ESS Supercharger in CA

spinsall4 · 03-17-2011, 09:58 AM

All,

I am seriously considering an ESS Supercharger set up for my '07 M Coupe. The quality is top notch and the price isn't horrible for what they deliver. My only remaining concern is CA smog regulations. I have been able to pass smog with other superchargered cars but things are much tighter these days. It should easily pass the tailpipe tests but the visual is a non-starter. Any thoughts? I may still pull the trigger and just put it back to stock every two years for the smog certification. I would love to hear first hand from someone running this setup in Northern California.

Thanks,

B

Cal@Sonic MS · 03-17-2011, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by spinsall4

All,

I am seriously considering an ESS Supercharger set up for my '07 M Coupe. The quality is top notch and the price isn't horrible for what they deliver. My only remaining concern is CA smog regulations. I have been able to pass smog with other superchargered cars but things are much tighter these days. It should easily pass the tailpipe tests but the visual is a non-starter. Any thoughts? I may still pull the trigger and just put it back to stock every two years for the smog certification. I would love to hear first hand from someone running this setup in Northern California.

Thanks,

B

Hello B,

In regards to smog, you should have no issues passing the emissions tests but as you stated, the visual test will be an obvious failure. However, smog shouldn't be an issue, PM me for details.

We are also a certified installer and retailer of ESS, as I see you are in the Northern Cali area...feel free to contact me directly if and when you are ready to pull the trigger.

Regards,

Cal

krnnerdboy · 03-17-2011, 02:53 PM

damn....there you go, no excuses now

cmark8 · 03-17-2011, 10:35 PM

Smog is the least of your worries. Special smog with another stock s54 car and call it a day!

mfanatic325 · 03-18-2011, 12:56 PM

Deal with Cal. He's legit

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spinsall4 Private 2 Rep 61 Posts Drives: SB 07 MZ4 Coupe Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Nor Cal iTrader: (0)	ESS Supercharger in CA All, I am seriously considering an ESS Supercharger set up for my '07 M Coupe. The quality is top notch and the price isn't horrible for what they deliver. My only remaining concern is CA smog regulations. I have been able to pass smog with other superchargered cars but things are much tighter these days. It should easily pass the tailpipe tests but the visual is a non-starter. Any thoughts? I may still pull the trigger and just put it back to stock every two years for the smog certification. I would love to hear first hand from someone running this setup in Northern California. Thanks, B
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cmark8 M52, M62TU, S50US, S54, S65 75 Rep 569 Posts Drives: E90 M3 6MT, E36 Touring MT Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: +5511 iTrader: (11)	Smog is the least of your worries. Special smog with another stock s54 car and call it a day! __________________ 1995 E36 M3 USA / 2002 E46 M3 SMG / 2008 E90 M3 6MT 1996 E36 328i Touring 5MT / 1998 E36 323Ti M Sport 5MT 2002 E39 540i Protection
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