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Old 09-03-2017, 11:50 AM   #20 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Well I hope it works because I was in L.A. in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2009 and it was a smog hole.
Me too, since I live here. Hahaha! Anyway, here is promising data. I am sure the reasons are as much or more due to the hated smog inspections and removal of old vehicles from the road as it is due to changes in the energy generation mix:





And two articles of interest:
https://news.usc.edu/97920/southern-...ratory-health/
and
https://blog.mysidewalk.com/combatin...y-f6f55cf8d711
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.




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