IMPORTANT: Links and info about new Ca. Diesel Smog
Thread Starter
|
Lead Driver
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,578
Likes: 1
IMPORTANT: Links and info about new Ca. Diesel Smog
Well it is true. Those of us that live in California will have to smog our diesel's as of the first of the year.
So I have taken the part of educating yall on what is going to be required.
I have found some good links and info regarding the subject AND will be having an in depth conversation with my friend John Rood of John Rood Smog Shop here in Santa Cruz.
Anyone els that has GOOD information on this subject please share. Please refrain from spreading rumors.
Thanks
http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/80_BARRe...Winter2009.pdf
These are drafts so they are subject to change:
http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/80_BARRe...eduresVer5.pdf
http://www.autorepair.ca.gov/80_BARR...08-09%20V3.pdf
And here is a FAQ about it:
http://www.bar.ca.gov/80_BARResource...01-8-09_GC.pdf
So I have taken the part of educating yall on what is going to be required.
I have found some good links and info regarding the subject AND will be having an in depth conversation with my friend John Rood of John Rood Smog Shop here in Santa Cruz.
Anyone els that has GOOD information on this subject please share. Please refrain from spreading rumors.
Thanks
http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/80_BARRe...Winter2009.pdf
These are drafts so they are subject to change:
http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/80_BARRe...eduresVer5.pdf
http://www.autorepair.ca.gov/80_BARR...08-09%20V3.pdf
And here is a FAQ about it:
http://www.bar.ca.gov/80_BARResource...01-8-09_GC.pdf
PREMIUM SPONSOR
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,037
Likes: 73
Good thing it is so easy to swap over for the test and swap back.
Super Moderator
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 29,380
Likes: 118
From: Central Coast of CA
Fuel line mods, filter bowl delete, in tank mods, exhaust systems, air intake systems, 38R upgrade, injectors, CCV mod, coolant filtration setups...the list goes on and on.
It's flat out ridiculous.
I'm going to have to buy a K&N FIPK setup and swap it onto my truck and then my Excursion just to pass smog, because the AFE setup doesn't have a CARB cert.
And I know they'll have a cow over the custom tunes.
Stewart
PREMIUM SPONSOR
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,037
Likes: 73
The problem is, there are many mods we do on a regular basis to these trucks that will now be considered illegal.
Fuel line mods, filter bowl delete, in tank mods, exhaust systems, air intake systems, 38R upgrade, injectors, CCV mod, coolant filtration setups...the list goes on and on.
It's flat out ridiculous.
I'm going to have to buy a K&N FIPK setup and swap it onto my truck and then my Excursion just to pass smog, because the AFE setup doesn't have a CARB cert.
And I know they'll have a cow over the custom tunes.
Stewart
Fuel line mods, filter bowl delete, in tank mods, exhaust systems, air intake systems, 38R upgrade, injectors, CCV mod, coolant filtration setups...the list goes on and on.
It's flat out ridiculous.
I'm going to have to buy a K&N FIPK setup and swap it onto my truck and then my Excursion just to pass smog, because the AFE setup doesn't have a CARB cert.
And I know they'll have a cow over the custom tunes.
Stewart
Super Moderator
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 29,380
Likes: 118
From: Central Coast of CA
Stewart
Trending Topics
Thread Starter
|
Lead Driver
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,578
Likes: 1
Lets not all freak out yet.
Wait till i talk to my smog friend to find out some actual truths.
Wait till i talk to my smog friend to find out some actual truths.
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Ford Super Duty: 5 Things Owners LOVE, 5 Things They LOATHE!
Joe Kucinski
Every 2026 Ford Truck Engine RANKED from WORST to FIRST!
Michael S. Palmer
The Best F-150 Deal of Every Trim Level (XL through Raptor)
Joe Kucinski
PREMIUM SPONSOR
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,037
Likes: 73
Yeah, I get your drift and I would be just as pissed. To bad you guys have to put up with that junk down there. Maybe this will get people off there butts and make them aware of what's happening.
Senior User
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 259
Likes: 0
Alot of the smog enforcement personnel there have alot of training in spotting mods.
I had a buddy in Soviet Kalifornia have a smog cop pull him over, and actually started taking his car apart and writing him tickets. He pulled the intake tube off the turbos and wrote him a ticket for non-stock turbos because he knew enough to spot the differences in the compressor blades even in the stock housing. This guy could spot a WW easy on our trucks, never the less a 38R.
Anyways, he came out with something like 25-30 tickets, and they towed his car. He got it back and alot of the tickets were challenged, but I don't even think about vacationing there anymore. Add to it the stuff they are pulling recently on top of it...like the big screen TV ban, lmao.
The thing that's scary is alot of states want to adopt Kali's rules.....and all because people don't pay attention to what's going on...
I had a buddy in Soviet Kalifornia have a smog cop pull him over, and actually started taking his car apart and writing him tickets. He pulled the intake tube off the turbos and wrote him a ticket for non-stock turbos because he knew enough to spot the differences in the compressor blades even in the stock housing. This guy could spot a WW easy on our trucks, never the less a 38R.
Anyways, he came out with something like 25-30 tickets, and they towed his car. He got it back and alot of the tickets were challenged, but I don't even think about vacationing there anymore. Add to it the stuff they are pulling recently on top of it...like the big screen TV ban, lmao.
The thing that's scary is alot of states want to adopt Kali's rules.....and all because people don't pay attention to what's going on...
Super Moderator
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 29,380
Likes: 118
From: Central Coast of CA
Why is a K&N filter ok but not others that are washable like the K&N? Because K&N has paid to have their product "certified" to get the all important CARB cert number, but others haven't.
It's all about big government trying to regulate us even more, while also getting income from companies who want the CARB cert.
Stewart
Super Moderator
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 29,380
Likes: 118
From: Central Coast of CA
Stewart