Today I failed smog in ca for a throttle body bypass. Is this a mistake on their part or is it illegal? 2002 LS1 Tomorrow im bringing it to a referee.

 

are you shitting me, they sent you to a ref for the tb bypass?

 

yea, I think they were jealous of my car.How the hell is coolant part of smog. They said if any part of the TB is "TAMPERED" with I fail.

 

So glad I don't live in CA, don't think I could deal with the crazy emissons ****.

 

what city are you in?

 

I passed smog two yrs ago with the same mod. Was this a test only center or your local gas station? No way this would make you fail the smog. Just get some coolant hose and hook it back up for the smog.

 

Wow...

I would go freakin nuts if I lived in Cali...

 

Move to Oklahoma..............there's no emissions tests here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

That's weird. I just passed smog with the TB bypass. Must have been a test only station.

 

Do this. It's not worth hassling about when with 10 minutes work you have no issue.

 

One the test it says: vacuum lines are altered. I hope the CA referee takes my side and that I can file a complaint with the CA smog *****. There needs to be some accountability on behalf of the testers. It was a full repair shop. He was looking everywhere; even the wheel well. He must of spent 20 mins snooping around. I lost $59.99 but I found out that referees only charge $8 (cost of paper work) because the state is paying for the test.

 

True. But then I have to pay another $59.99 when it may be legal in the first place.

 

I passed smog last year with a coolant bypass mod.



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Yea Jersey sucks to unless u know someone

 

every time i see your sig. i almost instantly become rock solid...I hope this isnt to weird

 

Post up the business address so we can avoid him like the plague. Also do it in the Western forum as well. This guy sounds like a *****..

 

Boy am I glad I live in NM. They just hook up the OBDII sensor and run a quick rpm check, make sure it's not throwing codes, and done. Some areas of NM, there are no emissions. Last check I went in, the guy just bullshitted with me about the car. Previous vehicles, I just made them pass when I worked at a Jiffy Lube

 

I'll pass your ****..!!! Where you located in Cali...?? My shop is in the Bay Area let me know if your are local I can hook you up..!! And to the People hattin on Cali.. I dont got no complaints U just gotta kno the right peeps..

 

My **** wouldn't pass here in Texas either if I didn't know somebody. It's the California cops that would push me over the edge... I've heard some bad stories about them.

 

Dang that sucks. And yea "I know someone" too haha...