Re: engine vs california inspection

["Craig Williams" <roccolister@hotmail.com>]

I sure is crazy out here in California. I can't say I know what it's like
everywhere, but I do know about a few places. I live in the SF Bay Area, and
all around there you need to pass a visual and tailpipe inspection every two
years. I know up in Sacramento they add something to make it even tougher.
They put every car up on rollers and perform the tailpipe test under load!
And up in the Tahoe area, near the Nevada Border, they don't require any
smog checks at all. Hmmm....Pristine waters and air up there. I guess the
State just wants us to F*** that up and doesn't care how much we pollute up
there until it's already messed up. That doesn't make much sense.

If you're considering a move, talk to someone in that area to find out what
they do to their cars to pass smog tests.

Oh, and there is no possible way you would pass a California smog test
anywhere in the state when running dual sidedraft carbs on your Scirocco.
The only way I can think of to get away with that is to have it in a car
that is older then 25 years old (no smog checks at that age!) or keep the
car registered out of state while you have it here.

HTH -- Craig Williams
1981 Scirocco S 2008cc 16V (As seen in 01-2001 Sport Compact Car)
1991 Passat Wagon 2.0 16V (For Wife & Son)
2000 Saab Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged monster)
Northern California, USA

----- Original Message -----
From: Scott F. Williams <sfwilliams@home.com>
To: Fry, Larry <LEF@chem-tronics.com>; Josh[deady]Able <mkii@nycap.rr.com>;
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 8:01 AM
Subject: RE: engine vs california inspection


> Wow, I've been corrected even before my post (with contrary advice) even
hit
> the list. What's the deal with California, then? All we ever hear about is
> how restrictive the CARB laws are. How can one county be like storm
troopers
> and the next be relaxed?
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Fry, Larry
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 10:47 AM
> > To: Josh[deady]Able; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: RE: engine vs california inspection
> >
> >
> > Josh-
> >   You need to determine the SMOG requirements for your ZIP code.  Not
all
> > California counties have the same.  In fact, some have NO smog
> > requirements!
> >
> >
> > Larry  sandiego16V
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Josh[deady]Able [mailto:mkii@nycap.rr.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 7:25 AM
> > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: engine vs california inspection
> >
> >
> > Hey.
> > Ok, I was considering doing dual carbs on my 16v, but I was told
> > that there
> > wasn't anyway that it would pass the visual part of California's
> > inspection.
> > Is this true?
> > This is also for Northern California, not southern, does that matter?
> >
> > Any chance I could swap in a 2.0 8v turbo engine instead? It would be a
> > newer engine than that 16v, and it wouldn't be "old school" like
> > the carbs.
> >
> > in short.....what the hell can I do to my engine and keep in legal for
> > northern California?
> >
> >
> > ty
> >
> > Josh Able
> > 87 16v Seidl
> >
> >
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