Good advice! I'm in Phoenix so all the cooling stability was the first round of maintenance. I've replaced everything but the radiator and the blue clutch mod is priceless here. Thanks for the feedback and good luck fixing that cooling issue!
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NLXTACY
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Turbo truck goes in to SEMA on Monday for final testing and CARB certification.
Finally found the smog check from before touching the truck back when I first brought it back from South Carolina:
And now the smog test post turbo from a week or so ago:
Finally found the smog check from before touching the truck back when I first brought it back from South Carolina:
And now the smog test post turbo from a week or so ago:
NLXTACY
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It’s a very very good sign *crosses fingers*
On a plane back to LA now so orders will start flowing out.
On a plane back to LA now so orders will start flowing out.
VERY NICE!
HA! So the turbo actually reduced your emissions, or did you put on new cats in all this process?
NLXTACY
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One of the requirements is it had to be initially tested with OEM cat and the final test needed to be with the same cat. But going with a new OEM cat at the beginning would not have necessarily worked in my favor.
NLXTACY
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Truck has been dropped off at SEMA. They now have a completely new vehicle intake process that they joking call the Wits End inspection sheet. 
Does it specifically state: "No Cartwheeling Allowed!"Truck has been dropped off at SEMA. They now have a completely new vehicle intake process that they joking call the Wits End inspection sheet.
NLXTACY
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I checked the box that read, “Keep all four wheels on the ground”.
So, for my ignorance and not living in CA:
Does SEMA allow you to get the CARB certification and that's why you're going to them?
Does their "official testing" certify it to meet that criteria?
I thought SEMA was a "Sales Front" to showcase the latest doodads, but maybe there's more there. I know they advocate for classic cars, street rods, etc., but do they actually do testing?
NLXTACY
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They act as an intermediary between members and CARB to perform all necessary testing in order to bring a particular aftermarket into compliant before it can issues an EO number for smog station/BAR referee purposes. Doing this process, as an individual, is basically impossible.
Although CARB is a CA emissions body that predates the EPA, there are now 16 states that now follow CARB standards. It makes selling your turbo equipped 80 difficult in other states where it’s guaranteed to fail inspection without the EO sticker.
NLXTACY
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A thousand million percent yes of course
NLXTACY
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Just got off the phone with PTP Turbo Blankets. My order (most of their orders actually) is being pushed back 2-3 weeks due to reduction/delay in supply of one of the materials needed for the downpipe blankets.
Is the plan to push back the kit that time as well?
NLXTACY
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Nope, turbo kits getting shipped out. I’m in desperate need for space.
NLXTACY
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Here's a pic for reference (kind of hard to see and I'll take a better pic tomorrow). Its partially covered right now since I ran out of heat sleeve. More on the way from Amazon. I also took the liberty to heat wrap the additional AC lines on the back of the firewall too, but that's user preference and probably isn't needed. If you've seen my build thread already, I do things only one way and that's overkill!
The elocker wiring is way too close for comfort and I suggest people to wrap it before it gets crispy.
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My beater has a weight issue. Taking it to my buddies shop for some quick work then back home to do Transgo and install the lowrange tcase
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