All,
Thanks for the help on my query as to whether SuperTrapps
will "pass" California SmogII. The discussion on how back-pressure
may affect HC/NOX production was particularly interesting.
I did discover that SuperTrapp do make an (optional) endcap
with a hole in it that will enable the probe to be inserted
when all the caps are in place. I also hear that SuperTrapps are
"50-State" legal, but I have yet to confirm this.
The problem being is that the Smog Shops in Calif. are required
to do first a visual inspection of the engine and exhaust/muffler
components, and if they detect anything that is not-original, they can
fail the car even before testing emissions.
Most Smog Shop equipment operators have probably never seen a Triumph
(or even heard of them) so will most likley be unable to recognize
original equipment. However, I hardly think that even the most stoned
operator will consider a nice pair of stainless SuperTrapps or K/N
air filters to be original equipment on an old car.
So I am confused. How do others convince the operator that their
Monzas are kosher? How about the young kids in their lowered rice-burners
with big shiny exhaust tips?
I fear that the era of the "friendly" local smog-shop
operator is over.
Shane Ingate in San Diego
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