I have a 1998 bmw 323is and i live in LA Cali and i have smog next month the car has a autozone air filter doesent have a airbox the otiginal will it fail smog?
Yes.
Any mod in cali is restricted without a CARB approval #.
They may ask to see the CARB sticker that says it is CA approved. But an intake is such a minor alteration I doubt it. If it's a name brand it's probably approved and the shop knows.
Last edited by gc325is; 08-29-2015 at 02:16 AM.
Then you haven't smogged lately. They will send you home even if you pass the dyno and obd plug. Airbox or CARB sticker.
CAI will fail Cali smog every time. Get a stock airbox and throw it in. Pass smog and throw the airbox away. Reinstall CAI and forget about it for another 2 years
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I live in LA CA too and have smogged multiple cars with CAI or SRI both that do have the CARB sticker and some that do not. Usually it's a visual inspection underneath the hood, if the place is new they will fail you. If it's an old place, and everything else checks out good (no cleared CEL code and good on emissions) they usually won't say anything about it. You can also say "it's carb approved but the sticker has peeled off" and that could work. Good luck man.
I am so glad I don't live there any more CAI M50 intake swap on my 1997 328i no problem
Anybody got a stock cai in the Bay Area that i could barrow for a smog check MK5 Vw GTI
I passed CA smog easy with m50 mani, no tune and gutted exhaust. Next year will be with CAI but dought it will make a difference.
Make your own Carb sticker.
I'm not sure they care about anything you do before the MAF. I could be wrong, but there is no emission control data collection that happens before the MAF, so you can do anything you want. If the car has a MAF that works, then this is the first check point.
^^Common sense agrees with you but CAI needs a CARB sticker or it wont pass visual
btw did no one else notice this guy bumped a 3 yr old thread to find VW parts on a BMW forum? lol
Sometimes it passes though. I don’t know if this matters but my e92 is clear from the cats and back and I have an intake, I pass smog without a problem.
Btw the intake was made by me and it’s not carb legal. I don’t have an exhaust, just some ricer shit.
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