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Oct 30, 2009 | 03:23 PM

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ntlgnt1

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Originally Posted by akim47

in CA, basically everything that isn't stock will fail the VISUAL smog... that means ANYTHING... i know people that have been failed for CARB legal exhaust systems... even having a K&N air filter in place of the stock box does not pass visual...

This is true, I had an open style air filter on my prior car and it failed visual inspection simply because it was 'modified from stock'. Ironically the mod actually improves emissions but they don't care about that. Some shops overlook it and some don't, so buyer beware...