Hey all,

I'm moving to san diego in the new year and have a question for all the locals:

I have headers, test pipe (no cel) and a loud exhaust (details in sig), will I have any issues passing california smog test? Will I get hassled by the cops or get a ticket for noise?

thanks...btw, never had a problem in Boston, but I know Cali is different

 

U will have smog issues most likley..and it really depends how much of a dick the cop..he can give u a ticket everuone of those items..personally iv been harrased only once..

 

joy...

any idea what I'd need to change to pass smog?

 

If you want to pass a legit smog, you are going to have to get rid of the header and throw a stock one on, and possibly some new O2 sensors. Your exhaust should be fine, as long as it doesnt go over 95db I believe.

 

on the state smog check you won't pass visual because of no cat... i think... maybe...

and you might want to make sure you have the carb sticker for the fipk...

 

that's carb as in california air resources board...

and then we have bar that's bureau of automotive repair...

and then we have our favorite the dmv and that would be the department of money vatos... all they want is your money...

 

and that's all if you're going to register your car in cali...

www.dmv.ca.gov will guide you through the process...

bring lots of money... the dmv will want most of it and s2ki only wants 20 bucks...

 

What they said,

CARB numbers for intake/headers/etc.
Catalytic Converter for smog.
Exhaust not louder than 95db.

Depending where you are going to live, you might get harass more.

 

Smog does not check your dB rating, but you wont pass due to the test pipe. If you change that out for a cat, you should be good. However, if you get pulled over, you can get an emissions violation ticket that will run $450 for the headers and cat, I got one for the intake on my old car not having a C.A.R.B. sticker. California vehicle code is such a load of BS.

 

yep the only problem you will have is the testpipe... get a cat and slap that in there and you will pass if you have carb intake