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07-03-2020, 01:49 AM | #1 |
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Calling all California Smog gurus
It’s that time for another dreaded smog. I have a 2003 wrx that’s lightly modified. I always just swap back to stock and pass but I’m over having to do all that. My question is can my car pass with a vf39, pink injectors, and a protune? Intake is carb legal and Exhaust has highflow cat with 3 resonators, so it’s pretty quiet.
I know they just hook to the obd now, anyone have a similar experience with light mods/tunes and smogs ? Thanks guys
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07-03-2020, 06:01 PM | #2 |
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You'll fail visual so there's that. As to whether you'll pass the obd test that is currently also unknown. Try it and let us know...
In the old days a Cobb OTS tune passed the odb test. But now they're supposedly checking for tuned ecus. Too many unknowns. |
07-04-2020, 02:02 AM | #3 | |
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I’ll prob just go back to stock again and play it safe. Not worth the ref visit if it fails. Thank you |
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07-04-2020, 02:33 AM | #4 |
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Totally Depends on the smog shop thats doing the visual. I would play it safe and keep it legal. Going to the ref sucks and a waste of time.
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07-04-2020, 04:28 AM | #5 |
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I know someone who knows someone who passed with a tune that had tgv/emissions codes deleted and forced readiness enabled. Therefore protune should be ok, but not for sure. Silicone turbo inlet, jdm avcs engine, headers. (shoulda failed visual on each of those). Stock injectors, turbo, dp, and airbox. On an 02 WRX.
That person, obviously not me, went to a shady looking smog shop buried in an industrial area. Didn't use any coupons or discounts, and spoke as little as possible. Passed with no problems, so I heard. You may be able to get away with it as long as it looks mostly stock. Every shop/tech is slightly different though. |
07-04-2020, 04:41 AM | #6 |
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I just passed my smog with a stage two OTS tune, I just out my cats back on and kept I out if boost while I drove I to the smog shop and it passed without a problem, also did it with a cobb boost controller on
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07-04-2020, 11:25 AM | #7 | |
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So heres the deal. the way it works is some people get flagged and others dont, there is whey the bar sees the something wierd in your smog test the next one will kick you out and flag your car. just because you passed this time doesnt mean in 2 years you will again
Heres a quote to someone with a 04 wrx take it as you will be I have heard alot of guys with evos going though the same thing Quote:
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07-05-2020, 10:15 PM | #8 |
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That sounds pretty reasonable. I'm so screwed. For many years I had the ecu ID set incorrectly so the printout from the smog machine was the wrong year. (dummy me didn't read the AP1 instructions thoroughly). Amazed it kept passing anyway! I corrected it in 2016 I think...or maybe 2014.
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07-05-2020, 11:08 PM | #9 |
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damn all you in California are screwed now, good luck guys lol
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07-06-2020, 12:25 AM | #10 |
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Thanks for all the replies guys much appreciated! Time to move out of state lol
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07-27-2020, 11:52 AM | #11 |
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Location: Inland Empire, CA
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Need oem downpipe
Anyone have a 11-14 STI Oem downpipe I can rent for my smogcheck
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