hello everyone, im new here and i have a question.if i were to change my03cobra to a stroked alluminim block would i have to worry about my car not passin smog prvided that i keep all the smog equip.
smog legal in cali
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03yllwguy said:
I would'nt be so sure. You have to meet the emissions/sniffer tests, so
I would be cautious about this. Just MO, but the smog laws are tough
and technically, you will be illegal with a stroker.
yeah california law is gay...
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you dont have to smog it for like 4 more years...
actually i think his smog is up this coming up year..
You get a 3 year grace period here in AZ.
You are correct...with the stroker, you are no longer legal since that engine wasn't certified. But how could they tell that? They couldn't. So as long as you can make it pass the sniffer test, you will be fine...which is the way it should be anyway. Honestly, as long as you don't change your cams, I'm betting it will pass.
You are correct...with the stroker, you are no longer legal since that engine wasn't certified. But how could they tell that? They couldn't. So as long as you can make it pass the sniffer test, you will be fine...which is the way it should be anyway. Honestly, as long as you don't change your cams, I'm betting it will pass.
New cars are fifth year of registration. After that every two years.SUPA SNAKE said:
If it has stock cams, smog and four stock cats it should pass visual and the sniffer.
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CPViolation said:
bingo.
hell, even if it had cams, with all cats and a tune, it will still pass.
Im Not Really Worried About The Visual As Much As I Am The Sniffer.
FWIW, I have a buddy that passes smog with a 347 stroker and a lot of goodies in his 95 stang
How do you figure 2009 if your car was orginally puchased in 2003? It's from the original purchase date not from the date of xtranfer of title from one owner to the next. I bought mine new in 2004, 2004 counts as one year.Juiced-03 said:
From the DMV website:
"Beginning January 1, 2005, vehicles 6 or less model-years old are exempt from the biennial Smog Check inspection requirement. For vehicles with registration renewals due in the 2006 calendar year, this exemption includes model-years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006"
"Beginning January 1, 2005, vehicles 6 or less model-years old are exempt from the biennial Smog Check inspection requirement. For vehicles with registration renewals due in the 2006 calendar year, this exemption includes model-years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006"
Gotta love DMV, looks like a lot of rules changed within a years time. Just got my 2000 Taurus smogged for the second required time.Juiced-03 said:
Thx for the info.
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CPViolation said:
Yeah they changed a few other things last year as well. It is confusing to say the least, but it's good for us Cobra owners if we want to mod our cars!
http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/StdPage.asp?Body=/Smogcheck/doineed.htm
so when am i suppose to get my car smogged now?
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