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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
The first time I was in Cali in the '80s I was literally sick the whole time from the clearly visible L.A. smog. And that was when I was young and healthy and had no known allergies. If it's better now, clearly something was done right.
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When I was first here in 1994 I visited on a throwback kinda day (lucky me) and got to feel the eye burn and see the waterless fog. In 9 years living in the region now, I have not seen a day like it. Very grateful for that.
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Originally Posted by Baltothewolf
Funny, I suppose the ban of lead based fuel and cars not running rich 100% of the time has absolutely nothing to do with the decrease in smog - eyeroll-. The emissions standards now are absolutely ridiculous. In CA my Mustang has 4 cats, I can cut 2 off and STILL pass the sniffer. It's all a money making scheme. C.A.R.B. Is an absolute joke.
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You are using something of the logic VW did: if it does not pollute in the band the test check, then it is not polluting. Likely, the CATS you cut away are for running conditions not specifically tested at 15mph and 25 mph. And how are you passkng visual inspection? Anything missing from the OEM system produces an immediate fail.