On 1 Sep 2006 11:59:00 -0700, "The Reverend Natural Light"
> wrote:

>The engine size shouldn't affect the emissions reading. They're
>looking for concentrations of hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen.
>Sniffer tests don't capture and measure all the exhaust, just a sample.
>
>But, if the baseline is a 2.8L MPFI V6 and the S10 has an old 350 with
>misadjusted Holly 850 and a rammed out converter then it'll fail. Swap
>in a stock 5.0/5.7 TPI from same year or newer with all the emissions
>components and it'll make it.
>
>
>-rev
>

In California, they have a profile of each car and option code for
engines, If the car has a code for a 4cyl engine and it has a V/8 in
it , then they won't even do a smog on it, If you happen to find an
idiot that has a smog license and he does attempt to smog it, it will
promptly fail, as the car's profile for emissions will be that of a
4 cyl and the emissions from the V/8 will raise a "flag" in the VID
(Vehicle Identification Database) report. (the report that the testing
computer sends back to the state.) The Car then will be "Tagged" and
future smog tests would have to be at a Certified Test Only Station if
you are lucky, If you aren't your Car may be Tagged as a "gross
Poluter" then you are screwed. Oh, and the idiot that smogged your
car in the first place, He would have lost his license because he has
just been targeted By the B.A.R.'s enforcment division and they will
send in a couple tricked out cars to see if he catches them which he
won't.