Dear Chris,
Why did you have to have your '67 car tested under CA SMOG II? Aren't all
cars earlier than 1973 EXEMPT?????
"Never Ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance."
John J. Peloquin
Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521
On Fri, 26 Jun 1998, Chris Attias wrote:
> --Even a mild street non-stock cam, with other changes, can mess up a smog
> test. I had to have my car tested under CA SMOG II, and despite timing,
> carb needle, valve clearance, and fuel pressure tweeks, I ended up removing
> the Elgin cam in favor of a stock regrind. It barely passed. (That the
> first regrind cam, from Victoria, was rusted and pitted is another story.)
> Before the smog test mods, I had an engine with a bit more high end power,
> at the expense of some low end torque. Better breathing may have helped a
> little bit, but I would bet you wouldn't find more than 4-7 HP difference
> on the dyno
> --If you're reboring a block, find a machinist with a boring plate to do
> it, or buy one. Stressing the block does improve the trueness of the
> cylinders.
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> Chris Attias
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