California Smog Inspections?

[wbrown02]

I have an 05 with some mods and was wondering if any of you in California have had the smog inspection preformed yet?..... And if you have, how did it go?... ... I have the Banks inter-cooler and intake horn and from what I have read the intake horn is OK..... while the inter-cooler is not approved yet... ... I spent some time on the phone with Banks technical support and was assured that by December (when my tags are due) the the inter-cooler would have a CARB approval number... ... . It seems that so many aftermarket manufactures are applying that the air resources board is overwhelmed now... ... ... . acording to Banks technical support?... .

 

[ASchwartz]

I am registering this month and do not need to smog my truck, maybe next year.

 

[Simplysmn]

From what I hear from my Buddy that work's for the State they may be shutting down the Diesel Smog Idea we will soon see

 

[RonD]

If it were me I wouldn't worry about it, I would mask off the ends of the intercooler, and also the ram horn and spray them a OEM semi flat black to cover all the Banks logos, they won't notice it.

 

[Bob4x4]

If it were me I wouldn't worry about it, I would mask off the ends of the intercooler, and also the ram horn and spray them a OEM semi flat black to cover all the Banks logos, they won't notice it.

The Banks name is a raised casting and is a fail... ... ... .

 

[Bob4x4]

Quick reference guide says:

air cleaners ok

air intake horns ok

intake manifolds (modifications) fail

air flow sensor mods fail

egr mods fail

turbo mods fail

intercooler mods fail

aux fuel tanks ok

injector mods fail

injection pump mods fail

lift pump mods ok



add on filter/separators ok

added or alterbative fuel mods fail

propane,methanol. hydrogen,nitrous fail

aftertreatment mods fail

cat back exhaust ok

e-brakes ok

 

[Bob4x4]

From what I hear from my Buddy that work's for the State they may be shutting down the Diesel Smog Idea we will soon see

The big rig retro has been put on hold... ... ...

 

[Trophy Truck]

Politics... Politics

Thanks Robert Patton for writing the article in TDR magazine and for giving us a heads up and explaining the emissions legislation in California and the technical information as well. I learned a lot from the article. It's like getting slapped in the face by the State... Sooner or later the State of CA was going to do the emissions testing on Diesel pickups, we all saw it ... what a joke. "They" claim the state is going broke, they take away Senior care and a whole bunch of other needed stuff and they find the money to waste on emissions testing. What is this State coming to? When I lived in Colorado in the early 90's, they came up with the Dyno emissions, that state spent millions on that idea and they pulled the plug within one year. I remember running my 76' Jeep CJ5 with a built 401 on the emissions dyno and the dyno broke (the drum became unattached). Oh well - It's all about the money... right? I am waiting with baited breath as I have a host of goodies on my CA truck. But the irony is the goodies like the Smarty, intake, exhaust, etc probably reduce emissions?#@$%!

 

[Simplysmn]

Hey Bob after talking with him the other day about this he has heard word smog for Diesel's is on the stopping block also .

 

[rscurtis]

Emissions testing is another form of taxation to help Arnie come up with the $1B per year to house illegal aliens in prison.

 

[JGheen]

Quick reference guide says:

air cleaners ok

air intake horns ok

intake manifolds (modifications) fail

air flow sensor mods fail

egr mods fail

turbo mods fail

intercooler mods fail

aux fuel tanks ok

injector mods fail

injection pump mods fail

lift pump mods ok



add on filter/separators ok

added or alterbative fuel mods fail

propane,methanol. hydrogen,nitrous fail

aftertreatment mods fail

cat back exhaust ok

e-brakes ok

So turbo-back open exhaust is a fail? Just got done straight piping the '06 and got rid of the particulate filter and muffler.....



Joe

 

[Deleted member 995608]

So turbo-back open exhaust is a fail? Just got done straight piping the '06 and got rid of the particulate filter and muffler.....



Joe

Yes. Hope you kept your stock parts.

 

[firemansdiesel]

You'll need to put the cat back on for visual inspection of the smog testing.

 

[Diesel Gunner]

It is a wonderful thing to blame Arnie, but I believe that there are a bunch of other idiots in Sac that need to be sacked.



For those of us who are here... vote incubents out. Then, let's work on getting a part time legislature that has to go home to live under the laws they create.



I think that about 45 days every two years to dream up whatever stupid *** laws would suffice. Then, they go home to earn a living instead of sucking from the public trough like the pigs that they are.



I could be wrong, but that is what I think. So tax me!

 

[Simplysmn]

it is a wonderful thing to blame arnie, but i believe that there are a bunch of other idiots in sac that need to be sacked.



For those of us who are here... Vote incubents out. Then, let's work on getting a part time legislature that has to go home to live under the laws they create.



I think that about 45 days every two years to dream up whatever stupid *** laws would suffice. Then, they go home to earn a living instead of sucking from the public trough like the pigs that they are.



I could be wrong, but that is what i think. So tax me!

amen well said

 

[rscurtis]

I wasn't trying to diminish Arnie- he's probably doing the best he can with what he has to work with.

 

[JGheen]

I wasn't trying to diminish Arnie- he's probably doing the best he can with what he has to work with.

Thats giving him WAY too much credit... .