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      02-06-2010, 12:43 AM   #593
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Originally Posted by DomsZ06 View Post
However if all that the smog does is input it into the OBII then it can be made to pass. They haven't passed the "no programming changes" in CA yet have they? I'm sure ESS can make the car pass a sniffer test since it's just a 20mph and 30 mph idle dyno test....
Even if the supercharged car can pass the sniffer test how does it pass the engine inspection test? That supercharger is pretty visible in the engine bay, and the letters "ESS TUNING" on the block pretty much give it away. Or is this something that these smog checkers don't report?
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