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Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG
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.
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I agree with manufacturers that all emissions equipment needs to be present and functioning like the EVAP, but as an example, Flying Miata sells a CARB legal turbo kit, where CARB approved the process of cutting off the stock catalytic converter and installing it on the downpipe. I can’t do that and get a tune and prove it is within emissions standards. Well I can, but not without paying a huge price.