Engine Ecology - Smog Test

Pass the Smog Test
To pass the smog test in California, your engine has to be running very well. Now I knew that our device helps to burn more of the fuel in the engine, and therefore make a marked change in power output, but how did they fare in a smog test?

First off, you might ask "What is smog?" Very simply, when considering liquid fuel engines, it is unburned fuel exiting the engine to be released into the atmosphere.

The the fuel particles looked for and regulated by California emmissions controls are called 'hydrocarbon' and are measured in parts per million of your exhaust. Hydrocarbon is actually an organic compound existing in many forms of fuels and is a combination of hydrogen and carbon.

On with the smog test. I took a seven year old Honda Civic LX with a completely stock 1.7 liter engine (other than our Engine Ecology device) to a California state licensed smog test shop to find out.

The results were impressive...

Smog Test measurements Maximum allowed

Test run at a simulated 15 MPH:
HC Parts Per Million equaled 0. (Yes, zero.)	California's maximum allowed is 64.
CO Percentage equaled 0.01.	California's maximum allowed is 0.55.
NOx Parts Per Million equaled 2.	California's maximum allowed is 477.

Test run at a simulated 25 MPH:
HC Parts Per Million equaled 0. (Zero again)	California's maximum allowed is 47.
CO Percentage equaled 0.00. (Also Zero)	California's maximum allowed is 0.54.
NOx Parts Per Million equaled 41.	California's maximum allowed is 764.

You can download a PDF of the smog test results here.

Well, I thought rather smugly, those are pretty good numbers for a seven year old car! But compared to what?

How about a 10-year old car?

This is a 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis with a 4.6 liter V8 engine. It is basically the same vehicle used for years as a standard police vehicle in America, so you've probably seen many of them over the years.

This customer of mine has been through a progression of changes of our device in the last couple years, and had the most recent modification installed about two weeks before her bi-annual California smog test was due.

What she noticed upon the last installation was even more power and a much smoother engine over the previous design. One of the main things she noticed was that the engine pinging had stopped completely, whereas before her engine was pinging going up a steep grade, or trying to accelerate up a light grade.

She also noticed that she always has the power she needs, with no stutter or stumble, and can ususally accelerate without the transmission down-shifting.

Now, on to the smog test... Ready for a shocker?

Smog Test measurements Maximum allowed

Test run at a simulated 15 MPH:
HC Parts Per Million equaled 1.	California's maximum allowed is 47.
CO Percentage equaled 0.00. (Yes, zero.)	California's maximum allowed is 0.46.
NOx Parts Per Million equaled 0000. (Zero)	California's maximum allowed is 400.

Test run at a simulated 25 MPH:
HC Parts Per Million equaled 0. (Zero again)	California's maximum allowed is 31.
CO Percentage equaled 0.00. (Also Zero)	California's maximum allowed is 0.43.
NOx Parts Per Million equaled 0000. (Zero)	California's maximum allowed is 687.

This is a two ton, 4.6 liter V8, American car that is polluting less, or emitting less greenhouse gases, than a 4-cylinder, one ton Japanese car!!! This is a fantastic result for us and proves that what we can do with our engine air system device in cutting greenhouse gas levels is real in a very large way.

You can download a PDF of the smog test results here.

Diesel engine smog test results
In November of 2009 we started a 1-year emissions test with the generous help of a trucking company in Pasay, Philippines whose owner kept immaculate records on his trucks, including emissions tests for the last 3 years. Here are a few of the trucks we tested:

Why the Philippines? For years now, the Philippine government has performed mandated 'smoke tests' as part of the yearly diesel engined vehicles registrations. Partially due to the fact that with the low economy comes demand for the cheapest fuel -- diesel -- and with that comes demand for used diesel engine replacements from Japan, China and Korea.

With that low cost mix comes very high emission output. So, for years now the Philippine Land Transportation Office (LTO) has mandated 'smoke tests' be passed by diesel engined vehicles before the yearly registration can be completed.

The results of this 1-year test of our device in the Philippines showed an average reduction in emissions of 58% on 4 and V-10 diesel engines.

Note that a year later some of the trucks were sold off, so here are the numbers we have:

1. A four-wheel closed van – Fuso Canter 4D31 - reduced emissions by 54% – from 2.24 to 1.03PPM.
2. A six-wheel tractor head – Isuzu 10PD1 - reduced emissions by 43% – from 1.07 to 0.60PPM.
3. A six-wheel tractor head – Isuzu 10PE1 - reduced emissions by 70% – from 2.40 to 0.71PPM.
4. A six-wheel tractor head – Isuzu 10PD1 - reduced emissions by 64% – from 1.75 to 0.63PPM.

Those are some VERY nice numbers if I do say so myself. And these were on delivery vehicles that were driven every day in a wide variety of driving conditions.

As a side benifit, each driver who was asked if he noticed any change reported that the truck "felt lighter". (Their words...)

Cutting greenhouse gases is needed, and it's cheap to do
What are your children going to be breathing in the future?

To be blunt, they are going to be breathing what comes out of your exhaust pipe. And so will you.

If you don't change the amount of pollution that comes out of your exhaust now, you won't be able to undo it later.

It does not matter at all whether or not you believe, or know about 'Global Warming'. You know that running an internal combustion engine pollutes, and that you, and your children will have to breath that pollution.

So why not lower your current vehicle's pollution?

It is one heck of a lot cheaper for you to buy our device for your engine to cut it's outpouring of greenhouse gases that it is to buy a new vehicle. And as you can see in the above cases, our modifications can also be more effective!

Can an Engine Ecology device help your vehicle pass a Smog Test?
Engine Ecology devices can help your vehicle pass a smog test because more of your fuel will then burn inside your engine rather than being spat out as pollution/greenhouse gases.

The reason why a smog test fails is that too much unburned fuel is currently exiting your engine out of your exhaust pipe.

For instance, if you have a 5-year or older car where the injectors are squirting rather than misting your liquid fuel, our engine air system device will help atomize more of your fuel, allowing your engine to burn it instead of pollute it. Your vehicle may pass a smog test on that change alone.

Normally tricks such as heating up your car before the test or running special chemicals in the fuel tank are used. These are only needed because your car is not burning all of its fuel. So burn more of it, and you'll have a better chance at passing the smog test. Simple, isn't it?

Engine Ecology "Making your engine run greener"