Re: Supersprint headers (E36), Smog legal?

[Russ <rusmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>

Michel,
    I hate to tell you, but your hosed.  This will never pass a smog visual here
in CA.  The salesman lied to you.  The way to know is if there is a
EO#(Exucutive Order) for the CARB certification.

Go to:
http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/smoghome.htm

This is the official CA web site.  You can look up aftermarket parts to see if
there is an EO# for any company who spent the time an money to get one.  Very
useful resource for just this kind of problem.

For your immediate problem, the only suggestion is to remove the header and put
the original exhaust back on.  Sorry.

Take Care,
Russ

>
>
> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 22:13:36 EDT
> From: Msimon21@domain.elided
> Subject: Supersprint headers (E36), Smog legal?
>
>           So about a year and a half ago, i decided to get a new exhaust
> manifold for my '93 325is.  Living in California, where emissions standards
> are pretty darn strict, i made sure to ask whether these Supersprint headers
> were street legal.  The salesman then "reassured" me that they were, so i
> said, "what the heck, whats a thousand dollars?".  Its just money right?
> WRONG...WRONG...WRONG!!!!!  Not only was it $1000 for hp that i could barely
> feel, NOW, NO ONE WOULD EVEN TOUCH MY CAR FOR A SMOG CHECK.  Im confident my
> car will pass smog, but shops around here wont even touch it cuz of the
> visual inspection.  So  PLEASE...anyone with these headers that have had the
> same problem or know how to get around it...PLEASE, EMAIL ME :)
>
> P.S. If you're gonna reply to the list, please CC me as well.
>
> Much thanks
> michael

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