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Dean · 2005-01-17, 10:40 AM

I've never had any problems at GK, and I take everything I have there. The Stealth just passed Sat.

Your car is OBD2, so you will be done in 5 minutes, tops. Don't sweat it.

The key for pre OBD2 cars is to make sure they are very warm. AKA, must have been running for at least 30 minutes, preferably with some spirited acceleration to get the cat(s) hot IMHO.

The stealth(Non-OBD2) barely passed last year because I just drove down there, figuring the 5-10 minutes warm up would be enough... It required a second warm up pass at 2500 RPM to barely squeek by the idle test.

This year, it passed at less than 50% of the allowed bad stuff, and I barely drove the car for those 12 months. The key was warming it up in the driveway for an hour(Mostly to melt the 2" of ice off of it, and then driving it for about 15 minutes including some high boost segments before taking it in.

2005-01-17, 10:40 AM	#2
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	I've never had any problems at GK, and I take everything I have there. The Stealth just passed Sat. Your car is OBD2, so you will be done in 5 minutes, tops. Don't sweat it. The key for pre OBD2 cars is to make sure they are very warm. AKA, must have been running for at least 30 minutes, preferably with some spirited acceleration to get the cat(s) hot IMHO. The stealth(Non-OBD2) barely passed last year because I just drove down there, figuring the 5-10 minutes warm up would be enough... It required a second warm up pass at 2500 RPM to barely squeek by the idle test. This year, it passed at less than 50% of the allowed bad stuff, and I barely drove the car for those 12 months. The key was warming it up in the driveway for an hour(Mostly to melt the 2" of ice off of it, and then driving it for about 15 minutes including some high boost segments before taking it in. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...