Can't pass smog

[BuddhistWitch]

It started with me buying the car for 1800 in december, expecting it to be smogable because it had passed last february. I took it in january because the smog records are due today. It failed, it was a gross poluter. I asked them to find out what was wrong and get back to me. They said that when the previous owner had the engine swapped (because the previous engine had blown from lack of oil. he had it swapped for another stock KA, same year, just the block) they had kinked a straight hose that lead to the EGR valve. Which determines the NO output in the exhaust.

Before the smog laws the NO wasn't even measured, but as of october they are, and the other gas allowances are stricter. The kinked hose then lead to a bad valve, which was replaced along with the hose. The people smogging for me were getting tired of having to work on it, so they ended up just running it in 2nd gear for the 15mph and 25mph tests, so they could have different rpms. Not knowing this i took the car to the government smog facility to clear the Gross Poluter title off my car, and it failed in the 15mph category and barely passed in the 25mph.

Originally the NO outputs during the first smog were 4088 or around there, and the allowance is 1000 something. now they are down to 100 or so above the limit. Anbody know what else I can do to solve my damn problem. I love this car and am pissed about all this.

Thank you for reading this, and any help is greatly appreciated.

P.S. I'm going to get my money back one way or another from the people who were supposed to get my car passing, if they don't go peacefully I'm going to have to end up getting drastic.

[240slider]

A slight vacuum leak loosen a intake hose or something will lower your emissions.but a tune up always help before getting tested .

[navysnail]

is the aiv system in place and is the catalictic converter still working well not cloged or anything and are you using premium fuel durring the test?

[leper421]

Retard your ignition timing. I've heard that advanced ignition timing makes more NO. Move it closer to TDC.