That REF sticker pays its weight in platnium.

As long as your car passes the actual test there's no problem....and there shouldn't be an issue anyway...let's get real here the only reason for the visual is to justify having the fix any potential issue....i.e. it's the way for the State to generate Revenue. As far was we and the government should be concerned, as long as the vehicle passes mandated emmisions levels and is "mechanically" safe to drive, it should be allowed to pass. But we live in a country and especially a State where any way to squeeze money out of the people is a good thing, reguardless of legality or justification. My conversion has some mods to it....and it's still cleaner running then most new cars bar none (both physically and pollution wise). I am legal because I have done my homework and spent the money to make sure it passes. I hate having to play this game with CARB and wish it would be as straight forward as it should be. SMOG & emmisions control was designed to protect the enviroment.....if we as auto enthusist wish to improve our vehicles above the "bean-counting" controlled OEM levels...AND do so within the mandated emmissions levels....we should be allowed to do so. The outcome should outweigh the means.

I have stepped off the soapbox.

 

If I were to put back my stock DP and take it for a smog test, do I also have to switch back to stock map? or custom map should do it ?

 

Do they take a look at the ECU to see if it's been tinkered with?

 

i know a guy who will pass you...

$150

bring u and ur friends car that you KNOW will pass smog.. PM me if ur intrested.

 

$150 for a SMOG check???

 

lol no he'll pass you for 150 cash money.

thats how i'm smogged.

 

.....must....refrain....from....immature...sexual. ...comments....

 

May I have your plate number dear sir?

 

LOL

i should prob re-read my posts before i actually post them.

 

It's either that or you spend your own time, or pay someone, to take off all your illegal stuff, then go pay the normal price for the smog, then pay someone, or spend your own time, to reinstall all your illegal stuff.

 

i passed my moded 02 with a up and tbe

 

Which shop?

 

ya, i dunno about you guys, but putting my stock parts back on...

no fun.

and to much hassel.

and we did it to my friends 02 wagon.

and he swears its never ran the same, "its jumpy." he quotes

 

Just FYI, though, while I understand the reasoning for it, I've never done it and it is super illegal. You might want to avoid talking about it (admitting your guilt) on a public forum

 

as long as we can have plate numbers...it will be fine.