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jaedub

State ref charges a bit over $100 just for testing. I got away with it through some loophole. Those guys are really anal about aftermarket parts. Got my visit to ref due to my CBE. I swapped it back to stock and had them waive it. CA is a b!tch

littlejuanito

Just for having a CBE? How did that happen?

jaedub

If you read the CA emission code, you can't modify exhaust for any reason even if is below 95 decibel. So yeah.....any aftermarket exhaust is illegal in CA.

RumbleFish

I've run AM exhaust on just about every car I've ever owned and, I've never had a problem passing a smog check for having one. Even with AM headers.

Now, hi-flo cats? That's another story.

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jaedub

Passing the smog check has nothing to do with being legal. Once you swap any part of the exhaust with an aftermarket, it's illegal whether you pass the smog test or not.

Breadz

Passing smog is the only thing that matters. Cats cant be modified but anything past them doesn't matter

Currently smogging my brothers supra, Failed the first time because the tech didn't understand that cars older then 1995 can have any air intake setup aslong as it keeps "emission controls", Failed second time because they made me wait over an hour and the cats were cold, Failed third because CEL came on.

Had to take off the methanol injection kit and add cats because california. My Z pulls harder than it now.

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onzedge

This is not true. Past the cats does not matter for smog.

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You can pass emissions, but fail the visual.

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nis350

spoke with the tech from the star smog station and was told that they only inspect up to the cats for visual.

Inspector71

I used to live in California and had a 66 Sport Fury. I swapped the iron 2 bbl intake for an aluminum 4bbl and CARB went nuts. I tried explaining to them that Chevy and Ford went to smog stuff in 66 but Chrysler didn't until 67. They were like dealing with the KGB. Rude, condescending, mocking, you name it...after being kept one hold one full hour (I timed it). I had to go to a ref who passed it every time and told me what jerks they were. I moved. Not over this but it was one of the last straws....

barncobob

CA is tough, bought a 05 Dodge Ram diesel because of no smog ********,,5 or so years ago now diesels have to smogged,,watched ythe guy, no testing exhaust, hooking into computer, just a once over...$65 thank you..

they are now talking motorcycles, boats and hybrids