Ok my camaro sat for 12 years before i bought it from an knuckle head trying to learn how to work on a car very porly ever bolt he touched was hand tigh right down to the 59cent apiece ac delco sparkplugs im sorry but i no they make good ones but these are the cheapo ones

so after i went through and fixed 12 years of half a$$ work and gave the rat in the dash a 30 day notice to vacate the premissus it runs pretty good idles smooth reves fast and returns to idle fast i want to no if it will pass smog i mean i did do a lot of work and ive seen worse on the road but 12 years is a long time

so whats the best way to test a car hot, cold, fresh oil,premium gas, heck il even say additives like the one thats say garenteed to pass smog. just give me the low down

i know i fixed the vacume leakes i went all the way down to the lower intake manifold

and also it has legitimatly 93000 miles on it so its pretty much new will that help my odds

i also herd that there supposed to judge a car by its looks now and fail cars in poor condition that would suck cause the interior still has a lil new car smell and the paint looks like someone scraped the paint off and hit a few shoping carts

 

1. You're SUPPOSED to run the cheap Delco plugs... R42TS, to be exact. The Rapidfires are junk in our engines.
2. Smog the car hot. Change the oil (and possibly the coolant), fresh gas, replace the filters, full tune-up, INCLUDING the PCV valve.
3. Check again for vacuum leaks, but even more important, exhaust leaks. Also fuel leaks. Replace the gas cap (seals are probably bad).
4. Check the brake lines for leaks, and not just the rubber ones.
5. Properly inflate the tires.
6. Replace the O2S, if you haven't already by the time you reach this, as you don't know if it's been done recently in the car's life or not.
7. If possible, drive the car for a couple of days to allow the engine to get used to running again and be aware of any potential problems (cylinder sealing, for one thing, due to problems with the cylinder walls and rings).

 

Replace your CAT and make sure you don't have any leaks...

 

the engine didnt like the cheap plugs it idled bad and missed and had no power so i bought champion platnum plugs and it runs way better and has a little bit of bark i can hit the gas and instantly go to 2500 rpms and it wil go back to idle faster to before the rev was slow and the return to idle was slow to

there cheapo plugs now to thanks to pepboys sale right now the plugs were a buck apeice

 

ive been driving the car for about a month i went easy for a week didnt race the motor just putterd along week two a lil more gas week three drove it regular and this week i released the beast so to speak as for vacume leaks i doubt there are any i replaced any bad hoses and gaskets

and a cat will go bad from sitting? i didnt no that that sucks its almost imposible to find one thats california legal

 

No, the cat won't go bad from sitting. From the inside, anyways. Check to make sure it isn't rusted to bits. Also check the AIR injection hose running to the nipple on the side for rust and deteriorated rubber, broken clamps, etc.

With CA emissions, you need to make sure that EVERYTHING is working the way it should and that ALL of the emissions parts are installed and at least SEEM to be in working order. The smog ***** are horrible in CA, from what I've heard. If you do fail the sniffer test, post up the results and we can tell you what to do about it. Check ALL of the vacuum hoses, not just the ones that LOOK bad. If you touch one and it leaves a good amount of rubber on your fingers, well, that one needs to be replaced as well. Don't forget the fuel vapor hoses leading to the vapor canister, either, as those can rot just as easily at the others, and add to the HC score.