will you pass smog with cams with the mods i alreaady have?

[landis507]

i have a boost controler at 21 psi, walbo fuel pump, intake, ams lower iC pipe, hks hi power cat back. im wondering if i will pass smog in cali with the hks 264 or the S1s? and will cams hurt my cars reliability with the mods i have? thanks guys and i no ive asked a question like this before but i didnt have all these mods wen i asked

[landis507]

can anyone help me?

[EVOKing8]

i had the 272/272, 255, i/c piping, RMR TBE, High flow cat, No flash b/c no one was flashing at the time...just the apexi afc...and i passed no prob but in nj i hear cali strict

[landis507]

yeah im in cali and its pretty strict hear so im just trying to find out before i spend money on cams and putting them in and then dont pass or it hurt my cars reliability... do you no what i mean

[landis507]

oh sorry i didnt add but i want to get the least lope

[EvoHung]

Yeah we know what you mean. You could get the inspection first then do the cams. If reliability is an issue then don't do anything to your car. Of course anything you put on your can/will bring the reliability factor down a bit. But in the tuner world, cams are pretty reliable as long as you use them as recommended.

[landis507]

will my car be fine if i put cams in with the mods i already have, like passing smog? and how do they inspect cams? sorry but one more question, i was told that if my car didnt throw an CEL then i would be fine. is this true?

[tvbf1]

From what I've read, as long as you stay below 270 with the cams, you'll pass smog.

This was discussed in the Norcal Evo forum. The guys over said that you'll pass smog with the HKS 264 or Works 269. You might be able to pass smog with 272 if you have the stock cat.

[landis507]

yeah stock cat but i was thinking the S1s but my biggest question is. will i pass with my car at 21 psi, lower IC pipe, intake, catback, and a tune if i put some cams in?

[landis507]

anyone else?

[OZR_Lancer]

Originally Posted by landis507

i have a boost controler at 21 psi, walbo fuel pump, intake, ams lower iC pipe, hks hi power cat back. im wondering if i will pass smog in cali with the hks 264 or the S1s? and will cams hurt my cars reliability with the mods i have? thanks guys and i no ive asked a question like this before but i didnt have all these mods wen i asked

if the intake has a carb sticker on it you should be fine..
most smog places wont check your exaust.. cause all they do is stick a tool/probe in the pipe in the muffler to do their mesuring of gases and such. they dont need to go under the car for any reason. all they do is stick a probe on one of the plug wires i think and do their visual checks.. they cant fail u cause of the boost controller in the dash.. its impossible for them to know if u have aftermarket cams. make sure they dont go looking around the engine in areas and questioning that part whitch has nothin to do with the smogg check... most smog places arent smart enough to know what on an evo is stock.

i had bad experience with smog places with my old car so if im parinoid, forgive me

just my 0.02

[landis507]

so ill just hide the boost controler or make it black so it looks close enough to stock and i was thinking of getting a new intake cause i have the hks reloaded one but what intake is carb legal or has the sticker

[OZR_Lancer]

Originally Posted by landis507

so ill just hide the boost controler or make it black so it looks close enough to stock and i was thinking of getting a new intake cause i have the hks reloaded one but what intake is carb legal or has the sticker

if u still have the stock one, just put it back on.. my aem intake is carb exemp on my lancer

[landis507]

but i want performance out of my intake, or should i just get a hard intake pipe and a drop in filter, anyone else

[cobrav]

if you do that you're going to need a tune.....but i think it'll pas..smog...i had 272 cam on mine..boost controler..and i pas...but if you mess with the mafff....id ont think you'd pass..though....unless it's fine tune...