I would email doug at Bama and see what he says. Also since you failed, he would have given you a copy of the inspection ( I got 2 of them). Fax or email that to Doug. Any problem I had with my tune, doug was johnny on the spot to fix it.

I have the torq tune, maybe the race is different. He can mod it, resend it to you for you to upload into your xcal 2 and then you can upload it to your car.

That would be my idea.

 

Ive already contacted Bama, just waiting to hear back now. I didnt give him a copy of the inspection but I detailed it enough I think.

 

Hey guys,

Each state is different so the absolute best way to do this is to return the car to stock and then reload the stock tune. You will need to drive it atleast 50 miles or a few drive cycles to complete all of the system tests.

Now I know on some vehicles this isn't possible, things like superchargers or CMVC delete plates and longtube headers aren't just a remove and replace deal. I can make tunes for bolt ons that will pass Readiness Testing Emission tests. Just send me an email and if you are a previous customer of mine then there's no charge for this.

The biggest concern with testing is that nearly every state that does it does it differently. Some only do the code test/readiness test that we hear about most but states like California and New York will do a code test, sniffer test, and/or visual inspection too so you can't really come up with a one tune fixes all.

Like always though, if you're a Bama customer then you're covered...

Thanks, Doug.

P.S. Reply sent along with new tune Chris.

 

Awesome, thanks again

 

I took my car in and it passed smog with both a Brenspeed Tune and Bama Tune here in CA. Both were 91 Octane tunes btw. The Bama was a 91 Race Tune.

I had a JLT 2 intake and UDPs on at the time.

 

goes to show that when you put the latest technology into a car, the gov will try to screw you with it!!!!!

lol

 

Just out of curiosity, why did you have your car smogged?

 

I don't understand how your car passed the visual? There isn't a C.A.R.B. sticker on your JLT intake. You got a very friendly smog shop.

 

Doug's the man. He hooked me up with a new tune within a day so that I can pass inspection next month. Love great customer service!

-danny

 

I have the BamA Tune on my X-Charger car ... does anybody know if Georgia (Atlanta area) does the readiness test? I will need a test in April 2009 to get my registration renewed. As far as I know they just check for ODBII error codes ... not sure about the readiness.

 

Thats what is was wondering.
I have bbk but I can get AEM CARB stickers
(Different brand, they never ask)

 

Let us know how it worked out.

As for the CARB sticker, we do not as of yet, need that. NC started OBDII testing for all cars built in 1996 and up. Cars before that get a visual only to make sure stuff like the smog pump and other stuff is still present.

Mine failed because I did not drive it enough after I had put on some headers and reflashed the tune Doug modified for me. Once I drove it enough, I was fine.

 

Nope, they are all terms the owner agreed to, in writing, when he registered and licensed the car with the state DVM.

 

This is what I decided to do. Not only do you have no problems with the emissions test, you realize how wonderful Doug's tunes are all over again!

Tim

 

Nice how that works, isn't it? Your taxes are paying for the road. They require you to register and license any car you drive on the "public" road (that you helped pay for). To get that registration and license, you have to shell out a lot MORE of your (usually) hard earned dollars AND sign away any rights that you might have had.