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01-14-2022, 03:02 PM | #1 |
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Anyone Fail Smog for Catback?
My e92 is stock except for an Akra cat back. It has passed CA smog a couple times already with the full stock exhaust system. But I recently added the Akra slip on. Am I going to visually fail? Looking for people that have tried getting smogged with a catback. Thx.
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Well unfortunately it failed visual.
I suppose some STAR stations would pass it but this one wouldnt. They said every part of the exhaust system needed some kind of carb certification and of course that's not on an akra slip.
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I have an Akra cat back and recently passed Smog. The visual check involved making sure I had cats.
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01-14-2022, 04:37 PM | #5 |
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I pass every time with eismann race. I think your smog tech is misinterpreting the rules. Can you take it to a different station or tech? Also be sure you have the stock software?
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Figured they were conservatively applying the rules. They were nice at least. They saw the pipes and prob heard me pull in and told me it wouldn't pass so don't even get the process started. So saved me that hassle and the $60 fee.
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Akra catback here, no issue with smog.
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Just passed smog with a Corsa exhaust (factory x pipe).
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Forum member pm'd me with a local STAR smog shop. No issues, got it done. Bimmerpost community ftw!
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Is it annoying for us, yes. But we can't blame the owners for tightening up. There are always shops that will pass you no matter what. Glad you got this figured out! |
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It sucks that the technician did not know this and wasted your time.
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Seems to me that the smog law and exhaust decibel limit law are two different things and the STAR station should only be testing for one of those. But I have no idea so I'm just stating my personal view not the actual law. Visited two STAR stations and for one it mattered and the other it didnt.
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That said, the smog station has a right to say no. Sucks but just take it to somewhere else as your car legal from an emission standpoint. Quote:
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