derekkaiser

[align=left]Was just offered a transfer for work to California. Anyone have any experience with the emission testing for the state? I'm worried about getting my pony to pass. She chugs a lot of air and runs pretty rich. Comments?

Derek

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93 GT Vert Triple Black
Fresh 302 Motorsport GT-40 Crate
Tremec 500
Cold air, and all that good stuff
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redpony88

you could always buy a new catted pipe, and use it for inspections? i know thats what i have to do

USMC1775

Emissions here ****ing suck. What cam is in your crate engine? Usually they will check for CARB #'s on modification parts if its obvious theyre not stock. And you will need cats to pass visual, IF your car runs clean as it is.

Also this year, they started testing your fuel tank, cap and lines for leaks.

TRexGAWD

Might as well buy a Honda IMO if you are going to live there.

redpony88

gee thats helpful [&:]

normally if you have a set of GOOD cats you can pass pretty nicely since you have a crate motor you should be even better off cause they compare that year and model with alot of others of that year and model in stock format, if you have a newer crate motor you;ll have less emmissions comin out the back than a stock 302 with 150+k miles when i bored my car out to a 331 it made less than it did when it was a 302 with who knows how many miles

USMC1775

Honda = no.

I passed the emissions test with my O/R H pipe, then the guy looked underneath and saw there were no cats and failed me. Whether or not that was a fluke, if you have cats, youll be fine.

Or you can find a "good" smog shop and pay $200

mjr46

stay away from cali if you like to play with your car

redemption

aha mjr said it all
i live in socal
in the papers yesterday they said the local police department was on a crackdown on loud exhaust from a number of complaints
and that enforcement would take place immediately
and i have slp1's, i feel somwhat lucky =D
but down here everyone has loud exhaust from harleys to hondas, so im not to worried
nice place to live tho =P

mjr46

I don't think here on the east coast I have ever been pulled over for loud exhaust or emissions related stuff... I love the sound of a loupy cam and I couldn't give it up for the world nor the sniffer there[:'(]

redemption

ya plus my friend over paid 2 people for a smog test just to pass him, and his old boss was one of them,
story goes they never registerd it as smog legal car,
he went to the dmv 5 months later on both of them and they said they never got checked in for a smog
how crappy is that [:@]