I've been wanting to s/c my '00 for a while now but I'm thinking it wouldn't pass the visual inspection. According to new laws, vehicles '00 and newer do not require tail pipe testing.

 

Unless your registration paperwork specifically states that you have to smog at a STAR Certified location

 

I may be wrong but unless the blower is carb certified i don't think it will pass.

 

Unless the parts are CARB certified, and have a sticker prominently displayed that they are, you will fail visual. What intrigues me is your statement that vehicles 2000 and newer don't require tail pipe testing. Got a link to back that up?

 

this ??>>>http://alankandel.scienceblog.com/20...ade-with-star/

 

Thanks, Duma...I happen to know a referee, I'll go pay him a visit and try to get the skinny on this. I do know that they still do dyno and tailpipe testing at the ref, as well as an OBD hookup. They were in process of getting new equipment though.

 

I wonder if Eaton would send a carb sticker...

 

Carb stickers are for weenies haha.

 

But that one little sticker could mean the difference in passing visual check or not. I'd sure hate to waste thousands of dollars on parts I can't use...legally...on the street...

 

Did you get to talk to the referee?

 

Haven't had a chance yet...slammed at work...gonna try to get there in the next week or so, work mishaps permitting

 

No worries, I'm far from attempting this anyway as I would need to rebuild my 239,000 mile engine to handle the boost. Even though it runs well the mileage scares me to go to forced induction.

 

Visual is completely up to the inspector. Which is such crap. If it runs clean and passed the OBD it will pass. just need to find the right guy. I've seen smog guys that didn't notice turbos added to cars and engine swaps done, but I've also seen friends fail a visual for carb approved parts because some techs are idiots. Its a roll of the dice unfortunately.

 

This is about all I could come up with

http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermkt/aftermkt.htm

 

Here are some EO numbers for supercharged Jeeps-
http://arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermkt/de...o/D-271-15.pdf
http://arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermkt/devices/eo/D-556.pdf
http://arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermkt/devices/eo/D-438.pdf