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Old Feb 28, 2011, 10:26 PM
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^^^ was that here in california that you had those mods and passed?
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any ca owner input would be great.
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Talk to your tunner, might know a shop that looks past the visual and as long as it passes the sniffer. Your tunner can lean out your map a little to ensure and with a stock cat, should be fine.
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what were the most mods but were still able to pass a ca smog test?
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Old Mar 1, 2011, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by evoiao
^^^ was that here in california that you had those mods and passed?
yessir!
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well see my mods in sig, is possible to pass without a cat, itll be close but ull need a hfc or stock cat and you should pass. me even with no cat on my car i was off 40ppm hc at 3500, and at idle i was off 20ppm hc so i was close...so can it be done, possibly if your lucky
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yes I do have a cat in place the factory one all the emissions are connected, the egc, the cat, everything is stock, except the exhaust (even it has the o2 sensor in it) the down pipe, the dump pipe (has the o2 sensor in it) the exhaust mani is stock but ported, then there's the gsc s2 cams and pte 1000 injectors......and a Hallman MBC
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Old Mar 5, 2011, 05:29 PM
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As of January st of this year, CA has changed the smog rules to a 'plug in only' smog test. Basically they plug a computer into your OBD port and make sure that all systems check out 'ok' without any errors. They are no longer perfoming he sniffer test.

check on socalevo.net, there was a thread about this with a link to the dmv info
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Originally Posted by Resi
As of January st of this year, CA has changed the smog rules to a 'plug in only' smog test. Basically they plug a computer into your OBD port and make sure that all systems check out 'ok' without any errors. They are no longer perfoming he sniffer test.

check on socalevo.net, there was a thread about this with a link to the dmv info
Awesome! Can you post a link to the thread? I'm on EE but not socal.
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Heres a post I made up....


YES you can PASS SMOG w/ 272 cams...!



Good luck
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Originally Posted by Resi
As of January st of this year, CA has changed the smog rules to a 'plug in only' smog test. Basically they plug a computer into your OBD port and make sure that all systems check out 'ok' without any errors. They are no longer perfoming he sniffer test.

check on socalevo.net, there was a thread about this with a link to the dmv info
Hmm I didn't know that. I'm gonna have to check it out.
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wow I hope this is all true...it just get better and better!!!!
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can anyone confirm this

Originally Posted by Resi
As of January st of this year, CA has changed the smog rules to a 'plug in only' smog test. Basically they plug a computer into your OBD port and make sure that all systems check out 'ok' without any errors. They are no longer perfoming he sniffer test.

check on socalevo.net, there was a thread about this with a link to the dmv info
has anyone had a smog check this year to confirm this new smog check procedure for california??


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