Making my fc more emissions friendly
01-08-2009, 05:12 PM
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So I've got an FC, which I bought knowing it had failed emissions. Drove it around for a while in Victoria (insured for a couple days since the test doesn't apply there). No problems to speak of; pulls pretty hard, but it was rebuilt and maintained well so that's expected. But since I live in Vancouver, if I get in a crash driving to work or something, I'm f'ed so I need to get this to pass.
The past emissions tests it did were all stellar, then everything tripled. Still, only HC is over by a bit (cat was heated up nice and toasty, emissions junk is all there, it's basically stock). So, I was thinking of getting rid of the precats and replacing them with a pacesetter header, just to simplify things and I'm wondering if this could fix the problem (if they were clogged and could be messing up readings, etc). I'd like to fix this cheaply, and with the exchange rate a bonez cat is going to violently bend my wallet over. I should mention idle is very steady and it doesn't stall so I don't think it's a sensor issue. Still, just for insurance, what should I replace? I've search around nopistons and rx7club looking for some help, but nothing too specific has come up.
Thanks, and any other suggestions would be much appreciated.
The past emissions tests it did were all stellar, then everything tripled. Still, only HC is over by a bit (cat was heated up nice and toasty, emissions junk is all there, it's basically stock). So, I was thinking of getting rid of the precats and replacing them with a pacesetter header, just to simplify things and I'm wondering if this could fix the problem (if they were clogged and could be messing up readings, etc). I'd like to fix this cheaply, and with the exchange rate a bonez cat is going to violently bend my wallet over. I should mention idle is very steady and it doesn't stall so I don't think it's a sensor issue. Still, just for insurance, what should I replace? I've search around nopistons and rx7club looking for some help, but nothing too specific has come up.
Thanks, and any other suggestions would be much appreciated.
01-09-2009, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='914346' date='Jan 9 2009, 10:27 AM
check the air control valve, if its not working it wont pass.
03-30-2009, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Nateb123' post='914325' date='Jan 8 2009, 06:12 PM
So I've got an FC, which I bought knowing it had failed emissions. Drove it around for a while in Victoria (insured for a couple days since the test doesn't apply there). No problems to speak of; pulls pretty hard, but it was rebuilt and maintained well so that's expected. But since I live in Vancouver, if I get in a crash driving to work or something, I'm f'ed so I need to get this to pass.
The past emissions tests it did were all stellar, then everything tripled. Still, only HC is over by a bit (cat was heated up nice and toasty, emissions junk is all there, it's basically stock). So, I was thinking of getting rid of the precats and replacing them with a pacesetter header, just to simplify things and I'm wondering if this could fix the problem (if they were clogged and could be messing up readings, etc). I'd like to fix this cheaply, and with the exchange rate a bonez cat is going to violently bend my wallet over. I should mention idle is very steady and it doesn't stall so I don't think it's a sensor issue. Still, just for insurance, what should I replace? I've search around nopistons and rx7club looking for some help, but nothing too specific has come up.
Thanks, and any other suggestions would be much appreciated.
The past emissions tests it did were all stellar, then everything tripled. Still, only HC is over by a bit (cat was heated up nice and toasty, emissions junk is all there, it's basically stock). So, I was thinking of getting rid of the precats and replacing them with a pacesetter header, just to simplify things and I'm wondering if this could fix the problem (if they were clogged and could be messing up readings, etc). I'd like to fix this cheaply, and with the exchange rate a bonez cat is going to violently bend my wallet over. I should mention idle is very steady and it doesn't stall so I don't think it's a sensor issue. Still, just for insurance, what should I replace? I've search around nopistons and rx7club looking for some help, but nothing too specific has come up.
Thanks, and any other suggestions would be much appreciated.
well...the one I just got is letting out unburnt fuel that you can SEE fogging out the tailpipes...but I have no O2 hooked up...so, you might try that. a universal is like 20 bucks at advanced auto...for a cheap fix, it might be worth a try.
