California Smog

[MR 325]

I went again to the Referee today and failed again. Still high on HC. Not quite sure what the problem is, but will figure it out. They were very cool, ran the car 4 times to get it to pass since it was so close!!!!

Don't you have mods on the motor? Maybe go back to stock injectors and chip if you haven't already.

[Mot]

suckers. I dont have inspections or emissions testing. I just pay for new tags every 2 years.

[e30tom]

Good info, thanks all. I was worried I'd have to register my swapped E30 to my mother-in-law in Wyoming!

[Brian 89 325i]

What about FI in CA?
If you get your car reffed and add a SC or a turbo later, do you think any smog geeks would notice?

Brian

[trent]

What about FI in CA?
If you get your car reffed and add a SC or a turbo later, do you think any smog geeks would notice?

Brian

THey will notice, but as long as it is a CARB kit, you should be fine.

[bdi_fc]

This page has been added to the wiki:

http://www.e30dohc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Smog

[trent]

My car FINALLY passed yesterday, I am 100% legit!

[BimmerToad]

My car FINALLY passed yesterday, I am 100% legit!

Congrats dude! Feels good, doesn't it? Especially when new tags come in the mail.

[Jean]

My car FINALLY passed yesterday, I am 100% legit!

Congrats!

[Brian 89 325i]

My car FINALLY passed yesterday, I am 100% legit!

So besides DINAN, who makes a CARB legal SC for an S52?

Brian

[trent]

Congrats dude! Feels good, doesn't it? Especially when new tags come in the mail.

Thanks man Todd and Jean! Although I always had plates, I just had to get the little Green 2007 sticker :)

Brian, if RMS is still around, their kits might be CARB. I believe Eurosport is also trying to get their kit to be CARB.

[skuyler]

I smogged my car earlier this week. It is a '90 325i in great mechanical condition (new plugs, wires, cap, rotor) but is chipped, and the really cool tech had to run it 2-3 times in order to get it to pass. That was WITH ethanol, so if you have your car chipped, I'd reccomend taking it out, or finding a cool tech.

[e30devo]

I smogged my car earlier this week. It is a '90 325i in great mechanical condition (new plugs, wires, cap, rotor) but is chipped, and the really cool tech had to run it 2-3 times in order to get it to pass. That was WITH ethanol, so if you have your car chipped, I'd reccomend taking it out, or finding a cool tech.

ran my car with a chip and m30 afm with 19lb injectors and passed...