silly question... - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

soulcrusher500 · 2004-10-06, 05:32 PM

Is there a "mod friendly" smog station in Reno? Or are they all the same, good or bad? Any recommendations would be great. Has anyone with extensive exhaust work had any trouble passing inspection?

BTW- Is there an expert out there who can help me install my new up pipe?

Thanks!

khail19 · 2004-10-06, 06:00 PM

As long as your car is OBD-II, then all they do for the smog is plug their machine to the diagnostic port and check the sensors. So as long as you don't have a CEL on when you get the smog, you should pass.

soulcrusher500 · 2004-10-06, 08:06 PM

Thanks, Khail.

Do they do any kind of visual inspection to see if all the cats are there? If you have any old codes in the system will that matter? Or is it only curent CEL's?

MattR · 2004-10-06, 08:11 PM

No, the one up here on North McCarran by Del Taco has a decent reputation, no inspection really, pretty laid back guy...

khail19 · 2004-10-06, 10:10 PM

Yeah, with mine the guy plugged in the machine, looked at the screen, and printed the copy for me. He didn't even check if I had a gas cap, let alone look for cats. This was the Shell on Moana & Kietzke.

sperry · 2004-10-07, 09:25 AM

I just smogged the SVX and the WRX yesterday. SVX is OBD-I so there was a sniffer check, but the car was fine. The WRX was still completely decked out from the track day, numbers, stickers, no back seats, etc. and it still passed, no problem (just a error code for the "throttle position sensor" was in the ECU, but no CEL).

The place is a little beat-ass shop on S. Virgina just north of the WinCo. It's like "NKJ Auto" or something. There's a little used car lot there too. The guy's done the WRX twice now and I've had no issues.

MattR · 2004-10-07, 09:28 AM

Haha! That's good to know scott...If your beater passed, then Ryan should be in the clear...

ArthurS · 2004-10-07, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR

No, the one up here on North McCarran by Del Taco has a decent reputation, no inspection really, pretty laid back guy...

This is where I always have gotten mine done. The guy is pretty cool.

Dean · 2004-10-07, 11:46 AM

Find the chepest coupon in the wednesday mailer thingys, and go do it.

I swithch between GK Smog, and I can't remember the other one... Whichever has the cheapest price, and they have done every modified exhaust I have...

2004-10-06, 05:32 PM	#1
soulcrusher500 n00b Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 23	silly question... Is there a "mod friendly" smog station in Reno? Or are they all the same, good or bad? Any recommendations would be great. Has anyone with extensive exhaust work had any trouble passing inspection? BTW- Is there an expert out there who can help me install my new up pipe? Thanks!

2004-10-06, 08:11 PM	#4
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	No, the one up here on North McCarran by Del Taco has a decent reputation, no inspection really, pretty laid back guy... __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2004-10-07, 09:25 AM	#6
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	I just smogged the SVX and the WRX yesterday. SVX is OBD-I so there was a sniffer check, but the car was fine. The WRX was still completely decked out from the track day, numbers, stickers, no back seats, etc. and it still passed, no problem (just a error code for the "throttle position sensor" was in the ECU, but no CEL). The place is a little beat-ass shop on S. Virgina just north of the WinCo. It's like "NKJ Auto" or something. There's a little used car lot there too. The guy's done the WRX twice now and I've had no issues. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2004-10-07, 09:28 AM	#7
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Haha! That's good to know scott...If your beater passed, then Ryan should be in the clear... __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2004-10-07, 11:46 AM	#9
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Find the chepest coupon in the wednesday mailer thingys, and go do it. I swithch between GK Smog, and I can't remember the other one... Whichever has the cheapest price, and they have done every modified exhaust I have... __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2004-10-06, 06:00 PM	#2
khail19 EJ205 Real Name: Khail Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,769 Car: 2016 VW GTI Meets? We have meets?	As long as your car is OBD-II, then all they do for the smog is plug their machine to the diagnostic port and check the sensors. So as long as you don't have a CEL on when you get the smog, you should pass.

2004-10-06, 08:06 PM	#3
soulcrusher500 n00b Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 23	Thanks, Khail. Do they do any kind of visual inspection to see if all the cats are there? If you have any old codes in the system will that matter? Or is it only curent CEL's?

2004-10-06, 10:10 PM	#5
khail19 EJ205 Real Name: Khail Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,769 Car: 2016 VW GTI Meets? We have meets?	Yeah, with mine the guy plugged in the machine, looked at the screen, and printed the copy for me. He didn't even check if I had a gas cap, let alone look for cats. This was the Shell on Moana & Kietzke.

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