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Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0
Why not? California has been strict about emissions testing, and yet they have smog exempt areas, even if modifications are still illegal, and they allow 60’s cars with V8s and no cats. How can these double standards exist? Obviously it is a volume thing. A rich person can be an advocate for raising taxes on the wealthy, while still not doing philanthropy and still applying tax write offs to their returns.
The bottom line is the system isn’t effective at monitoring emissions or guaranteeing people don’t modify emissions equipment. Part of that is because they haven’t created an easy path for legal modifications that would comply with emissions standards. If people could pass visual easier and have an option to do a dyno emissions test and be able to pass irregardless of modifications then that would be better. If they could lower the price for CARB EOs then that would be better. It is like legalizing and regulating marijuana or something, where the benefits are that more users are complying with laws and the illegal use drops.
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As long as the emission devices(if any) are present and functioning per the year it was manufactured, it is pretty much legal. Even taking a car from 2000 it probably isn’t going to pass 22’ standards.
I wholly agree with your second paragraph. It would be nice if there was a way you could take your modified car to a certified shop and test it, and if it meets emissions for the model year it was manufactured it should be legal no matter what you have done with it. Unless a bunch of car enthusiasts want to pool money together for a lobbyist, it isn’t going to happen. Especially now.