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Old Apr 4, 2002 | 09:21 PM
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the cat scenario

>ALL of you guys need to know about California Smog laws
>before giving out this advise. In California, they will
>fail if it first does not pass a visual inspection. Meaning
>that if the cats are changed or not as they were from the
>factory it will not pass. Regardless of how clean the
>emission is. Yes stupid but that is Calif law.


Yes, "STUPID" is the definition of Kalifornia.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2002 | 07:27 AM
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>California also has rolling checkpoints, they will randomly
>inspect vehicles to test exhaust. I have seen this many
>times, and if they find you have tampered with the cats
>expect a fine. >Dave
>
Will they test an out of state truck? I'm from Idaho but am down in So. Cal. doing some work and my truck has nothing but 3" pipes and two 12" stuby packs. Should I worry?

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