Every SMOG test station I go to in Sacramento tells me they cannot smog Evo because its AWD. I had to take it to a dealer and smog it for $118. Anyone able to smog it anywhere else for a lot less? Thanks

 

yeah at my buddys shop !

 

Where?

 

Those smog stations should be able to give you just the sniffer test. that said, some parts of CA have the AWD dynos so good luck.

 

Any smog station can smog an AWD car. They use a TSI (two speed idle) test.

 

In WA they just plug into the OBDII jack. No tail pipe test. Computer monitors everything they need to know. Can't believe CA hasn't moved to that yet.

 

california is backwards man, every single SMOG station told me they cant do AWD because their setup runs the 2 wheels. One guy that had AWD subaru told me his car came back from a local SMOG station with a burning smell all over and then parts were falling out of the rear diff. I am afraid to let these monkeys touch my car thats why go to the dealer

 

Hell they made me do the two speed idle test too

 

That means the smog technician obviously don't know what they are doing! Awd are two speed idle test

 

what? that makes zero sense lolol, im in elk grove (sacramento area) and I go to smog n go here...60 bucks...next time save yourself 60 and hit up the one on harbour point blvd in elk grove

best of luck

 

CA will start this in 2013 for OBD2

 

idle and 3500, even my car got smogged, and i pulled up to the shop sounding like a race car haha....it goes in the tailpipe two rpms testing, wham bam thank you maam, as long as you pass should take no more then an hour or so.

 

I wonder how much it would be able to detect... i.e. tunes

 

Anything thats not stock - i.e. keep a stock ECU to throw in...

 

maybe you could program the ecu the way you want it. a "smog tune." pass every time

but that probably sounds too good to be true.