Questions on Cali smog requirements

kluge9 · 11-29-2006, 05:14 PM

I am going to be stationed at beale afb in jan and i was just curious if anyone near there has had issues with smogging their car with either a test pipe or a gutted cat. i gutted my cat about 5 months ago without the intention of going there (im in texas where they dont give a damn) and im just worried about passing smog with it.

kluge9 · 11-29-2006, 06:29 PM

***Jeff Vader - boscoj*** · 11-29-2006, 06:30 PM

you should be okay as long as it passes the visual inspection.

Do you have a chip?

APR would be good because it can ignore the cat efficiency code iirc . . .

VR_Life · 11-29-2006, 07:01 PM

Audiboy · 11-29-2006, 07:15 PM

checks. If he hasn't reset the ECU and it is still ready from before the gutting, then he should be ok emissions wise. But the CEL may have already come on since then.

~~pinkertonfloyd~~ · 11-29-2006, 08:39 PM

ATH · 11-29-2006, 09:51 PM

Audiboy · 11-29-2006, 11:37 PM

kluge9 · 11-30-2006, 02:05 AM

VR_Life · 11-30-2006, 12:07 PM

stock looking cat or at least one with a CARB stamp. So I don't think he'll even get as far as the sniffer.

11-29-2006, 06:29 PM	#2
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11-29-2006, 06:30 PM	#3
*Jeff Vader - boscoj* Rest In Peace Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 25,379	as long as the car doesn't have a CEL and the readiness code can be obtained . . . you should be okay as long as it passes the visual inspection. Do you have a chip? APR would be good because it can ignore the cat efficiency code iirc . . . __________________ __________________________________________________ _______ * RIP MATT AMMON. YOU WILL BE MISSED *

11-29-2006, 07:01 PM	#4
VR_Life Guest Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 9,717	You 're saying he will pass with a test pipe ?

11-29-2006, 07:15 PM	#5
Audiboy AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 13,204	If he can get readiness all pass. But that might be difficult since cat efficiency is one of the checks. If he hasn't reset the ECU and it is still ready from before the gutting, then he should be ok emissions wise. But the CEL may have already come on since then.

11-29-2006, 08:39 PM	#6
~~pinkertonfloyd~~ Banned Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,099	Unless you find a blind smog tech, no cat shouldn't pass a visual.

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11-29-2006, 09:51 PM	#7
ATH Elder Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 11,383	He's not going to pass the sniffer without a cat. __________________

11-29-2006, 11:37 PM	#8
Audiboy AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 13,204	yes it will, as long as there are no codes.

11-30-2006, 02:05 AM	#9
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11-30-2006, 12:07 PM	#10
VR_Life Guest Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 9,717	All the smog shops I've heard of look under the car with a flashlight to confirm the presence of a stock looking cat or at least one with a CARB stamp. So I don't think he'll even get as far as the sniffer.

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