[Supras] NJ inspection

[cthommes at adelphia.net]

LOL.  I had one smog shop balk at the AEM CAI on my Prelude SH (don't laugh at me, I sold it).  It had a carb EO sticker stuck right on it in plain sight.  He outright refused to smog the car.  Some of those guys really are morons...

My advice?  It's been my experience that the more business the shop needs, the less likely you are to get hassled for mods, provided the emissions equipment is all still intact and you pass at the pipe.  Find the slowest shop in your area, they need the business enough to not care.

-Craig

---- Jeff Mohler <speedtoys.racing at gmail.com> wrote: 
> I had -1- shop balk at my K&N, and I had no clue where the sticker was.
> 
> Had to buy another FIPK to get another CARB sticker.
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 9:13 AM,  <cthommes at adelphia.net> wrote:
> > Hi Bernie,
> >  I don't know about New Jersey, but in CA smog inspectors have never once balked about the precat being missing.  This is over 12 years of smog inspections between my turbo sups and the old CA spec n/a sup.  (To those who want to discredit this point: please look into the differences in the CA spec n/a cars before you try to tell me n/a sups didn't have a precat).
> >
> >  Never had anyone balk at the stock airbox replaced with a FIPK either.  Even without the CARB EO sticker on the FIPK...
> >
> >  Nowadays when I smog, I replace the upper hard pipe, 3K pipe and BOV with stock items and the engine bay looks completely stock.  It's a 10 minute job to save hours of headache.
> >
> >  -Craig
> >
> >
> >
> >  ---- "berniek at technicaldevelop.com" <berniek at technicaldevelop.com> wrote:
> >  > Although next inspection time is some time in the future, I'm curious
> >  > about experiences anyone has had with NJ inspection at a state
> >  > facility.  I's rather go to a small private place and pay $100-$150 just
> >  > to get the damn sticker, if anyone knows of one.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > If I'm forced into going to the state, I'll take off the Raptor BOV
> >  > temporarily, but will leave the hard piping stating that the plastic
> >  > went to polymer heaven.  Aside from the polished aluminum intercooler
> >  > and hardpipes, the engine bay will look stock (well, maybe I'll put back
> >  > the plastic piece feeding the 3000 pipe hose).
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > I guess the biggest concern is the single cat, part of a Random Tech 3"
> >  > downpipe assembly.  There is no precat, but I don't know if the
> >  > inspectors with their convex mirrors know enough to look for it, since
> >  > the Supra is old and not too many of them exist now.  Just wondering if
> >  > I should reinstall the stock airbox.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > Any and all opinions would be appreciated.  Thanks.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > BernieK
> >  >
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