe. Kept OTS stage 2 tune. Drove from Roseville to Sac State and back. Here are results. Idle @ 761, CO2 @ 14.3, 02 @ .9, HC PPM @ 1, CO @ 0.00. 2500 RPM @ 2672, CO2 @ 14.9, O2 @ 0.0, HC PPM @ 2, CO @ 0.00 Goddamn! 0/0 for CO? Well, if anyone wants to kill themselves in their garage, I guess they can borrow my car for its high CO emissions. Give a man a beer, and he'll waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and he'll waste a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wang Lung Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 LOL! You got that right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny boy Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Don't have the numbers in front of me, but my 5MT wagon passed with ease: Catless UP, stock cbe, infamous stage 1 tune Inspection? Pretty sure he didn't even look... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b slaps yo mama Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 ya we get lucky, no dyno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutbackXT05 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I remember looking but do not recall. Is there a way to look up when my car is due for smog? Id be a little irritated if i went through the trouble of going stage 3 just to tear it all off in a few months.i bough my car from a dealer in july of 2010 so does that mean july 2012 is its time? Or since its an 05 would it be this year and the month of my registration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny boy Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 ^What month does the sticker on the plate say? That's what determines when reg is due... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutbackXT05 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 October if i remember correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny boy Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 ^ so you renewed registration 2 months ago? If you didn't have to smog it then, you will next time, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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