Its Smog Time (will my modded WRX pass?)
02-19-2008, 01:37 PM
#76
RALYRCR
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: In the Valley.....Somewhere
Posts: 195
Car Info: 00GC8WRX/Conversion / 93 2.5Wgn(RIP) / 98 Forester
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.
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.
Last edited by EddyRS; 02-19-2008 at 01:49 PM.
03-04-2008, 11:47 AM
#88
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: The 209, 916, AND 510. I like to drive.
Posts: 158
Car Info: 2003 Subaru wrx
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
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
03-04-2008, 11:49 AM
#89
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Funtown
Posts: 25,095
Car Info: A limousine with a chauffer
03-04-2008, 12:06 PM
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