I hate California Smog check
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I hate California Smog check
My car is 06 so this is my first time smog check this bad boy. Since it also has Kleemann header the smog check was pain in the azz. I only drive 2 miles round trip from home to office and 2 miles to my smog shop so at the first test, my car failed. The tech told me that my car is not warm enough so he did twice to get it pass. Then he was *****#$ing about the header as visual inspection not GOOD. Finally we talk thought and gave me a Go. Trust me, if i had a long tube header, I will never pass smog in here. The tech also told me that i need to let car warm up and run at least 10 minutes every trip or its not good for the car. I wish my office is a bit further .......
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Yeah, had to go through the same thing a bit ago. It's a joke out here. I met a guy in the 818 who tells me it'll be even tougher this summer. Apparently the regime is starting to track the pass/fail ratios of shops all across Cali. The ones with "uneven" ratios will be "audited" for lack of a better word. I guess the plan is to track every vehicle, sort of like a DNA database. Who knows if it'll happen, just word on the street..
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Yeah, had to go through the same thing a bit ago. It's a joke out here. I met a guy in the 818 who tells me it'll be even tougher this summer. Apparently the regime is starting to track the pass/fail ratios of shops all across Cali. The ones with "uneven" ratios will be "audited" for lack of a better word. I guess the plan is to track every vehicle, sort of like a DNA database. Who knows if it'll happen, just word on the street..
my E55 passed with flying colors, albeit totally stock when I smogged last week
most #'s were 0ppm - just the C02 was around 12-14 (out of 100-110)
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It's funny I just got smogged today with a muffler,resonator, and 2nd cat delete and the guy gave me no issues whatsoever. He actually complimented the cars "badassness" LOL. It really depends on who you go to, some guys don't sweat the visual.
Off the top of my head I can't think of any header that's CARB legal.
Off the top of my head I can't think of any header that's CARB legal.
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It's funny I just got smogged today with a muffler,resonator, and 2nd cat delete and the guy gave me no issues whatsoever. He actually complimented the cars "badassness" LOL. It really depends on who you go to, some guys don't sweat the visual.
Off the top of my head I can't think of any header that's CARB legal.
Off the top of my head I can't think of any header that's CARB legal.
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that may be next for me, 2nd cats and x-pipe... gotta find someone who's done it already - I don't want the drone!
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My car is 06 so this is my first time smog check this bad boy. Since it also has Kleemann header the smog check was pain in the azz. I only drive 2 miles round trip from home to office and 2 miles to my smog shop so at the first test, my car failed. The tech told me that my car is not warm enough so he did twice to get it pass. Then he was *****#$ing about the header as visual inspection not GOOD. Finally we talk thought and gave me a Go. Trust me, if i had a long tube header, I will never pass smog in here. The tech also told me that i need to let car warm up and run at least 10 minutes every trip or its not good for the car. I wish my office is a bit further .......
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Lower that car all of the way down if you have something underneath to hide.
And find the 'biggest' guy you can to conduct the check. ![Smilie](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Yes, it works, for me. If you an see inspection mirror, move on.
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Yes, it works, for me. If you an see inspection mirror, move on.
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California's crazy laws slowly migrate to the rest of the country. They need to stop electing these freaks that make up all these asinine laws in my opinion. CA is a bad influence on th3 rest of the country. At least when it comes to gun and emissions laws. You can feel free to influence the country some more with the way your women look. lol
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I only had the Kleemann header and the guy pop the hood and saw it under the head gasket and said that's illegal. I was like.... wtf..... i guess thats why i kept my stock part.
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I have no idea about the SMOG #. First time fail not because of the tune or header, just because my cat was still cold. He said I should run my car at least 10 minuted every time I start. I drive 1 mile then stop for 10 hours then other 1 mile stop for the day, not good for cars.
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Yeah, had to go through the same thing a bit ago. It's a joke out here. I met a guy in the 818 who tells me it'll be even tougher this summer. Apparently the regime is starting to track the pass/fail ratios of shops all across Cali. The ones with "uneven" ratios will be "audited" for lack of a better word. I guess the plan is to track every vehicle, sort of like a DNA database. Who knows if it'll happen, just word on the street..
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Honestly, anyone that looks underneath the hood will probably said that it is illegal. Just need to find a legit smog place and let them do the pretest first to see if you pass or not. My smog guy does the same thing. So, I had him do a pretest and sure nuff it PASS.
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I have no idea about the SMOG #. First time fail not because of the tune or header, just because my cat was still cold. He said I should run my car at least 10 minuted every time I start. I drive 1 mile then stop for 10 hours then other 1 mile stop for the day, not good for cars.
if you passed (or failed) - you should get paperwork showing your status - the #'s for CO2/NO2 are on there...
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California's crazy laws slowly migrate to the rest of the country. They need to stop electing these freaks that make up all these asinine laws in my opinion. CA is a bad influence on th3 rest of the country. At least when it comes to gun and emissions laws. You can feel free to influence the country some more with the way your women look. lol
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California's crazy laws slowly migrate to the rest of the country. They need to stop electing these freaks that make up all these asinine laws in my opinion. CA is a bad influence on th3 rest of the country. At least when it comes to gun and emissions laws. You can feel free to influence the country some more with the way your women look. lol
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As for headers being illegal, I do agree that is silly if the emissions are within spec....but oh well....