Help, I need Phoenix specific Emissions info, Trying to get 914 on the road 4 WCC Options

[Hi_Fi_Guy]

I am sure this has been covered before but could not locate the info I need in the archives so....

My car is about wto weeks from being completed at Patrick Motorsports. This is the first 4cyl. 914 they have ever done and it is one of Jake's awesome 2270s so they are at a loss of what to do to get the car to pass emissions.

I don't want just anyone playing with Jake's motor as it is exotic and expensive.

I am looking for a shop in Phoenix that can get this car to pass or at least suggest an alternative (if only I had some friends or relatives that livbed in the country where there is no smog test, argh!).

I am using a licensed third party company to handle the VIN inspection, MVD paperwork (no DMV in AZ), etc. but they still require the owner to handle the emissions side of things. The guy at the registration company said this would be his 3rd 914 this week!!! I hope that means some other Phoenix area people are going to the WCC.

Any and all help appreciated, starting to feel the pressure to get this car ready.

[lapuwali]

If's it's a 2270, it's almost certainly not using D-Jet. If Jake had anything to do with it, it certainly isn't using D-Jet. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Knowing the year of the car helps. I don't know if AZ has a visual component check like CA does (I believe they used to). If they don't, and it's a '74 or earlier car, then break in the engine COMPLETELY (like several hundred miles at least) on Jake's recommended jetting. Get the ignition set just right, and have new plugs ready.

If it's only and idle speed test, make sure the engine is fully warmed up (drive it as much as you can just beforehand), and fiddle with the idle mixture screws until it sneaks under. If it's a two-speed test (idle and probably around 2500rpm), order some idle jets one and two sizes smaller than you're running now. Chances are good it will pass w/o too much fiddling, unless it's set up pretty rich now.

If it's a '75 or '76, chances are good you'd not pass w/o a catalytic converter. Installing a fresh one will do WONDERS for your emissions level.

If AZ has a visual test, forget it. You'll never pass with carbs w/o finding a shop that's willing to look the other way. You'd almost certainly pass with something a Megasquirt or a Kit Carlson setup, but not with carbs. I've heard tell from some people in CA that you can get a car with carbs to pass the visual (this is for non-914s, btw) if you do the test on Saturday, since the inspectors don't work that day, and requirements are, shall we say, relaxed.