[uberbeast21]

So I know there is a new law that says smog shops don't need to use the sniffer test anymore it is just obd2 however I am thinking of going catless here soon and i'm wondering if anyone knows of any shops that have adapted this no sniffer test yet because my car is 2009 and will need to be smogged next year. If anyone knows a shop that only does the obd2 that would be great because I can just use the dp fix and everything will pass. I'm in santa barbara if anyone knows of anything in socal please let me know I need to justify to myself to go FBO lol

[bernard54321]

My shop but im in glendale

[uberbeast21]

Originally Posted by bernard54321

My shop but im in glendale

lol if it means i can go FBO I would drive can you tell me just in case what the shop name is?

[bernard54321]

I can tell you off the back you wont pass without cats :/

[FriedPiston]

Originally Posted by bernard54321

I can tell you off the back you wont pass without cats :/

Would you be able to PM either one of us more info on why a kittyless car would fail a "no sniff test"?

Thanks!

[bernard54321]

It will fail a "visual inspection"

[uberbeast21]

Originally Posted by bernard54321

It will fail a "visual inspection"

when I had my car smogged about a year ago due to change of ownership they didnt do an inspection under the car, they only looked in the engine bay to see if there were any illegal intakes does the place near you put it on a lift?

[bernard54321]

Putting it on a lift is no needed but if they dont look under the car, they didnt do the smog correctly

[Tim07e90]

Originally Posted by bernard54321

Putting it on a lift is no needed but if they dont look under the car, they didnt do the smog correctly

Would your shop pass me if I had AFE Catted Headers and AFE Race Midpipes (no secondaries)?

[fixedreality]

Originally Posted by bernard54321

It will fail a "visual inspection"

^this

Unless you know a tech who is chill. You'd be surprised how many of these guys actually smogged their cars with "CEL fixes" attached.

I called about thirty shops in the SF Bay Area before finding one with a non-sniffer machine. Earlier on this year only a few choice shops had them around here, basically chosen by the state for beta testing, if you will. I took my VW in with the stock intake to prevent any unwanted attention that may of led them to my downpipe.

[bernard54321]

Originally Posted by Tim07e90

Would your shop pass me if I had AFE Catted Headers and AFE Race Midpipes (no secondaries)?

If i can see a carb sticker than yes... they are usually either casted on the headers, or welded a plate on the headers, or there is a sticker... shoot me a p.m. and ill help u check to see if its legal

[bernard54321]

Originally Posted by fixedreality

^this

Unless you know a tech who is chill. You'd be surprised how many of these guys actually smogged their cars with "CEL fixes" attached.

I called about thirty shops in the SF Bay Area before finding one with a non-sniffer machine. Earlier on this year only a few choice shops had them around here, basically chosen by the state for beta testing, if you will. I took my VW in with the stock intake to prevent any unwanted attention that may of led them to my downpipe.

Btw this is brilliant, i tell people to do this all the time, and it works EVERY time

[Tim07e90]

Originally Posted by bernard54321

If i can see a carb sticker than yes... they are usually either casted on the headers, or welded a plate on the headers, or there is a sticker... shoot me a p.m. and ill help u check to see if its legal

Well, I haven't purchased them yet and it looks like AFE doesn't have them CARB approved.

[EuroKar]

Originally Posted by Tim07e90

Well, I haven't purchased them yet and it looks like AFE doesn't have them CARB approved.

Pretty much NO aftermarket intakes are CA approved for emissions.

[Tim07e90]

Originally Posted by EuroKar

Pretty much NO aftermarket intakes are CA approved for emissions.

Well my intake is stock with a K&N filter and charcoal delete. I was actually talking about the headers.

[Whateva]

What about just having secondary cat and resonator delete? Has anyone here ever been caught on that? Do they actually look for that specifically on our cars?