CARB actually does good things for California. Just look at old photos of Los Angeles to see. Yes, it's a pain for us car enthusiasts, but CA has beautiful air. Well, not right now since 50% of California is on fire, again.

I've since found out that New Jersey has some of the worst air quality in the USA. :-/

And less E85 than California, ironically. There are four stations in this whole damn state.

And 93 is not better than E85. You are smoking it.


No, if it is a non tampered stock rom than the CVN is good.

 

I'm only going by second or third-party reports that everything had to updated.
I got a notice in the mail today, from my local Honda dealer. It says I have to take my car in to be reflashed. I will be given a notice of completion to send to DMV. Otherwise, I won't be able to smog my car. This is on a 100% stock 2012 Civic that has never been modded nor failed. I'm so glad the Evo is moving out of state.

 

Colorado is checking CVNs at some phases of vehicle inspection (I think the equivalent of a ref referral). This will almost certainly become a first-level test in California (and other places) if it has not already, i.e., part of any standard smog inspection.

 

I'm personally torn because I understand why they are cracking down and generally agree with it. That said, I wish I could just pay a carbon tax for my car. I drive it less than 5k a year and I'd be willing to shell out cash every year so I could enjoy my modified vehicle.

 

If you think that is bad, the FRS/BRZ people that have 2013 models have to get the valve spring recall done in order to renew their registration in California. Yes, the same recall that dealers are messing up and blowing peoples engines up with.

 

Same here. I drove about 1500mi last year. Ridiculous.

SMDH. A friend of mine drives truck. He had to buy a new rig because CA made it impossible to keep the old one. He says the newer, CA compliant trucks are popping motors left and right because they put cats ave other smog crap on them. He had no choice, though.

 

If this affects me, I will likely buy a scrap 1995 galant, mirage or something similar and just swap vins and register it as a pre-obd2 car.

 

Damn it's getting real then. Well at least that will make it easier for whom ever ends up implementing a patch since they can just focus on the most current ROM ID's for the different Generations.

 

The last part "caught up on any updates from Mitsu (I have a IX and would need to go get updated)." is WRONG. Not trying to call you out, but I want to help give people good information.

If you use the same ROM id your car came with the EVO 9 has a few different versions, then you will be fine. You are NOT required to get the newest update, which is as of right now 88590016.

I went through a state referee... aka "strictest cali smog"

 

Good to know, thanks! That should be helpful for a lot of people and a lot less stress for IX owners.

 

Who knows what recalculates the checksum aka CVN? Is it Evoscan just before it flashes it?

 

Has anyone in California recently had success passing emissions? I’ve learned more that I care to know about this issue and form my understanding, our vehicles use an “ISO” system versus a “CAN” system which makes it difficult to pass smog; even with “help”.

i haven’t been able to completely renew my registration since there’s no way of passing smog.

 

If I were you, I would find a friend or family member that lives out of state where there is no emissions testing, and register the car there. ISO is an older protocol, CAN basically took over in 2008 industry wide. It has nothing to do with the CVN. Hackers need to figure out how to push an arbitrary CVN to the inspection station so we can effectively "lie" to the system.

 

Read this post to learn more: https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ec...l#post11828859

 

Another new person to ECUflash and Tephra. Don't cheer at once.
I'm using ID 94170015, and followed the patch instructions:
Non-Continuous Monitor Completion Patch
@3688E DA2A -> EAFF
@36890 6AA1 -> 6AA7

Non-Continuous Monitor Availability Patch Part 1
@36872 4019 -> E000

Non-Continuous Monitor Availability Patch Part 2
@36888 6AA1 -> EAFF

When doing this, it sets all my values to 1 for table "Monitor Available(1)/Not Available(0)"
If I try to change A/C system refrigerant, Secondary Air System, and Heated catalyst to 0, it forces the following changes:

Non-Continuous Monitor Completion Patch
@3688E EAFF->EAE5
@36890 6AA1 -> 6AA7 - This stays as 6AA7

Non-Continuous Monitor Availability Patch Part 2
@36888 6AA1 -> EAE5

Any help is appreciated. Currently, the only problems I have is the monitors while scanning the car has Cat - N/A, and o2 Sensor - Incomplete (May be from me not driving the car much, and disconnecting the harness to remove the throttle body and intake manifold, and needs driven to reset?). Everything else is reading ready (from previous owner).

EDIT: I'm assuming changing the Monitor Available(1)/Not Available(0) ultimately alters the Non-Continuous Monitor Availability Patch & Part 2, since the patches are for everything to be set to 1. It should be fine to let ecuflash change the values I showed above?