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Need to pass Air Care in BC

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:56 pm
by Carbix
Ok so I live in Vancouver BC. I have a 93SS with BOV, boost controller and a 2 1/2" exhaust with no post turbo cat...

What kind of cat do i want so that i can pass but still keep some of my performance.

What should i do about the BOV and not having a bypass

Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:17 am
by know1
you have a pre-turbo cat?

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:10 am
by Carbix
i have no cats at all on hand

this car came stock with a turbo

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:01 pm
by Legacy777
Just get a high flow catalytic converter. If you plan to go 3" exhaust one day, I'd suggest getting a 3" cat and put reducers in your piping, that way you don't have to buy another cat.

I just passed emissions test in my legacy with a high flow cat.

Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:23 pm
by Carbix
I did the OBD2 high flow 2 1/2" will see if i pass

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:14 am
by bmxkelowna
if you dont pass ill buy the car from you for 1000$ dan :)

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:57 am
by RJ93SS
i failed three months ago in bc, triple car mon level, went 5 days ago with a new 02, failed car mon by double, took out my k&n and ran it through for the second time in 10 minutes and passed car mon by a few points.

they say my fuel economy is 10.9l per 100km

i'm gonna replace the coolant temp sensor, should i do anything else for better car mon levels, maf?

mods below, stock dp and cat

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:58 am
by RJ93SS
how do u run your blow off setup carbix?

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:09 am
by TurboBeater
I failed BC Aircare 4 times

1st time: failed CO/HC - discovered that bulge was a resonator not a cat
2nd time: put cat on - still failed, O2 sensor dead
3rd time: fixed O2 sensor, still failed
4th time: 2 cats on downpipe, still failed
5th time: ran methanol, removed air filter, disabled power enrich in ECU, amazing pass, lower than average readings! went from 10g/km CO to 1g/km CO.

My only mod was a catback at the time.

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:23 pm
by dscoobydoo
I have to do emissions in WA every two years. I made it through with the td05/ 3inch exh, and 15 lbs boost. But I am still running the stock BPV and I have a full size cat as close to the downpipe as possible.