Passing smog later...
03-09-06, 03:13 PM
#1
Passing smog later...
For the Local Cali. lexus owners....
How much can iget away with for buying parts to Mod the GS ?
maybe an intake ? srt ? pass well how bout a l sport line exhaust ?
these are New ideas for me but if i have to mod back to stock kinda thinking about Not doing so
if any ideas or locals who alrdy have Mods let me know how much you have and hows smog
doing
Ps how much is an intake usually ? from a group buy or for a used one ?
How much can iget away with for buying parts to Mod the GS ?
maybe an intake ? srt ? pass well how bout a l sport line exhaust ?
these are New ideas for me but if i have to mod back to stock kinda thinking about Not doing so
if any ideas or locals who alrdy have Mods let me know how much you have and hows smog
doing
Ps how much is an intake usually ? from a group buy or for a used one ?
03-09-06, 04:26 PM
#4
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well, if you want an intake.. I think Injen intake is your only option for being carb legal.
I'm sure you can pass with any exhaust as long as the you dont touch the cats.
I'm sure you can pass with any exhaust as long as the you dont touch the cats.
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03-09-06, 10:38 PM
#8
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K&N makes a CARB certified intake. I am currently running an SRT but will swap back to the K&N before I go back for the yearly smog (20 minutes max). I have run several different after market exhausts and they don't care as long as everything is clean and the cats have not been touched. I'm going to try a slip the new headers past this years smog. <knock on wood>
03-10-06, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by rominl
srt for sure will fail, together with rmm
03-10-06, 08:37 AM
#11
Originally Posted by rominl
as long as it's cat back there is no problem for smog
and for instake, yes, seems like k&n and injen are the only two. srt for sure will fail, together with rmm
headers will fail if they see it, so make it look old
and for instake, yes, seems like k&n and injen are the only two. srt for sure will fail, together with rmm
headers will fail if they see it, so make it look old
03-12-06, 11:06 PM
#12
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For intakes the CARB sticker is needed to pass the visual. If you had the K&N but no sticker you would not pass.
For exhausts, what Rom said - anything cat back is fine unless it fails the loudness test.
I'm not worried about the headers - these guys don't know - I'll just make them look "old" with some black & rust colored paint. They do know where the cats are - so as long as they are in the same location there should not be an issue. I recall hearing that the old manifold covers would be very tough to mount over the headers (no mounting points).
For exhausts, what Rom said - anything cat back is fine unless it fails the loudness test.
I'm not worried about the headers - these guys don't know - I'll just make them look "old" with some black & rust colored paint. They do know where the cats are - so as long as they are in the same location there should not be an issue. I recall hearing that the old manifold covers would be very tough to mount over the headers (no mounting points).
03-12-06, 11:45 PM
#14
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Originally Posted by redgs4
For intakes the CARB sticker is needed to pass the visual. If you had the K&N but no sticker you would not pass.
03-13-06, 01:11 AM
#15
Originally Posted by markgs4
redgs4 is correct...I tried to get my smog done yesterday, and the guys told me that my K&N (which doesnt have a carb sticker) will not pass. But he also said I needed a carb sticker for my exhausts, which are bolt on??? That was new to me. Anyway, Ive been waiting for the new carb sticker/cert from K&N for months now...may have to just switch back to stock intake (if I can find one for sale in the classifieds)...