Modding your car and the law - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

GIMMICK · 05-29-2013, 08:54 PM

I'm relatively new here. I live in california and the law is pretty stringent here. When it comes to modding your car i'm curious to see what some of your take is in getting it past inspection or through smog check.

R2RO · 05-29-2013, 09:13 PM

I plan on Modifying it during the 5 or 6 years till smog check is needed, then once i need a smog check. Replace all the parts that aren't CARB legal and be on my way, dont let a smog check keep you from modifying your car you own it; just drive smart and watch out for cops haha

Ingen · 05-29-2013, 09:31 PM

I'm only going to reply to your title...

I don't think you can mod the law.

Buy OEM!!

BlaineWasHere · 05-29-2013, 09:40 PM

Be stealth and know a dirty smog guy.

marky · 05-29-2013, 09:53 PM

when i had my DC2 i had a huge HKS ti Exhaust for like 3 years then one day a pig decided to pull me over and slap me with a 500$ ticket.. had to smog it and go see a judge in court pled guilty.... also had to smog it to a place they wanted so i cant pull a dirty move and have it smog from someone i know or gave money to make it pass..

passed by other cops and nothing.. but this cop decided to pull me over one day and told me its too big.. was not even loud then a fart can civic passes by and he did nothing... i can tell the civic driver was trying to keep his fart can from farting loud..

my car was all black trying to blend in but one day this pig decided to pull me over right in front of rallys fast food restaurant even told me to pull over right in front so he can show off doing his job and my neighbor driving by saw me..

thats california for you

they crush cars if you get caught street racing and will pick on you for having bling bling rice looking cars..

keep your mods street legal and youll be ok unless its a full on track car

BlaineWasHere · 05-29-2013, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by marky

thats california for you

they crush cars if you get caught street racing and will pick on you for having bling bling rice looking cars..

AND I hope they KEEP crushing cars of people who street race...

fatoni · 05-29-2013, 10:08 PM

socal sucks but just be a cool guy and leave the drivetrain alone. its been shown that you can be disgustingly fast with just some awesome suspension, wheels/tires, and brakes.

marky · 05-29-2013, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BlaineWasHere

AND I hope they KEEP crushing cars of people who street race...

agree... i never street raced.. knew a guy in high school that did that and he ened up getting crushed.... crushed as in he hit a huge tree with a camero and the steering wheel went into his chest and my friends saw that mess because it happen in front of their house.. one wheel flew into a garage door like 4 house down..

no point in racing in the street its not worth anything.. he learned his lesson with his life

clayrush · 05-30-2013, 05:59 PM

Yeah a lot of socal is is way more harsh than norcal. They are not likely to give u shit for an air intake. But it does happen. If you leave the cats on and it is not super loud most cat back mufflers should be fine. But wit me I just run anything I want and swap back for smog check. I am fine with risking tickets. I got a ticket for a noisy muffler 8 years ago. Had to put my stock muffler on and go to a ref with a disable meter. Back then they would drop the ticket once you pass. But any more u still pay a minimum fee. My girl is from so cal. She says having your car slammed to the ground or a big wing will get u pulled over sometimes.
I will drive fast everywhere I go. But ill never street race. I have seen a couple of crashes wit people just trying to show off near me. I can't even imagine how stuped or the carnage that would result from someone street racing.

shawnperolis · 05-30-2013, 06:16 PM

Move out of that police state, problem solved.

CodyFRS · 05-30-2013, 06:18 PM

Just get in with someone at a local inspection/emissions station. I work right next to one of these, went over and talked to the head mechanic. He told me he'd pass me no matter what I have done. The mechanics can always say "He/She didn't have that installed when they came in for their annual inspection."

TRD-X · 05-30-2013, 06:24 PM

What's a state inspection or smog test..??

I love my state as we don't have any of that BS to deal with.

reeves · 05-30-2013, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by shawnperolis

Move out of that police state, problem solved.

Seriously if you like modding cars that much, what's really keeping you from moving out of Cali..? Other than family, the nice weather, earthquakes, and higher-than-average cost of living..

monkeedoo · 05-30-2013, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by reeves

Seriously if you like modding cars that much, what's really keeping you from moving out of Cali..? Other than family, the nice weather, earthquakes, and higher-than-average cost of living..

its the mexican food

05-29-2013, 08:54 PM	#1
GIMMICK Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: SoCal Posts: 18 Thanks: 9 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Modding your car and the law I'm relatively new here. I live in california and the law is pretty stringent here. When it comes to modding your car i'm curious to see what some of your take is in getting it past inspection or through smog check.

05-29-2013, 09:31 PM	#3
Ingen Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Ultramarine FR-S 6MT Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 525 Thanks: 349 Thanked 204 Times in 121 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm only going to reply to your title... I don't think you can mod the law. Buy OEM!! __________________ Car Received: 10/18. Break in ended: 10/28 Goal: Openflash UEL headers, Stage II 93 oct, TRD intake, arm rest :P Last edited by Ingen; 05-29-2013 at 09:46 PM.

05-29-2013, 09:40 PM	#4
BlaineWasHere Grip>Drift Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: FRS Location: NorCal Posts: 3,472 Thanks: 782 Thanked 1,749 Times in 918 Posts Mentioned: 53 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Be stealth and know a dirty smog guy. __________________ My FR-S Build Thread!

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TRD-X Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Da-Big Banana Location: Myrtle Beach SC Posts: 1,199 Thanks: 1,311 Thanked 955 Times in 534 Posts Mentioned: 24 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	What's a state inspection or smog test..?? I love my state as we don't have any of that BS to deal with. __________________ Supratwins/TRD-X aka Jim Gone to a higher plane of existence!

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marky Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2020 BRZ tS #54 Location: san diego ca Posts: 1,142 Thanks: 616 Thanked 824 Times in 407 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	when i had my DC2 i had a huge HKS ti Exhaust for like 3 years then one day a pig decided to pull me over and slap me with a 500$ ticket.. had to smog it and go see a judge in court pled guilty.... also had to smog it to a place they wanted so i cant pull a dirty move and have it smog from someone i know or gave money to make it pass.. passed by other cops and nothing.. but this cop decided to pull me over one day and told me its too big.. was not even loud then a fart can civic passes by and he did nothing... i can tell the civic driver was trying to keep his fart can from farting loud.. my car was all black trying to blend in but one day this pig decided to pull me over right in front of rallys fast food restaurant even told me to pull over right in front so he can show off doing his job and my neighbor driving by saw me.. thats california for you they crush cars if you get caught street racing and will pick on you for having bling bling rice looking cars.. keep your mods street legal and youll be ok unless its a full on track car

05-29-2013, 10:08 PM	#7
fatoni Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: miata, mazdaspeed protege, ls430 Location: socal Posts: 4,416 Thanks: 599 Thanked 1,442 Times in 787 Posts Mentioned: 28 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	socal sucks but just be a cool guy and leave the drivetrain alone. its been shown that you can be disgustingly fast with just some awesome suspension, wheels/tires, and brakes.

05-30-2013, 05:59 PM	#9
clayrush Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: FRS,09 370z, 00 CelicaGT-S, 85 300Z Location: SF Bay/vallejo Posts: 653 Thanks: 1,258 Thanked 280 Times in 161 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Yeah a lot of socal is is way more harsh than norcal. They are not likely to give u shit for an air intake. But it does happen. If you leave the cats on and it is not super loud most cat back mufflers should be fine. But wit me I just run anything I want and swap back for smog check. I am fine with risking tickets. I got a ticket for a noisy muffler 8 years ago. Had to put my stock muffler on and go to a ref with a disable meter. Back then they would drop the ticket once you pass. But any more u still pay a minimum fee. My girl is from so cal. She says having your car slammed to the ground or a big wing will get u pulled over sometimes. I will drive fast everywhere I go. But ill never street race. I have seen a couple of crashes wit people just trying to show off near me. I can't even imagine how stuped or the carnage that would result from someone street racing.

05-30-2013, 06:16 PM	#10
shawnperolis Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S MT "Panda" Location: Tallmadge, Ohio Posts: 386 Thanks: 148 Thanked 277 Times in 86 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Move out of that police state, problem solved.

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