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Portland OR smog check question.
The metro Portland area has smog checks for vehicles from 75 and up. An 83 has to comply with the 220 ppm HC and 1% CO per the DEQ website.
My question is on engine replacement. How do they determine compliance? Assume intact cat and intake system on a good running 964 engine. thanks in advance.
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They stick a sniffer up the tailpipe as the car idles. No visual check. No check at higher rpm. Don't care if there is a Merlin 12 cyl under the hood. That is my experience after 3 trips to DEQ, including a vehicle with a completely transplanted engine - the guy noticed that wasn't a VW wasserboxer in there and we had a nice chat about the merits of different conversions.
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yes this has been my experience too-
Oregon is NOT like the land to the south-
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07-12-2013, 04:36 PM
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Oh re-he-he-heeeallly? Hmm...roadtrip.
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07-12-2013, 06:38 PM
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220 HC is high and you'd have to have oil/fuel fouling, or pull a plug wire on a cold engine, to get close. Should be no problem there. If the tailpipe doesn't make your eyes water, you should be good. Test a warm engine after a good highway jog. |
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07-12-2013, 09:21 PM
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Who's a good indy wrench near PDX?
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07-16-2013, 05:27 PM
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I got a couple recs from the PNW forum, Steve Weiner rec'd Marque Motors on SW MacAdam, I used them, they were good, and the shop is old-school. I don't use a mechanic much but that's my place from now on.
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07-16-2013, 08:23 PM
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I get a mirror check at DEQ on the 911 in addition to the sniffer, but I have a fabspeed test pipe and it's managed to pass as a catalytic converter so far. (Its kind of chubby in the middle). I've still got the cat in a box if I need to.
Don't know a good mechanic in Portland. Never found one. Steve Weiner over at Rennsport is always too busy for my stuff, but he probably knows someone.
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07-16-2013, 08:23 PM
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Neither do I, just was curious who was competent...
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07-16-2013, 08:25 PM
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1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2
