Brady1988

What's up guys? I recently moved to Otay Ranch from Virginia and failed SMOG here even though I passed in Va. Arghhh! I failed due to my evap system being deleted. I bought my S that way and I'll like to keep it as such. Are all smog checks that strict out here?!

mmmposta

Are you trying to register the car here in CA?

For the most part all smog places in CA are strict. The three options you have are:

1. Put evap system back to stock.

2. Find someone who can "hot" smog (basically running an illegal smog test).

3. Keep the car registered with VA plates/tags?

Brady1988

It's looking like I'll have to just suck it up, buy the parts and put it bk in. The install just seems like a hassle

nichigo

^Conformance is the way to go. CA is too strict. It's not worth it trying to circumvent the system. It'll either cost you more money than it's worth, more time than you care to give, or both.

S2kAndTheAnt

Do you have the Izzy air pump delete?

Brady1988

That's exactly what I'm going do. This state is strict about everything!

Brady1988

Yea, I do. It's not throwing any code. I guess the technician just saw the deleted canister, sensor and hoses

S2kAndTheAnt

This is all good news for me..... I'm also from fairfax county and moved to SoCal....

mmmposta

That's exactly why I shipped my s2000 out to me while I was in Florida. Got it registered/plated there so that I wouldnt have to worry about getting it smogged when I returned.

Chris_Lum

For something as simple as an evap system--yeah just bring it back to stock. It might be worth it to illegally smog if you have a complicated turbo setup or something, but for an evap system, just revert back and leave it as-is so you're good for subsequent smogs as well.