Date:         Tue, 15 Apr 2003 22:20:41 -0700
Reply-To:     Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
Comments: To: john@aircooled.net
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed

Are you waiting for me to argue with you?

Hold your breath. But it doesn't change the facts, and that's what this
thread is about.
Passing California emissions.

And you cannot fool California emissions.

tim in san jose






>From: "John Connolly" <john@aircooled.net>
>To: "Aristotle Sagan" <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>,
><vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Subject: Re: Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
>Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 23:15:05 -0600
>
>The US and State Gov'ts have lost sight of what they are doing. Regulations
>were originally implemented to clean up the air. Unfortunately, now it's
>simply a source of revenue for the gov't; the main reason it's there is to
>test cars, NOT TO CLEAN UP THE AIR.
>
>If they wanted clean air, they'd have legislation that
>
>1) didn't care about what "changes" were present on a car compared to what
>it was originally equipped with, since they "would" only be concerned with
>what came out of the tailpipe.
>
>2) regulated the tonnage of pollutents, not their ratios. A 3 ton behomoth
>Expedition that gets 8mpg is "cleaner" then a 45mpg Tercel? This is why
>putting an "air pump" on an engine to pump fresh air into the exhaust
>system
>(which dilutes the pollutants with "clean" stuff, bringing the ratios down)
>is/was a common and legal method of making a car "cleaner". Adding a 2hp
>pump which requires more power to drive it, to pump air into the exhaust?
>Gimme' a break.
>
>The gov't is addicted to $, and it's out of control. This is present in
>other places too, which is why the IRS exists now too (don't get me started
>on double and triple taxation, this is common, and only shows the govt
>addiction to leaching off of the public).
>
>It's disgusting.
>
>On topic: you can "fool" the sniffer test by filling up with alcohol, 50/50
>with gas will significantly lower your HC outputs, but it will run like
>shite. :-) it is best to try to get that sucker clean running though.
>
>John
>


_________________________________________________________________
Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online
http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963