smog legal?
 

has anybody passed a california smog test with a HMT on their car? if they have i would like to know how they did it or if these turbo kits are legal? especial in california?

Re:smog legal?
 

Hellllllllllllll NO

they will laugh at you if you show up with a ghetto turbo on your car.

Re:smog legal?
 

ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!! california sucks!!! ha ha ha ha ha !!!! here in the great state of NY nobody cares about emissions. and a bunch of people run ghetto turbo kits (actually, mostly drag kits, which ore overpriced and gay). but no, u will never pass. like i said, run 3 cat converters. you'll be set spence!!!


Brett

Re:smog legal?
 

i dont think a homemade kit would ever pass because of everything needing a carb sticker or whatever. i dont live in cali but i have heard the horror stories of failing because of a few missing hoses. you could tune a turbo setup to pass the muffler test with a standalone (make the redline 3000 rpm, and run it lean hahaha) but not having all the emissions hoses and stickers is where they will get you.

Re:smog legal?
 

Just like <I like pizza> said, HEELLLLL NO! It must be a stock turbo or have that damn CARB number on it. Just take your hmt off and return it to stock every 2 years.

Re:smog legal?
 

i know people in the mr2 group that have a "smog motor" every 2 years the sway it over and pass w/ flying colors...

that being said a good motor w/ low boost w/ properly tuned engine managment could pass the siffer... but unless you got a few ben's in the wallet for the person doing visual you aint passin

mark