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I'm a newbie Porsche owner and just failed my first smog test (after purchasing) for having an Autoauthority MAF. The MAF is on an 85 engine that is installed in my 1982 911 SC. I'm the third owner and do not have the original air intake system. The Autoauthority MAF installation includes a matching custom chip for the ECU.

The car passed it's smog check in April when I purchased the car. The Autoauthority MAF was installed in 1994 and the car has passed every smog test since then without any apparent swapping out of the system. The car also has an SSI exhaust which was swapped out in the past to pass emissions. I have not reinstalled the SSIs yet ...

Authoauthority has not been very helpful (no apparent C.A.R.B number for the MAF). THere is however a C.A.R.B number for the chip.

The car is a daily driver that I've been working to slowly recondition and rebuild myself. This list has been a great help so far and was hoping that someone here would have an idea on how to pass this inspection.

Should I just go get and install the original air intake an airsensor and chip ($$$)?
Is there anyway to convince the State that this is actually an improvement?

Thanks in advance,

Paul