Moving to the Bay Area

[IslandEvo]

I'm moving back to the BayArea and was wondering if my car will pass smog? For those of you that got your smog done did you still have the stock Cat? Do I have to go back to stock? Please help me out These are the mods that I have now.............thanks in advance..

Turbo XS DP, cat delete, cat back
HKS 272/272 with Fidanza Cam Gears
Injen UIP with Intake and Filter
Stock BOV
Walbro 255
SAFC 2

[vtluu]

You definitely won't pass smog without a cat. The cams could be a problem as well. Your intake (which I presume is not CARB-exempt) will stick out like a sore thumb and fail visual inspection too. Cam gears will also fail visual unless you've hidden them beneath the stock cover. I don't know about the other stuff, but it could be a problem as well.

Welcome to California! 8) :lol:

[lncrevoviii]

Welcome to the bay.
You are going to ship your car in, how much do they charge for that?
and How is Hawaii these dayz?
ohh yeah, no cat is definately going to be a problem.

[Sh1n0san]

You definitely won't pass smog without a cat. The cams could be a problem as well. Your intake (which I presume is not CARB-exempt) will stick out like a sore thumb and fail visual inspection too. Cam gears will also fail visual unless you've hidden them beneath the stock cover. I don't know about the other stuff, but it could be a problem as well.

Welcome to California! 8) :lol:

+1 :D

[IslandEvo]

Damn!!! Well guess I gotta put it to nearly stock....Maybe I can get away with it if I trade in my car (without the mods) for an 05 within the first 30 days that I'm there so I dont have to worry about smog for two years..

[earlyapex]

Damn!!! Well guess I gotta put it to nearly stock....Maybe I can get away with it if I trade in my car (without the mods) for an 05 within the first 30 days that I'm there so I dont have to worry about smog for two years..

New cars don't need to be smogged for 5 years in California I think.

For some reason I can't find the law right now...

[kimmievo]

Yeah, I think most of us don't have to get our cars smogged until 2007

[Matz]

Yeah, I think most of us don't have to get our cars smogged until 2007

I thought it was 2009? Bummer!

[Matz]

Damn!!! Well guess I gotta put it to nearly stock....Maybe I can get away with it if I trade in my car (without the mods) for an 05 within the first 30 days that I'm there so I dont have to worry about smog for two years..

On top of that, you'll also end up getting free gas for a year, according to another post here that looked pretty legit.

[wilson1]

New cars don't need to be smogged for 5 years in California I think.

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+1

[kimmievo]

Yeah, I think most of us don't have to get our cars smogged until 2007

I thought it was 2009? Bummer!

I'm probably wrong....

[vtluu]

It's 2009. There's a link to a smog schedule/timetable somewhere, lemme see if I can dig it up.

[IslandEvo]

Thanks guys.....you've helped me out with my decision....gonna sell my 03 for an 05....

[Sh1n0san]

Damn!!! Well guess I gotta put it to nearly stock....Maybe I can get away with it if I trade in my car (without the mods) for an 05 within the first 30 days that I'm there so I dont have to worry about smog for two years..

On top of that, you'll also end up getting free gas for a year, according to another post here that looked pretty legit.


can't beat that deal! :D

[06IXMR]

Eh heres this link.


http://media.mitsubishicars.com/detail?mid=MIT2005092149454&mime=ASC

[Evo8andahalf]

you can have my 03 and i ll move to hawaii and take yours :D

[turbotiger]

New cars don't need to be smogged for 5 years in California I think.

I don't believe that's true if the car was out of state. I may be wrong on this though.

[jrnot]

Whats UP in Hawaii DUDE. It is nice to hear from you on the boards. I look forward to seeing this car when you get back. Say hi to your better half for me. Lets see some pics of that car of your, and while your at it, that M35 sport you boy got from me.

Later