Smog sniffer test
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Smog sniffer test If you pass visual will hi-flow cats pass the smog part. I live in the area where they just do the sniffer and bring it to 2k rpms and my friend who has cats that ive been trying to get a hold of has not called me back in about a week about the cats and im about to give up on him. Plus hi-flow cats are way cheaper than the ones you get from the dealer.
Originally Posted by Juiced
good luck on passing the visual with aftermarket cats......
did you miss the part where he said "I live in the area where they just do the sniffer"??
if thats true.. and your cats are OBII cats.. you shouldnt have a problem on the sniffer.. do you have a cam or anything else?
In california there is no such thing as a legal hi-flow cat....... read the CARB and BAR websites.
so if they guy does a visual like he is suppose to he can fail the car right then and there.
so if they guy does a visual like he is suppose to he can fail the car right then and there.
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Originally Posted by Juiced
In california there is no such thing as a legal hi-flow cat....... read the CARB and BAR websites.
so if they guy does a visual like he is suppose to he can fail the car right then and there.
so if they guy does a visual like he is suppose to he can fail the car right then and there.
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Originally Posted by RyneZ06
on obd 2 vehicles, and they do visuals everywhere they dont just do the sniffer they always do the visual
haha test only means that you have to take the car to a 'test only' shop, meaning the shop that tests the car cannot perform any repairs on the car. if you fail, you will have to repair it somewhere else then take it back to a test only shop and make it pass.
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Originally Posted by ls1_doc
What do you have done to the car? A cat will only clean up so much.
I just need the cats, I have gutted cats on there right now. Everything else is almost back to stock and will pass. I just need to use a pair of cats to pass smog and get my registeration so I can sell the car.
Originally Posted by Chris95Z
They also aren't certified to do a visual 
My camaro can't pass the visual here, and they haven't cared as long as it passed the sniffer.
My camaro can't pass the visual here, and they haven't cared as long as it passed the sniffer.
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Originally Posted by RrCoX22
there is a visual on all CA smog checks PERIOD ...unless your exempt 
Yea all CA has visual, but there are two types of Smog checks in California as well. There are ones who just do the visual/sniffer and then there are the ones who put your car on a rolling dyno type thing w/sniffer and visual. Basically all the big citys with smog problems like Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Fresno, Sacramento etc.
Originally Posted by TylerDurden28
Yea all CA has visual, but there are two types of Smog checks in California as well. There are ones who just do the visual/sniffer and then there are the ones who put your car on a rolling dyno type thing w/sniffer and visual. Basically all the big citys with smog problems like Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Fresno, Sacramento etc.
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Originally Posted by Chris95Z
That's odd then, because the test-only centers haven't told be anything about my car and I've been 3 centers, when I bought the car I needed to get it smogged and took it to a full inspec station, guy looked at the car and i failed visual because of my y-pipe/cat setup not being CARB compliant (which i was unaware of when i bought the car). I tried a test-only just to see, and had no problem. I had to get the car resmogged this year, and again no issue but dmv only wanted a test only certification. That's why i figured they didn't do a visual. Now I'm curious, what exactly do they look for then?
Yeah there are 3 zones in cali i believe. Enhanced which involves the dyno and is usually in the bigger cities as mentioned. Standard which is for smaller cities such as where i live. And finally no smog. Such as the surrounding counties around where i live. Which if you have a po box up there you are free and clear of smog except to sell a vehicle.