i-club friendly smog stations
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i-club friendly smog stations
Hey all, time has come for smog and I was wondering if there were any i-club friendly smog stations out here in the san Jose area. I'm running full e85 so I'm not too worried about emissions. Thanks a bunch! 
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Yep, the 76 off of 101 and on De La Cruz near the burger king. The guy there is cool he passed me on visuals and I passed emissions with at the time a Cbe and Rfl bov. Get there before 3 though
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CBE is LEGAL as long as it passes the 95dB limit. Just got mine smogged with the Hush on and no issues. I also have a custom welded exhaust on my GMC 2500 and it passed with no issue either.
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And my brothers 6.0L silverado with a loud set of pipes passed with no issues..had an intake too
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I wasn't asking for "illegal" smog places, I've got my stock downpipe on, no bov or anything. Thanks for the input though.
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since this thread is up...
im curious..
If i do have a CBE that is over 95db, and I just install the silencer to get it under 95db? or would I have to change out the whole CBE to something quieter?
im curious..
If i do have a CBE that is over 95db, and I just install the silencer to get it under 95db? or would I have to change out the whole CBE to something quieter?
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Silencer would work if it got it quiet enough, the decibel limit isnt for smog just the safety of the roads. You'd get a fix it ticket (like tint, license plate, or body work stuff) not a ref ticket if your car was too loud, but it does give the cop a reason to think your car does have illegal car parts.
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Silencer would work if it got it quiet enough, the decibel limit isnt for smog just the safety of the roads. You'd get a fix it ticket (like tint, license plate, or body work stuff) not a ref ticket if your car was too loud, but it does give the cop a reason to think your car does have illegal car parts.
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Smog places don't care about dB's, they only care about emissions. It's the cops and the state ref (God forbid) that care about volume.