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Re: Never had a problem adding denatured alcohol Posted by Justin VanAbrahams [Email]  (#32) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Justin VanAbrahams) on Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:56:28
In Reply to: Never had a problem adding denatured alcohol, JerseySaab  [Profile/Gallery]
, Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:38:46
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I've used the alcohol trick in c900s as well. It will help a car that barely fails to pass, but it won't make a night & day difference unless you're running pure alcohol. What I've done in the past is run the tank to empty, put a gallon or two of gas with a high alcohol content (usually Shell or 76), and then a half gallon of alcohol. When I'm done with the test I just fill the tank with good gas and everything works out. ;)
California is on the verge of dumping dyno tests for NEW cars, and adopting an electronic test (plug in OBDII scanner), but it is highly unlikely they will ever lose the dyno test or exempt newer cars from them. There was talk of abandoning the NOx test for old cars, and recently a measure (SB84) to exempt 1980 and older cars, but neither went anywhere.
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The "problem" in California is that cars only go off the road when they're wrecked or no longer economical to repair. It's not like they rust out or anything. The smog checks help accelerate the financial destruction of cars, because they require owners with otherwise OK cars to buy $500 catalytic converters to pass the test. It's just mean! California also has the wonderful CARB (California Air Resources Board), which charges money to aftermarket suppliers to "test" their parts so they can be legally installed on vehicles. As a result, smog tests require a thorough inspection of the engine bay to ensure no non-certified parts are installed. That way they ensure aftermarket suppliers continue to get their parts "tested," and California makes some money.
I am *sure* that emissions laws do some good for the environment, but considering how little pollution is actually caused by motor vehicles as a percentage of "all pollution," I don't think we can reasonably believe that all these laws for car owners do much if anything for the environment. More likely, it's a revenue source, since California charges to certify parts and certify smog technicians. CARB is a monster, and needs to be stopped.
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