A Mass Flow Meter Implementation and "Getting Past" smog tests.

[Neil Deshpande <deshpand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim:

Always a pleasure to get mail directly from you.  

I guess I meant 'get past' the smog test and not 'pass' the smog test.  I
don't think I meant to mislead the Digest in that respect and, therefore,
made it a point to mention that you had pointed out the illegal bit and
that I didn't see why you would be wrong about this.  Perhaps I should
have emphasised that you were authoritatively right about this! 

While I (and lots of others) am not about to leap to it and make this
modification - preferring the 'elegance' of one of your chips - I think
you will agree that the Split Second system is interesting to know about. 

Sincerely,

Neil Deshpande

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On Wed, 26 Aug 1998, Land Shark wrote:

> Neil Deshpande states: 
> 
> >Came across this mail on the Porsche List that tells of a 944 Turbo (951)
> >owner who performed the Split Second meter swap that was discussed on the
> >BMW list not too long ago AND PASSED THE SMOG TEST.
> 
>  Actually Neil.. it's IMPOSSIBLE to pass the SMOG test.. the car has been
>  tampered.. hence you never get TO the sniff portion of the test..
> 
>  It's like going into an emissions inspection with your filler restrictor
>  on the gas tank reamed out.. the car can pass the sniff fine, but legally
>  it will STILL fail..
> 
>  The reason the Split Second system fails is the same reason you'd buy it..
> 
>  It's USER ADJUSTABLE.. ever wonder why all those nifty adjustments on the
>  Air Flow Meter, etc are sealed with tamper detect caps??
> 
>  It's the law..
> 
> >Tim, the owner,
> >actually leaned out the mixture and passed without a catalytic converter
> >in CA! 
> 
>  And another company I know passed the Florida Sniff Tests with a Stage II
>  turbo without cats.. 
> 
>  They still didn't REALLY pass.. and a smart tech, that knew the car would
>  get you for tampering.. a big fine.. the EPA could get the installer 
>  for a mere 50,000 on the first offense..
> 
> >I believe Jim C(onforti) had suggested that such a modification would be
> >illegal
> 
>  Didn't suggest it.. stated a fact.. argued up and down with the creator
>  of the thing too.. it's no more a street system than the Alpha-N system
>  I created for the early M cars.. but it's being billed as one by some
>  of its protractors..
> 
>  Jim
> 
> 

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