ok before i go all crazy and **** , where do you guys go for smog when your all modded out?

 

CA emissions laws suck. worst case scenario you may just have to return back to stock. A week before return it back so it get's in the stock groove and then put your mods back on after.

 

>_<
weaksauce

 

dnt worry boss ur in ontario? we know some people in the I.E. area

 

my neighbor knows the guy who works the smog station across the street from where i stay right now...im sure he could hook it up

 

around here gas stations do private inspections, you have to pay but they're usually more lenient with that kinda stuff.

 

thats right you are in the i.e.....what are you worried about..just cough up some cash and ull be straight

 

dont kno any 1 for smog >_<

 

let me know when it gets close to smog for u. I know a couple but dnt go too out there with it not being legal. My guys only requirement is it has a cat, it can be high flow or hallowed out for all he cares

 

really thats interesting.....a hollow cat and he dont care...thats good stuff

ive seen some fake cats on ebay....where it looks like a cat but all it is is a pipe with a canister sorrounding it......for like 25 bucks i think i saw it

 

i have a buddy in san berdo who will do it

 

kewl beens

how much do they charge?

 

i will let u know

 

You guys do realize that you won't have to smog your new cars for 6 years.

 

New car, six years to go and I'm not worried about smog right now. The Cobalt will more than likely remain stock or stock-appearing (or get CARB approved parts if I see the need/benefit to upgrade something in the powertrain). If something not so legal were to go on the car I'd keep the stock parts around just in case. You never know when you could potentially get a vehicle (under hood) inspection, but since I don't have heavy tint, a super loud exhaust, a giant spoiler or other graphics/appearance crap and I don't drive like an idiot trying to attract attention I don't worry about that too much.

 

plus unless u buy insane power parts cop will not know wat is stock and wats not. CHP asked me if my supercharger was an aftermarket turbo.lol

 

Every CHP sub-office is supposed to have an officer specially trained that they can call out to inspect your car, and trust me, those officers will have a good idea what's legal and what isn't. I don't worry too much about the CHP anyways. The legality of underhood inspections is such that they don't do them very often. You have to pretty much have a giant flag on your car waving "hey, I've got illegal stuff on my car" for them to stop you and went to inspect your car (such as a super loud exhaust, etc.).

What would concern me more is the local police departments and county sheriffs that aren't trained as well as the CHP and have nothing better to do. They, like all officers don't even have to know or figure out if you have illegal parts on your car. All they have to do is suspect you do and that's enough to get you sent to the smog ref. And you're screwed when that happens if you have aftermarket stuff on your car. That's why keeping your car low-key and not trying to flaunt too much individuality (i.e. highly modified car sound/appearance-wise) can be beneficial. Nothing like driving a sleeper.

 

mine is not low kay at all trust me and i have no problems.lol. everything is legal. Only modify with C.A,R.B cert. or **** they cant tell like new H/E. diff. wastegate etc. I have sat through 4 seperate full state ref inspections. I have a full costum exhaust. Measures a 94 max is 95 they hate that.lol. It's funny going to my court date and seeing the CHP nofficer all pissed off because the judge throws out his ticket.lol. Actually where I live local cops dnt give a ****. They have more important things to do. Hell they dnt even bust u for tint unless u have limo