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      10-04-2014, 11:59 PM   #1
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Passing smog

Can someone definitely tell me that i can pass smog with

-euro sect 1 with euro sect 2
-or us sect 1 with euro sect 2

Just checking before i sell items that i may not need if i ever, i doubt it, remove my super charger.

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      10-05-2014, 09:26 AM   #2
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From what I've read from other people Euro headers and Euro section 1 will pass the tailpipe but Euro headers and modified US section 1 aren't quite up to CA standards.
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Visual inspection may get you, even if you pass sniffer test. It's all dependent on how knowledgeable and close the tester looks. If your install is well done and looks "clean" and "factory" you stand a better chance of passing the visual than an install with obvious aftermarket racer mods. In theory all shops inspect using the same criteria, the reality is sometimes otherwise.
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Visual inspection may get you, even if you pass sniffer test. It's all dependent on how knowledgeable and close the tester looks. If your install is well done and looks "clean" and "factory" you stand a better chance of passing the visual than an install with obvious aftermarket racer mods. In theory all shops inspect using the same criteria, the reality is sometimes otherwise.
Absolutely! Shops are supposed to follow some standard procedures during visual inspections. However, not all of them know what to look for. Just brought my car to a local shop for smog, 2 techs practically crawled underneath the car to perform visual inspection (not sure what they were looking for;-). In the end, they said my car fail for having aftermarket Intake (I have Afe intake). I have to swap back the OEM airbox and retested to pass.

This same setup have passed smog many many times at a smaller shop near my work! Check around with the local car enthusiasms, they might give you some really good recommends of mods friendly smog shops.
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Thanks guys. The intake is obvious. Most BMW enthusiasts wouldn't notice the difference between euro headers and stock headers. Mostly concerned about the sniffer before I sell some remaining stuff.

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I found a place operated by total rubes.
They open the hood, scratch their head, shrug their shoulders, and close it up.
Passed easily with stock headers and RE catless midpipes.
I'll never go anywhere else.
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Passed easily with stock headers and RE catless midpipes.
I'll never go anywhere else.
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What do u mean by euro section 2? I don't think there is such a thing. Section 1 are the euro cats. Section 2 is the Y pipe.
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I found a place operated by total rubes.
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Passed easily with stock headers and RE catless midpipes.
I'll never go anywhere else.
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