Mods and Passing smog

This thread is just for the guys that have modded their Legacies, are registered in Cali and pass smog. What mods have you done? Do you have to change parts every time to pass smog? Any issues with the police? I want to mod my 08 LGT but passing smog is a must for me. I dont have the ability or time to take parts of and put them on every time to pass smog to be honest.

I had a 05 LGT stage 2 pass without any issues. I had a Ebay M2 catless uppipe, CNT dp and an Infamous tune. Passed with flying colors. I didn't take anything off. Just took it to a random shop had them hook it up and done.

 

I don't think other shops are that lazy, but I was willing to take a chance because like you, I didn't have the ability or time to take off the parts.

 

I was never pulled over in my car and I don't think with the minor mods I had would make a cop look. I think if you go crazy on mods and look for attention then you maybe have a problem. But if you're civil and not driving like an idiot, they shouldn't hassle you.

I used to pass with only 1 cat in the DP (STI UP with no cat, DP was a stock DP with the first cat gutted), but over time I guess the one remaining one wore out so now I don't pass with it.

I've put together a thread like this already

 

If you can't afford to mod the car, then don't

I previously failed with MR Uppipe and Cobb catted Downpipe and a PDX Stage 2 map.

 

I had to swap back to the stock Downpipe in order to pass...kept the MR Uppipe on. Not going to go back to Stage 2...too much hassle. But I do seriously miss the power

One reason why I dont mod. ^ I want to be happy always...Still stock and unmolested. 63000 plus miles so far.

In some cases Stage 2 will pass the sniffer, but not the visual. It's a gamble if the shop will look at the pipes or not. I've been to one shop and as long as it passed the sniffer, there was no need to do the visual. On the other hand, last year I went to a different shop and they did a full visual of the exhaust & intake. Luckly I'm at Stage 1, so there was no problems.

True dat, this station I go to does the visual. Good thing I dont have anything replaced.

I dont mod my LGT engine/exhaust either since my WRS already stage2 cost me arm and leg, and I dont wanna be a quadriplegic

Case in point, I spent almost $1000 to get my RS exhaust parts swapped off and on and smogged. My stock LGT $20 smogged.

lol...pay someone $200 ish, and you'll get your smog cert without even having the car there

lol...pay someone $200 ish, and you'll get your smog cert without even having the car there

 

Yea. Sucks I am a do-gooder. I know the feeling when people put their license on the line though, I dont want to be a part of it