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Old 01-01-2006, 04:33 PM
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Rs turbo and Smog ????
Will a turboed RS 2.5 pass smog in cali ??

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Old 01-04-2006, 03:29 PM
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no. not at all. once they do the visual and spot the turbo, its over.
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Old 01-04-2006, 05:10 PM
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thanx Rau

so is a wrx swap the only way to have a smog friendly turbo GC8 in cali then ?
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Old 01-24-2006, 04:51 PM
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bolt ons for rs' are easy to install and take out, you can also get it smogged without the turbo and then bolt it back on after it passes inspection
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i heard that once u turbo a RS and then take it off, it wont run like it did before the turbo
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Can i drive it turbo'ed inbetween smog checks ? what if got stopped ? smog checks are every 2 years right? correct me if I'm wrong please.
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