3.6L swapped 01 Boxster... What's it worth?
10-08-2019, 12:59 PM
#31
" it would pass any emissions test"
No, not in California anymore ! Perhaps in Co now but how long before the California software is used elsewhere? According to the manufacturer, not long because they already supply the machines and software in many States.
In the old days it would pass the Visual Test . It would also potentially pass the Functional and Readiness Tests
Just read the post #8 above with all the details. It is a great pity.And yes I have an interest in a Star Certified Smog Check Station.The latest 2015 equipment is different from previous versions.How?
The APPLUS computer will detect an non-match between the VIN and the DME coding. The 3.6l will only get past this Tampering/Equipment Failure after a visit to the Referee proves the VIN and DME match. Trust me ,you do not want to have to visit a BAR Referee and fail. If you pass = o.k. But how?
In S.Cal this would be a Track car or a parts car after the first Smog Test Failure
If the coding of the ECU matches the VIN - you will pass. But the DME code for fueling for the 3.6 upgrade will have been modified? Alternatively, the installer of the upgrade may have used the parent ECU for the 3.6? Either way ,the new software in the AAPLUS will detect it.It is simple - it just matches actual vs. expected values in the ECU.
A PPI by a Porsche shop may be misleading.This is not about function ,nor MIL.That would be easy .It is about differences i the ECU vs. stock.
Better to get the PPI for Smog done by a Smog Tech who understands the latest procedures and where they are going in future. Read the "finger printing" statement by the software developer. It is sinister.
No, not in California anymore ! Perhaps in Co now but how long before the California software is used elsewhere? According to the manufacturer, not long because they already supply the machines and software in many States.
In the old days it would pass the Visual Test . It would also potentially pass the Functional and Readiness Tests
Just read the post #8 above with all the details. It is a great pity.And yes I have an interest in a Star Certified Smog Check Station.The latest 2015 equipment is different from previous versions.How?
The APPLUS computer will detect an non-match between the VIN and the DME coding. The 3.6l will only get past this Tampering/Equipment Failure after a visit to the Referee proves the VIN and DME match. Trust me ,you do not want to have to visit a BAR Referee and fail. If you pass = o.k. But how?
In S.Cal this would be a Track car or a parts car after the first Smog Test Failure
If the coding of the ECU matches the VIN - you will pass. But the DME code for fueling for the 3.6 upgrade will have been modified? Alternatively, the installer of the upgrade may have used the parent ECU for the 3.6? Either way ,the new software in the AAPLUS will detect it.It is simple - it just matches actual vs. expected values in the ECU.
A PPI by a Porsche shop may be misleading.This is not about function ,nor MIL.That would be easy .It is about differences i the ECU vs. stock.
Better to get the PPI for Smog done by a Smog Tech who understands the latest procedures and where they are going in future. Read the "finger printing" statement by the software developer. It is sinister.
10-08-2019, 06:38 PM
#32
Rennlist Member
No problem. That is the whole point .
If the DME coding is stock and matches the VIN -you are golden.
In theory there is the "Visual" but on a Boxster that is highly unlikely to be an issue.
So if you can make the original DME run the engine satisfactorily and there is no MIL and no excessive emissions, and no other obvious equipment violations - your a winner !
Until the next upgrade to the APPLUS software ..................
If the DME coding is stock and matches the VIN -you are golden.
In theory there is the "Visual" but on a Boxster that is highly unlikely to be an issue.
So if you can make the original DME run the engine satisfactorily and there is no MIL and no excessive emissions, and no other obvious equipment violations - your a winner !
Until the next upgrade to the APPLUS software ..................
I am going to sell my OE exhaust manifolds.
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