XS engineering street kit not CA legal!help!!
02-25-04, 12:42 AM
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XS engineering street kit not CA legal!help!!
I wish I would have known before I bought this kit(XS- TO4E street kit) for my 93' rx7.Cause it said street kit, I thought its ok for street,but it makes it so I cant run all the smog equipment.
And I also found out it was ilegal for my mechanic to take off smog stuff and to even install any of it knowing im using it as a street car(not off road).Does any one know if theres any addapters or brackets to make the smog equipment go back on?
I also found out I can force my machanic to take it all of and put stock turbo back on.but I rather just sell it,then to deal with all that mess.
so basically my car is Ilegal to drive in CA.
If any one has suggestions or help, or any thing please post!!
And I also found out it was ilegal for my mechanic to take off smog stuff and to even install any of it knowing im using it as a street car(not off road).Does any one know if theres any addapters or brackets to make the smog equipment go back on?I also found out I can force my machanic to take it all of and put stock turbo back on.but I rather just sell it,then to deal with all that mess.
so basically my car is Ilegal to drive in CA.
If any one has suggestions or help, or any thing please post!!
02-25-04, 01:15 AM
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I guess the only thing I can do is;sell it out of state.
Has any one here ever got your single turbo rx7 impounded by the cops in CA?Tell me your storys!
Has any one here ever got your single turbo rx7 impounded by the cops in CA?Tell me your storys!
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hks has a couple of legal kits for the fc and fd.
02-25-04, 12:49 PM
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Originally posted by j9fd3s
hks has a couple of legal kits for the fc and fd.
hks has a couple of legal kits for the fc and fd.
Superfoot: How in the hell could you not know that going single turbo was not CARB legal in this dictatorship?
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Re: XS engineering street kit not CA legal!help!!
Originally posted by superfoot
I wish I would have known before I bought this kit(XS- TO4E street kit) for my 93' rx7.Cause it said street kit, I thought its ok for street,but it makes it so I cant run all the smog equipment. And I also found out it was ilegal for my mechanic to take off smog stuff and to even install any of it knowing im using it as a street car(not off road).Does any one know if theres any addapters or brackets to make the smog equipment go back on?
I also found out I can force my machanic to take it all of and put stock turbo back on.but I rather just sell it,then to deal with all that mess.
so basically my car is Ilegal to drive in CA.
If any one has suggestions or help, or any thing please post!!
I wish I would have known before I bought this kit(XS- TO4E street kit) for my 93' rx7.Cause it said street kit, I thought its ok for street,but it makes it so I cant run all the smog equipment.
And I also found out it was ilegal for my mechanic to take off smog stuff and to even install any of it knowing im using it as a street car(not off road).Does any one know if theres any addapters or brackets to make the smog equipment go back on?I also found out I can force my machanic to take it all of and put stock turbo back on.but I rather just sell it,then to deal with all that mess.
so basically my car is Ilegal to drive in CA.
If any one has suggestions or help, or any thing please post!!
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02-25-04, 04:42 PM
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Originally posted by 82streetracer
why the hell is cali so popular with the import crowd with such rediculous strict laws.
why the hell is cali so popular with the import crowd with such rediculous strict laws.
Originally posted by 82streetracer
you guys should come out to the midwest, nobody here cares.
you guys should come out to the midwest, nobody here cares.
Also, take the entire population of Minnesota and pack it into an 10-mile square area and then see if people care about emissions....
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well i cant live in california..odd that arkansas could care less that im runnina half bridge with no smog equipment and a 3 inch exhaust..register it out of state..
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Originally posted by razorback
well i cant live in california..odd that arkansas could care less that im runnina half bridge with no smog equipment and a 3 inch exhaust..register it out of state..
well i cant live in california..odd that arkansas could care less that im runnina half bridge with no smog equipment and a 3 inch exhaust..register it out of state..
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Originally posted by REXPWR
do the work you self and find a crooked mechanic to e-test...haha
do the work you self and find a crooked mechanic to e-test...haha
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Originally posted by rynberg
NO. There are NO single turbo kits that are CARB legal for the RX-7. Period. Kits that allow you to keep the air pump are not street legal, they'll just allow you to pass the sniffer test, assuming you are still running a cat.
Superfoot: How in the hell could you not know that going single turbo was not CARB legal in this dictatorship?
NO. There are NO single turbo kits that are CARB legal for the RX-7. Period. Kits that allow you to keep the air pump are not street legal, they'll just allow you to pass the sniffer test, assuming you are still running a cat.
Superfoot: How in the hell could you not know that going single turbo was not CARB legal in this dictatorship?
02-26-04, 12:58 AM
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Originally posted by superfoot
it is legal if you get to keep all the stock smog equipment.
it is legal if you get to keep all the stock smog equipment.
02-26-04, 01:35 PM
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first of all the XS kit doesn't allow you to retain teh smog equipment
second of all, if a cop wants to pull you over and write you up and give u state ref even if your kit is "street legal" he will do so.
Assuming you could pass the tailpipe test, you won't pass visual.
Just out of curiousity, has anyone on this board ever passed the tailpipe with a single with the smog equpiment on?
second of all, if a cop wants to pull you over and write you up and give u state ref even if your kit is "street legal" he will do so.
Assuming you could pass the tailpipe test, you won't pass visual.
Just out of curiousity, has anyone on this board ever passed the tailpipe with a single with the smog equpiment on?
02-26-04, 07:07 PM
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In NY we can just slip a $100 to about 1/3 of the mechanics out there and they'll pass the inspection for us. They don't even use your own car. Is that not possible in Cali?
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The people in this thread that don't live here have no idea what they are talking about. It is almost impossible to successfully NOT register your car here. Cali has set up very strict laws about this. You may get away with it for a while, but in the end, you will get caught.
As far as bribing goes, I'm sure there are places that that is possible. The new dyno tests however preclude the casual mechanic from even offering smog testing, so it is not as easy as that. Personally, I found a smog shop that will overlook visuals (to an extent), as long as you pass the sniffer test.
There are very, very few, CARB legal modifications to our FDs. Almost all of us risk large fines to drive around, as even a downpipe is very illegal (hard to catch though).
As far as bribing goes, I'm sure there are places that that is possible. The new dyno tests however preclude the casual mechanic from even offering smog testing, so it is not as easy as that. Personally, I found a smog shop that will overlook visuals (to an extent), as long as you pass the sniffer test.
There are very, very few, CARB legal modifications to our FDs. Almost all of us risk large fines to drive around, as even a downpipe is very illegal (hard to catch though).
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Originally posted by superfoot
I guess the only thing I can do is;sell it out of state.
Has any one here ever got your single turbo rx7 impounded by the cops in CA?Tell me your storys!
I guess the only thing I can do is;sell it out of state.
Has any one here ever got your single turbo rx7 impounded by the cops in CA?Tell me your storys!
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I drive the streets of CA with a ported engine that almost sounds bridge and single turbo set up,and i have tags that are up to date,with no problem from cops the only thing they've pulled me over for is not have my front plate. You could find a lot of smog places that will pass smog for u.Damn i wish i was in New York right here in L.A. u wont find anyone that will do that smog test for u under $150 and thats cheap!
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