If you're able to pass the sniffer test and have a functioning check engine light, I don't see why it would be hard to pass BAR.
OBDI BAR passing isn't that complicated.
OBDI BAR passing isn't that complicated.
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Did the same with mine... the 3.5 casting is machined off the block too meeting my ultimate sleeper aims :D
At a BMW drivers club meet enthusiasts wandered past my car for around 6 hours before someone in the afternoon noticed it had an M30 in it, so if it meets stock specs there'd be smog guys too slack to notice I'm sure.Comment
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god i absolutely love washington, nobody gives a shit, and everything is green and we have guns lolComment
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Well Washington doesn't have the same terrain difficulties that LA does. Pollution can get trapped in the LA area, hence why CARB has been so aggressive with emissions requirements since it was founded.
Even with the strict emissions requirements, large portions of California have moderate air quality. Still much better than it was in the 70's.
As much of a pain that SMOG checking is, it's worth it in my view. Air quality used to be so terrible in the past. I've been to parts of China that were similar to how the LA used to be. Your eyes always itch, you feel fatigued quite easily, it's not pleasant.Comment
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You'd basically have to hope the guy smogging your car has never smogged an e30. The ones who care about their license will likely either turn you away or fail you, you might get lucky and find a guy who still "smogs" cars for a little extra cash on top.Comment
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Yes, the valley can be a trap for smog...but that's not the whole store. First off, is the port. There is more cancer cases near the port of Long Beach, then near chernobyl. Ok, I might be over selling that one, but it's close.
Also, CARB was started to get 1970's cars off the road. One carbureted car puts out more unburnt fuel then 10,000 motronic e30s.
There's a great video of a newer Saab 900 hooked up to a 1980'ish Saab 900, and them testing the it on the track. THe exhaust of the old car was hooked up to the new car, and it actually cleaned the emissions.
It's a complicated subject. Heck, my lawn mower (a briggs and stratton) puts out more pollutants than my e46 does all year. And I only run it 4-5 times a year.Originally posted by Matt-BComment
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Tagged my car in Virginia a week before moving out here. The great State of California can suck it. Can't wait to get the fuck out of this nanny state.Comment
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I get this, but why does one have to jump through hoops when all one would need to do is prove that x=x? Instead of running the car through the test as a 1990 325i, why not run it through the test as a 1990 535i? As long as it passes the emissions test for the engine, it doesn't matter what the swap is, what modifications it has, etc. The owner of the car wouldn't have an incentive to lie because the car would be tested as a stock version of the engine.Well Washington doesn't have the same terrain difficulties that LA does. Pollution can get trapped in the LA area, hence why CARB has been so aggressive with emissions requirements since it was founded.
Even with the strict emissions requirements, large portions of California have moderate air quality. Still much better than it was in the 70's.
As much of a pain that SMOG checking is, it's worth it in my view. Air quality used to be so terrible in the past. I've been to parts of China that were similar to how the LA used to be. Your eyes always itch, you feel fatigued quite easily, it's not pleasant.
The whole issue of smog in LA and other parts of California is consistently compounded by inadequate infrastructure and asinine city planning. If LA's drivers had their time spent in traffic shortened by 10%, it would result in $1.9bn in reduced costs to the city- and I don't know if that even takes into account increased healthcare costs due to stress and air quality. If CA somehow figured out a way to shorten congestion times by 10%, it would free up $3.77 billion (oh, and that's only including the cities in CA that are on the list of top 25 most congested in the country).1990 325i/4/5, 1992 240SX, 1995 RRC, 1998 M3/4/5Comment
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