so you just divorce your Cobb, go screw around at the inspection station, then remarry your ex

just another day in Kalifornicationville …

 

I have my car in California registered in Indiana. No problem

 

Not if this is true: https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discuss...2/#post4948818

So, is there anyone with a Cobb AccessPort, MazdaEdit or VersaTuner modified PCM who went to get a smog test in California? If so, what was the result?

 

best advice I can give you is to get out with your life and your soul while you still can
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The quality of life in California still out ranks minor inconveniences such as smog laws. The standard “omg leave California ASAP” reply is rather old.

 

You're right, please don't ever leave.

 

we don’t bruise so easily in Texas, it’s not like anyone never razzed it either

honestly, share your thoughts exactly wrt to the same ol’, but have no problem at all over the difference of opinion.

I’m going to cosy up to killawatts and agree with his reply
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After having to move to Californistan for work temporarily, I have yet to see the improved quality of life that it has over anywhere else. Unless quality of life equates to massive over population (and all the problems that creates), the highest energy costs in the country (even though I can see about 50 wind turbines at the base of the mountains right out the window), and the highest housing costs in the country. I don't understand the hype, there's nothing really special about it, and when people say it's better than most other places, it just screams "I haven't really been anywhere else." Hear about all those Californians that move to Austin/Boise and hate it, then return to California? Yeah, me neither.

For those of us that just don't want to be around too many idiots and be left alone with our family, it's a hell-scape. Not that California has more idiots than anywhere else (though it just might), it's just there's so many people you're far more likely to encounter one in your daily activities.

I completely understand why California would outlaw anyone modifying their car. It's the same reason they outlawed semis older than I believe 2011 from driving on their roadways; there's so many of them required to keep the state running.

 

OK, so with that off your chest, let's get back to the question about any reports of recent smog checks in CA with a reprogrammed PCM

 

You're right, off topic. Any of the half dozen or so current CA owners that peruse this forum will be chiming in any moment now.

 

Considering I have heavily modified my 8.... I am currently registered as non-op and do not drive my 8. I am going to remove my turbo kit and return to stock tune for the emissions test hopefully before the end of the year (but no promises, the car is still at the body shop and getting a lot of work done to it.) Once I have it back, I will be doing even more work and modifications as I make my way towards having it put back together 100%.

 

Smog is required to renew tags this coming September so if no one has tried it before then, I might give it a go.
I need to read up any negative consequences to having an aftermarket tune detected because the last thing I need is to get flagged again and sent to a State Referee. That was not fun last time around

 

If your PCM fails due to a tune I'm pretty sure you're flagged and sent to a state ref. I believe I recall reading that somewhere.

 

Well I'm from California, I'm make it simple for those of you that don't live in our blessed state and this is no joke.

I Live a few mins south of San Francisco, if you are to walk your dog in SF you better carry a poop bag as it's a fine to allow your dog to **** on the street and not pick it up, if you after picking up after you dog (as a cop is standing by) walk into the street and drop pants and take a dump in the street yourself zip up after and walk away...well that is 100% legal as people shitting in the street is not illegal. That is the genius that runs the political and legal machine that governs this city / state. CA is a beautifully state that is governed by those that make the laws above , it's hard to defend that sort of stuff to be honest and it makes me sad to say. But let's be honest when we back our beloved CA , it's got some serious issues muddying the waters so to speak !

Just my 2c ..

And as CA is a large state ( no TX to be sure) I can only comment on where I am , so take it at that. We do have fantastic weather!

 

...State referee? What the hell is that? I was thinking of bringing my 8 to CA to drive once a week to work, it's registered in AZ, and no emissions are required in my area. I'm starting to think if I got caught in CA with the modifications I have, I would be thrown in prison.

 

I don't live in Cali, but according to 1-second search, lewd behavior including public defecation and urination is a misdemeanor punishable with up to $1000 and up to 6 months jail. I know it doesn't fit the narrative you're looking for but like.. no?

It might not be enforced for the thousands of homeless loonies who don't have $1000 and are mostly in the street because the state kicked them out of asylums and prisons in the first place.

 

I was hoping to attend the mythical SevenStock next year and take my car from British Columbia. I’m too purdy to reside in the crowbar hotel. I wonder how the local constabulary would handle a foreigner?

 

constabulary? silly foreigner, we dont' have those here.
Typically CA ignores foreign plates for small vehicle code violations so long as it's not a big safety issue. They know they'll more than likely never collect the fee so they seldom ticket you.
Meat Head, we WILL be having a SevenStock next year so make plans Sir.

 

you’ll be fine, I drove around with Canadian plates for a few weeks while I imported my Rx8. As long as they see a plate, they’ll ignore you.

 

Not exactly; if you live out of state and your vehicle is registered out of state they cannot enforce local emissions laws on you. That only applies to residents and their vehicles registered there. I have no doubt certain authorities would if they could, but technically they can’t.
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I live in California and passed smog with a custom tune and no cat on 8/9/21.

Was this whole thread just a false alarm?

 

https://www.bar.ca.gov/Modified_Software

 

I live in the Bay Area of CA and my 2005 RX-8 just passed the software-checking smog test. I have had the Cobb Accessport installed for years with several different tunes from Mazda Maniac. My process was to "uninstall" the Cobb & revert back to stock tune. I cleared the codes (B0000 and P0100 were lurking in there even after that) and I drove the car ~50 miles to set the monitors. Of course I had already removed the track parts (header & midpipe) and replaced with stock parts.

When I arrived at the test station, I told the smog tech that the car had been tuned and reverted, and he just shrugged. He complained that the state provided his shop with no training and zero guidance on how to apply and enforce the new law. He was frustrated that he had to operate in a big gray area. He said only one car failed in the ~1 year since the law came into effect. The test itself is completely automated...it just churns away (connected to the OBD2 port) for ~5 minutes and then says "pass" or "fail". Good luck out there!

 

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I personally welcome if I want to go out in my field and burn a bunch of tires to offset the communist influence Im free to do so... I own my property not the state. Keep that in Commiefornia please.