How many of you Kalifornyan's with 24v e30's are smog legal?

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  • MR 325
    Moderator
    • Oct 2003
    • 37825

    #46
    Originally posted by lifeiskaos
    i pay $150 to get my m52 e30 smogged. i'm afraid of insurance prices with a legal swap
    That makes absolutely no sense. Your insurance doesn't know if it's been ref'd.


    I've been running S50 swapped since Nov 2007 with no issues.
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    Classic BMW Specialists
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    • cmybimmer
      E30 Modder
      • Oct 2010
      • 894

      #47
      Originally posted by blocke
      danny,
      what exhaust setup did you have on during the inspection? E30 cat or the e36 cat?
      +1

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      • Danny
        Moderator
        • Feb 2008
        • 14217

        #48
        Cat has to correspond with the motor. That's actuallyone of two places where I fucked up on the exhaust. Everything was custom from the headers back. Started as dual pipes with an xpipe where the o2 sensor was located back to a 2to1 cat to 2.5" back.

        The o2 wasn't in the stock position (in the cat) and the cat was for the body and not the motor. So I changed the cat and routed the o2 sensor into the stock placement, badabing badaboom I pass.

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        • cmybimmer
          E30 Modder
          • Oct 2010
          • 894

          #49
          Dayyum.. Who did the work for you? Tim? Lol

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          • Danny
            Moderator
            • Feb 2008
            • 14217

            #50
            I did all the work myself aside from the exhaust which was done at a muffler shop in Vacaville.

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            • cmybimmer
              E30 Modder
              • Oct 2010
              • 894

              #51
              That's what I meant, the exhaust work. I need to find someone out here to do up my exhaust

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              • Smoove1
                E30 Addict
                • Dec 2003
                • 505

                #52
                I love how scared some of the peeps in this thread are.

                I have a OBD1 S52 that is bar'd. 3.5in HFM, AA tuning with Split second piggy back, custom CAI with a Dinan bar sticker, 3in exhaust with hi flow cat, and 24lb injectors. Passed no problem. My car now smogs as a '95 M3.

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                • eandrade
                  Advanced Member
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 117

                  #53
                  So when I first embarked on this swap project last year, I called up the BAR and their procedure had changed (due to state budget cuts)...to get the actual sticker, all you need to do is go through a quick "safety inspection", pay $8-9, and get your sticker. No more refs. They were leaving it up to the neighborhood smog shops to do all the checks (as part of a normal smog check).

                  Smoove1, can you confirm if this was the case?
                  It was the whole reason I started the swap project in the first place -- especially after hearing the BAR ref horror stories from before 2009.
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                  • cmybimmer
                    E30 Modder
                    • Oct 2010
                    • 894

                    #54
                    Originally posted by Smoove1
                    I love how scared some of the peeps in this thread are.

                    I have a OBD1 S52 that is bar'd. 3.5in HFM, AA tuning with Split second piggy back, custom CAI with a Dinan bar sticker, 3in exhaust with hi flow cat, and 24lb injectors. Passed no problem. My car now smogs as a '95 M3.
                    Wow, much more of a relief lol
                    Originally posted by eandrade
                    So when I first embarked on this swap project last year, I called up the BAR and their procedure had changed (due to state budget cuts)...to get the actual sticker, all you need to do is go through a quick "safety inspection", pay $8-9, and get your sticker. No more refs. They were leaving it up to the neighborhood smog shops to do all the checks (as part of a normal smog check).

                    Smoove1, can you confirm if this was the case?
                    It was the whole reason I started the swap project in the first place -- especially after hearing the BAR ref horror stories from before 2009.
                    Oh hell yes, I think I'll give them a call as well to see what's required. I hope its as easy as that!

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                    • IRUNEDM
                      E30 Enthusiast
                      • Oct 2009
                      • 1122

                      #55
                      Originally posted by Smoove1
                      I love how scared some of the peeps in this thread are.

                      I have a OBD1 S52 that is bar'd. 3.5in HFM, AA tuning with Split second piggy back, custom CAI with a Dinan bar sticker, 3in exhaust with hi flow cat, and 24lb injectors. Passed no problem. My car now smogs as a '95 M3.
                      I wanna see your car! im in the middle of doing a obd1 s52 swap. waiting for a few more parts to drop it in
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                      • Yeee30
                        Mod Crazy
                        • Nov 2005
                        • 799

                        #56
                        i've passed twice. aint no thang.
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                        • Smoove1
                          E30 Addict
                          • Dec 2003
                          • 505

                          #57
                          Originally posted by eandrade
                          So when I first embarked on this swap project last year, I called up the BAR and their procedure had changed (due to state budget cuts)...to get the actual sticker, all you need to do is go through a quick "safety inspection", pay $8-9, and get your sticker. No more refs. They were leaving it up to the neighborhood smog shops to do all the checks (as part of a normal smog check).

                          Smoove1, can you confirm if this was the case?
                          It was the whole reason I started the swap project in the first place -- especially after hearing the BAR ref horror stories from before 2009.
                          Yes, the same thing happened wit ref tickets. They were settled through smog shops due to state budget cuts.

                          Originally posted by IRUNEDM
                          I wanna see your car! im in the middle of doing a obd1 s52 swap. waiting for a few more parts to drop it in
                          Any time you want.

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                          • pandaboo911
                            R3VLimited
                            • May 2010
                            • 2070

                            #58
                            I have fuel cell, will they check the trunk in said safety check? :)

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                            • Red325es
                              Advanced Member
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 140

                              #59
                              Going to the ref was easy, took like five minutes. didnt even smog my car there.
                              he told me I could just do it at work.

                              obd 1 swap basic checks for ref are
                              -tank vent valve connected.
                              -charcoal canister
                              -check engine lamp operational
                              -cat conveter present
                              -some what picky on intake air cleaners.

                              -Pete.
                              Last edited by Red325es; 07-30-2011, 12:20 AM.

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                              • blueapplesoda
                                E30 Mastermind
                                • Dec 2005
                                • 1904

                                #60
                                Pussies.

                                All-Red/MHW style Professional Tinted Tail lights
                                PnP EMS, fuel injectors, wideband o2 systems

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