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just picked one of these up and was wondering if anyone knew anything about them or if anyone even has one? About $100 on ebay looks to be nice quality
my stock one seems to be filled with rust and this one was about the same price as a new oem one. Cost me only about $100. I’m hoping my smog guy can hook me up because i’ve heard of him doing it for other people and i’ve been going to him for over 10 years.It is going to be a few weeks until it’s installed because i’m currently putting my whole engine bay back together because i took everything out to paint it. Here’s more pictures
[QUOTE=Masonn61;3559296]. I’m hoping my smog guy can hook me up because i’ve heard of him doing it for other people and i’ve been going to him for over 10 years.It is going to be a few weeks until it’s installed because i’m currently putting my whole engine bay back together because i took everything out to paint it.
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Recently I failed the Cali emission test because the air tube, from the stock air clean to the throttle body was not stock, luckily I had one at home.
Once the air tube was replaced, it passed the inspection even though the engine is no where near stock.
With 2000 and newer cars, if the OBDII has no faults and has passed its internal checks, the car should pass without a tailpipe test, as long as the inspection is OK.
FYI, they now check your catalytic converter to see if it's stock and if replaced, they will find the model number on the cat and lookout up to make sure it is the right one.
My long term smog guy told the State is getting even more picky about anything that doesn't look stock and doesn't have a CARB sticker .
An engine with a fancy paint job and lots of glittery parts will encourage the inspector to take a harder look.
Keep all the stock pieces so it can be made to look stock at test time, including the air box and tube.
If it were me, I would paint or otherwise hide the fuel rail so it doesn't stick out, looking like an aftermarket piece.
[QUOTE=lazyxj;3559449][QUOTE=Masonn61;3559296]. I’m hoping my smog guy can hook me up because i’ve heard of him doing it for other people and i’ve been going to him for over 10 years.It is going to be a few weeks until it’s installed because i’m currently putting my whole engine bay back together because i took everything out to paint it.
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Recently I failed the Cali emission test because the air tube, from the stock air clean to the throttle body was not stock, luckily I had one at home.
Once the air tube was replaced, it passed the inspection even though the engine is no where near stock.
With 2000 and newer cars, if the OBDII has no faults and has passed its internal checks, the car should pass without a tailpipe test, as long as the inspection is OK.
FYI, they now check your catalytic converter to see if it's stock and if replaced, they will find the model number on the cat and lookout up to make sure it is the right one.
My long term smog guy told the State is getting even more picky about anything that doesn't look stock and doesn't have a CARB sticker .
An engine with a fancy paint job and lots of glittery parts will encourage the inspector to take a harder look.
Keep all the stock pieces so it can be made to look stock at test time, including the air box and tube.
If it were me, I would paint or otherwise hide the fuel rail so it doesn't stick out, looking like an aftermarket piece.
ya i wanted a black one but the guy said he was out for a while so he only had red left. I guess we will just see what happens when i go down for smog
Hey, I'm kind of new to the 4.0, but is that rail missing a return port? My 94 has two ports on the front end of the rail, one supply one return. Also the test port with Schrader valve. Is that for a different year or (more likely) am I just blind?
Hey, I'm kind of new to the 4.0, but is that rail missing a return port? My 94 has two ports on the front end of the rail, one supply one return. Also the test port with Schrader valve. Is that for a different year or (more likely) am I just blind?
Depends on the year. earlier ones have the regulator on the rail, later ones have it mounted in the tank.
Recently I failed the Cali emission test because the air tube, from the stock air clean to the throttle body was not stock, luckily I had one at home.
Once the air tube was replaced, it passed the inspection even though the engine is no where near stock.
With 2000 and newer cars, if the OBDII has no faults and has passed its internal checks, the car should pass without a tailpipe test, as long as the inspection is OK.
FYI, they now check your catalytic converter to see if it's stock and if replaced, they will find the model number on the cat and lookout up to make sure it is the right one.
My long term smog guy told the State is getting even more picky about anything that doesn't look stock and doesn't have a CARB sticker .
An engine with a fancy paint job and lots of glittery parts will encourage the inspector to take a harder look.
Keep all the stock pieces so it can be made to look stock at test time, including the air box and tube.
If it were me, I would paint or otherwise hide the fuel rail so it doesn't stick out, looking like an aftermarket piece.
Haha thats kind of funny. My 01 passed with non CARB legal cats for me and its new owner. It was a bone stock XJ, not lifted or anything so the smog guy spent about 2 seconds looking it over. Guess it just depends where you go. I have found that the worse the neighborhood, the less the smog tech cares.
Haha thats kind of funny. My 01 passed with non CARB legal cats for me and its new owner. It was a bone stock XJ, not lifted or anything so the smog guy spent about 2 seconds looking it over. Guess it just depends where you go. I have found that the worse the neighborhood, the less the smog tech cares.
The inspector didn't look at my 01's twin mini-cats because they are barely visible but he did check the third cat. And my XJ is very far from stock, so I would expect a closer look.
My 1997 XJ is near stock and doesn't attract much attention even though the engine has been modified internally.
I think the care an inspector shows during an inspection depends on how much he wishes to keep his license, they are subjected to random checks and audits.
Fasster aluminum fuel rail
