alex0856 Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Hey all, I'm moving to Orange County on Tuesday and need to register my car there since my WA plates expire next month. I've got a Cobb catted TBE on it right now...do I have to put in a stock DP for emissions testing? Or will I get away since it's catted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyscoodle Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 You will need to put on the stock DP and flash back to the stock map. I also would have the stock intercooler, bpv, etc. on the car when you get it smogged. Welcome to the People's Republic of California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex0856 Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 God damn, that bad? Of course, I sold it too. Might just renew my WA tabs and buy some time for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebourne Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 You can borrow my stock DP. I'm in Torrance. Typically you only have to smog every 2 years, although the DMV does profile certain cars. I'm new to the Subie, but I've had Hondas that they made me smog every year, and at "certified Gold station's" at that..... PITA for sure. You can get away with out of state tags, if you stay under the radar. But like scoobyscoodle said... you are moving Behind the Orange Curtain.... pic thread build thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blklgt05 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 You can also find a place that will smog your car for about $100, and keep everything. mod journal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blklgt05 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Welcome to OC btw, if you see an Asian guy in a red 5 gen GT, it's me. There isn't another red one in SoCal. mod journal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex0856 Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 I'll keep an eye out! I've only seen 1 4th Gen so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhitter Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 You will need to put on the stock DP and flash back to the stock map. I also would have the stock intercooler, bpv, etc. on the car when you get it smogged. Welcome to the People's Republic of California. Stock tune? I got smogged last year 2014 with my Stage 1 tune on the car. Have you had a different experience in SoCal? My OBXT build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex0856 Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 Oem dp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhitter Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Yep, fail visual without the OEM DP. If you can find an aftermarket DP with 2 cats and a CARB sticker you can probably pass SMOG, but I don't think that exists. For 2016, I'll have to put everything as close to stock as I can in order to pass and hope that the new tests doesn't read the tune as too out of spec. We have had this thread going in the Norcal forums - http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/new-ca-smog-obdii-info-thread-199919.html My OBXT build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebourne Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Yep, fail visual without the OEM DP. If you can find an aftermarket DP with 2 cats and a CARB sticker you can probably pass SMOG, but I don't think that exists. For 2016, I'll have to put everything as close to stock as I can in order to pass and hope that the new tests doesn't read the tune as too out of spec. We have had this thread going in the Norcal forums - http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/new-ca-smog-obdii-info-thread-199919.html Ah, another productivity killing thread for me to read... I don't know if I'll need to smog in 2016. I shouldn't have to, because I bought it in May 2015. But they loved telling me to smog my Hondas every year. Not sure if they were profiling me or the car models. So in a weird way, i can't wait to get my registration renewal to know my status! pic thread build thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyscoodle Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 I've passed with the non-stock map, but nowadays things are a bit different. If you have to go to one of the "star certified" stations, then all it is is an OBD scan and no sniff test at all. For that one you wanna be on the stock map, and they do still do a full visual inspection, but no more sniffer. I think about 50% of them now say "star certified required" on the registration renewal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrayspecs Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 I've passed with the non-stock map, but nowadays things are a bit different. If you have to go to one of the "star certified" stations, then all it is is an OBD scan and no sniff test at all. For that one you wanna be on the stock map, and they do still do a full visual inspection, but no more sniffer. I think about 50% of them now say "star certified required" on the registration renewal. Just did this on my 02 BE in October, and some of the shops (the First one i went to) was an ass about the visual inspection, I had a replacement weld in cat and he was giving me 21 questions about it cause of the shit job the shop i took it to did welding the thing in and he thought i had done the cut it open and removed the guts from it. Took it to anther shop down the road and passed no problem. but thats all they did is a obd and visual scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyscoodle Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 If the intent of CA's smog laws was to actually clean up the air, I'd be much more in support of them. The fact is my car can run cleaner than 80% of those on the road, but is noncompliant because I used aftermarket parts? Thanks CARB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhitter Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Yep, should just be sniffer. My OBXT build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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