Smog test in Cali?

[Marc]

Well I suppose if the smog tester leans on the throttle too much and trips the bypass it'll start dumping a lot of fuel, especially if you have a big pump, which MAY cause you to fail. A fresh cat and a bottle of guaranteed to pass will ensure a passing score.



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Marc
1997 Civic EX
The supercharger is gone and so is my civic. Damn thieves!
Want to know why I got rid of the JRSC? http://crx.honda-perf.org/horror/jrsc.html

[HondaCivicEx98]

what about visual inspections?

[Karnuts]

My car is not due for smog inspection in several month, however, I am wondering if anybody in California has experience in getting theirs smog checked. I have the 6 psi set up, but I have AEM Short Ram, BTC and Raffey TPS trick.

Anybody has experience? The JRSC supposedly is Smog legal, but I want to know from first hand experience.

Thanks

[BadAss]

I'm dying to know, too. Since I got my car new in December, I won't have to deal with it for another two years. I've heard the fines can be nasty.

Can you just take the vacuum off of the JR bypass valve to "turn it off" or will that screw up something else? I also pulled the AEM CAI CARB Exempt sticker off of my intake tube - I hope that's not a problem either for the visual inspection . . .

I'm jealous of you non-Californians out there . . . sometimes.

[Curto]

All NEW cars purchased in CA do not have to worry about smog for 4 years. After that it is every 2 years. I am coming up on my first one this August.

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97 Acura GS
JRSC (6psi)
Walbro Fuel pump
CarTech FPR
MSD 6AL ignition, coil, distributor, wires
APEX AFC
DC Headers
DC Exhaust
CAI
AEM Cam Sprockets
Jet Racing ECU

Rice burning Sleeper
San Jose, CA

[Marc]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by HondaCivicEx98:
what about visual inspections?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Smog testers just pop the hood and take a quick look. Once they see the CARB approval they'll move on. They won't start pulling the ECU and checking the connections. Most of them won't know what they're looking at anyway.


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Marc
1997 Civic EX
The supercharger is gone and so is my civic. Damn thieves!
Want to know why I got rid of the JRSC? http://crx.honda-perf.org/horror/jrsc.html

[Karnuts]

Curto,
Mine will be in early September , so let me know what happens in August, I am just hoping that since mine is an OBD I, the standard is less stringent than OBD II

[zip]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by BadAss:

Can you just take the vacuum off of the JR bypass valve to "turn it off" or will that screw up something else? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

That'll cause an extremely lean situation at part throttle since the SC will be on all the time.

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