So here I am, out in beautiful Southern California, and my great little TR is officially 30 years old. Up until 3 years ago, my restoration plans were pretty much put on hold, knowing that I could do whatever I wanted to my TR's motor in 2006, because the 30 year California smog window would have lapsed. Then, in 2004, all of this changed. California legislators determined that classic cars were too much of a smog producing group, and made 1975 the last year of smog exemption. (sarcasm/on I guess the 12 Sunday drives a year I plan on doing with her are linked directly to the shrinking of the polar ice caps. sarcasm/off)
I should have known, I'm always caller number 11 after caller number 10 just won the concert tickets.
Anyway - I'm rambling. I was hoping some of you with similar smog-related irritations could help me construct a list of things I can/can not do to this motor I am rebuilding. Goal: To boost HP as much as possible. If that means spending a weekend or more tweaking things right before my smog visit every two years and another weekend to put it back right again, I'm fine with that.
The thing that irritates me about this most is that even when she was running and completely stock, the attendants used to have to turn her lean so badly to pass that she wasn't drivable. One year, after i 'passed' I had to have her towed home so I could let her breathe again.
Thanks for any help you can provide. The motor is in pieces now, and I need the help.
(P.S. Now if any of you work for the CARB, my name is Joe Smith and I live in, um, Oakland. Yeah - That's it)
I should have known, I'm always caller number 11 after caller number 10 just won the concert tickets.
Anyway - I'm rambling. I was hoping some of you with similar smog-related irritations could help me construct a list of things I can/can not do to this motor I am rebuilding. Goal: To boost HP as much as possible. If that means spending a weekend or more tweaking things right before my smog visit every two years and another weekend to put it back right again, I'm fine with that.
The thing that irritates me about this most is that even when she was running and completely stock, the attendants used to have to turn her lean so badly to pass that she wasn't drivable. One year, after i 'passed' I had to have her towed home so I could let her breathe again.
Thanks for any help you can provide. The motor is in pieces now, and I need the help.
(P.S. Now if any of you work for the CARB, my name is Joe Smith and I live in, um, Oakland. Yeah - That's it)