Hi all.
I just bought a race car that I know won't pass CA smog. This is OK
and I bought it planning to trailer it.
But it _is_ a little frustrating since the car would meet the
tailpipe limits. Which makes it pretty darn counterproductive to tow
it since my nose is sufficient to tell me the emissions-exempt
carburated 500cu V-8 that will be pulling my 10,000 pound tow rig
definitely pumps out a lot more pollutants than the race car :). But
the race car will fail smog because a) it was sold as a federal car,
not a CA car; b) it can't supply ODB-II diagnostic codes (wiring
issues); and c) it definitely has changes to the emissions equipment
(a honkin' big supercharger, among other things -- I don't think a
smog technician is likely to miss that :). I think the smog laws are
going to force me to do the wrong thing here, but I figure it's worth
asking:
Has anyone ever gone through the DMV's custom-arrangement-of-
equipment special certification process and want to comment on that?
Or know any other way around this problem?
Thanks all,
-- Glenn
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