Where in CA is the sr legal? - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

arlocks13 · 05-19-2009, 09:24 AM

Ok so I used to have a s13 and currently I am driving a Mazda rx-8. I am selling the mazda and I would like to get another s13 but I want a blacktop this time.

I was talking to this guy in santa cruz about buying his s13 which had a rb20 in it and he said it was legal because Santa Cruz is a bunch of hippies and they dont have to get "smogged" every 2 years...The reason I didn't buy was it needed to be smogged asap and didn't have 2 years left on the smog.

So my question is I am moving to Davis,CA this fall with my girlfriend for college (UC Davis) and I was curious if they smog? Or if it is "ok"
to have a blacktop there? Is it only in the peninsula (SF BAY) that the sr is illegal? Seems like everyone and their mom daily's a sr20/rb can someone help me out with this...?

*DALAZ_68* · 05-19-2009, 09:36 AM

NOWHERE............period

1five10 · 05-19-2009, 09:39 AM

You should delete this thread before the Zilvians jump all over you. The California DMV rules applies to the entire state, even where hippies live. That guy was just trying to dump his car off on you.

*Vatche* · 05-19-2009, 09:39 AM

arizona.
msglentgh

1five10 · 05-19-2009, 09:40 AM

Dalaz already got you while I was typing. I told you so.

1five10 · 05-19-2009, 09:41 AM

Fuck it....We should all register are cars in Santa Cruz and forget about getting reffed in SoCal.

arlocks13 · 05-19-2009, 09:42 AM

ha ok thanks guys, I knew the sr was pretty much illegal everywhere I was just curious if for some reason certain cities had individual laws that worked like a loophole..

K_style · 05-19-2009, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arlocks13

ha ok thanks guys, I knew the sr was pretty much illegal everywhere I was just curious if for some reason certain cities had individual laws that worked like a loophole..

not in Cali...

gotta go to AZ... but even in AZ they do smog in Metro area....

norcal_black240 · 05-19-2009, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arlocks13

Ok so I used to have a s13 and currently I am driving a Mazda rx-8. I am selling the mazda and I would like to get another s13 but I want a blacktop this time.

I was talking to this guy in santa cruz about buying his s13 which had a rb20 in it and he said it was legal because Santa Cruz is a bunch of hippies and they dont have to get "smogged" every 2 years...The reason I didn't buy was it needed to be smogged asap and didn't have 2 years left on the smog.

So my question is I am moving to Davis,CA this fall with my girlfriend for college (UC Davis) and I was curious if they smog? Or if it is "ok"
to have a blacktop there? Is it only in the peninsula (SF BAY) that the sr is illegal? Seems like everyone and their mom daily's a sr20/rb can someone help me out with this...?

They pop hoods in Davis, so try to make your car look stock as possible, and they have dyno smog since its a bigger city. A SR is illegal in all parts of cali, but if you live in certain counties they do not have the 2 year smog law if you already own the car, but if you purchase or sell a vehicle you have to smog the car.

cxlo8331 · 05-19-2009, 10:26 AM

almost everywhere else but cali.

XeroX · 05-19-2009, 10:27 AM

Kinda funny i had some kid come with a friend of mine to my house while i was working on my 510. I guess he had some RB in his s13, so when he bought the car, the guy he got the car from owned some shop and told him since the swap was done by the shop under its name for promotional purposes that it was exempt from smog...

He totally fell for it and was all pissed off when he got his renewal....i personally dont c how anyone could buy any car with a swapped motor and not be able to call bull$hit...

I have heard that certain counties up farther north dont require as smog tests as frequently, and that their emission requirements are a little lower than in high populated areas...but a visual test is a visual test...u will fail everywhere in CA

EDIT : Yes, Sacramento and Davis are both rather poopish on imports, and unless you are vigilant, you will get ur hood popped...davis is alot worse than Sac tho...

norcal_black240 · 05-19-2009, 10:53 AM

if you look on the dmv it lists which counties do not have to do the 2 year smog. I know humboldt county, alamedia county ( I am not a very good speller), I think mendicino county, and parts of sonoma county are smog exempt.

[email protected] · 05-19-2009, 10:54 AM

in California? maybe for off road use only

E2EKIELR34 · 05-19-2009, 10:55 AM

ieverywhere

ero714 · 05-19-2009, 11:06 AM

register your car at the DMV as a Special Project, or something like that (Check DMV Website for it). you can never resell it but you can drive your SR under 8psi! it might cost you a pretty Pennie thou so good luck

sileighty83 · 05-19-2009, 11:08 AM

srsly! NOWHERE! Cali sucks!

s13skank · 05-19-2009, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sr20detman

arizona.
msglentgh

He's right here in Az they dont give a nut about smog, thats the only good part about living here

*brndck* · 05-19-2009, 11:29 AM

there are parts of northern california where once you smog your car and have it registered there, you do not have to smog it again unless you sell it.

that is the only "loophole" that i'm aware of in california.

there are dozens of threads about getting smogged as an "alternative fuel vehicle" like running cng (compressed natural gas) but some how if a cop popped your hood and you told him, "hey its fine, its registered as a cng car" i think he'd be even more suspicious and more likely to write you a ticket. not only are you running an illegally modified car, but you've commited fraud by telling the dmv that the car has been converted to cng when it has not.

the bottom line is, if you want an sr, its illegal.

if you want a ka-t, its illegal EXCEPT if its the greddy kit, but even then, if you modify the greddy kit its illegal.

unless every mod you have has a carb sticker, its illegal.

stop making new threads about it. read the dozens of threads already in existence.

or better yet, read the dmv website.

heavenskrow · 05-19-2009, 12:42 PM

ur an idiot. do ur research before u ask such a dumb question

*slider2828* · 05-19-2009, 02:57 PM

The greddy turbo kit was pending for bar, but never finished. So the turbo kit is also illegal unfortunately.

*swayray* · 05-19-2009, 03:07 PM

you can probably get away driving it around mojave if you don't get stuck in the sands... my buddy and I used to go to the only stater's brothers in town in his ATVs....

karl wasabi · 05-19-2009, 03:12 PM

In Toretto's hot rod heaven...

yeti303 · 05-19-2009, 08:49 PM

god this topic has been covered like 5 zillion times....

do your dam research first ....

**Phlip** · 05-19-2009, 09:06 PM

You guys are all keeping secrets...
The SR can be legal in California, but only in Never Never Land.
This is not to be confused with Neverland, where Michael Jackson lives -- and you might be able to score some Jesus juice on the way to a windy and getting your rim popped...
Specifically, I mean Never Never land, as in TWO Nevers, so you might not want to hold your breath, as this only applies on February 31st on non leap years.

This has been asked time and again, and only leads to flames, this will die now

05-19-2009, 09:24 AM	#1
arlocks13 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SF bay area, CA Age: 32 Posts: 43 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Where in CA is the sr legal? Ok so I used to have a s13 and currently I am driving a Mazda rx-8. I am selling the mazda and I would like to get another s13 but I want a blacktop this time. I was talking to this guy in santa cruz about buying his s13 which had a rb20 in it and he said it was legal because Santa Cruz is a bunch of hippies and they dont have to get "smogged" every 2 years...The reason I didn't buy was it needed to be smogged asap and didn't have 2 years left on the smog. So my question is I am moving to Davis,CA this fall with my girlfriend for college (UC Davis) and I was curious if they smog? Or if it is "ok" to have a blacktop there? Is it only in the peninsula (SF BAY) that the sr is illegal? Seems like everyone and their mom daily's a sr20/rb can someone help me out with this...? __________________ Coil Overs- $1200+ Full s13 to s15 Conversion $2500+ 1989 stock s13 Fastback with gutted backseats and ghetto rigged home sterio speakers - priceless

05-19-2009, 09:36 AM	#2
DALAZ_68 not giving a fuck Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los angeles Age: 35 Posts: 15,080 Trader Rating: (104) Feedback Score: 104 reviews	NOWHERE............period __________________ LOL 240... whats better than 1? 5 1's ...lol PSN & XBL GT : Wh0pp3r68 CLUB LEXUS : Wh0pp3r

05-19-2009, 09:39 AM	#3
1five10 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The OC Posts: 840 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	You should delete this thread before the Zilvians jump all over you. The California DMV rules applies to the entire state, even where hippies live. That guy was just trying to dump his car off on you. __________________

05-19-2009, 09:40 AM	#5
1five10 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The OC Posts: 840 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Dalaz already got you while I was typing. I told you so. __________________

05-19-2009, 09:41 AM	#6
1five10 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The OC Posts: 840 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Fuck it....We should all register are cars in Santa Cruz and forget about getting reffed in SoCal. __________________

05-19-2009, 09:42 AM	#7
arlocks13 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SF bay area, CA Age: 32 Posts: 43 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ha ok thanks guys, I knew the sr was pretty much illegal everywhere I was just curious if for some reason certain cities had individual laws that worked like a loophole.. __________________ Coil Overs- $1200+ Full s13 to s15 Conversion $2500+ 1989 stock s13 Fastback with gutted backseats and ghetto rigged home sterio speakers - priceless

05-19-2009, 10:26 AM	#10
cxlo8331 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Feasting on the flesh of the guilty, and drinking the blood of the innocent (714) Posts: 1,751 Trader Rating: (17) Rides Gallery: cxlo8331 Feedback Score: 17 reviews	almost everywhere else but cali. __________________ -Carlo

05-19-2009, 10:27 AM	#11
XeroX Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Age: 37 Posts: 307 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Kinda funny i had some kid come with a friend of mine to my house while i was working on my 510. I guess he had some RB in his s13, so when he bought the car, the guy he got the car from owned some shop and told him since the swap was done by the shop under its name for promotional purposes that it was exempt from smog... He totally fell for it and was all pissed off when he got his renewal....i personally dont c how anyone could buy any car with a swapped motor and not be able to call bull$hit... I have heard that certain counties up farther north dont require as smog tests as frequently, and that their emission requirements are a little lower than in high populated areas...but a visual test is a visual test...u will fail everywhere in CA EDIT : Yes, Sacramento and Davis are both rather poopish on imports, and unless you are vigilant, you will get ur hood popped...davis is alot worse than Sac tho...

05-19-2009, 10:53 AM	#12
norcal_black240 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: yuba city (norcal) Age: 34 Posts: 710 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	if you look on the dmv it lists which counties do not have to do the 2 year smog. I know humboldt county, alamedia county ( I am not a very good speller), I think mendicino county, and parts of sonoma county are smog exempt. __________________

05-19-2009, 10:54 AM	#13
[email protected] Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Zacatecas, Mx; Paramount, Ca Age: 31 Posts: 1,626 Trader Rating: (32) Feedback Score: 32 reviews	in California? maybe for off road use only

05-19-2009, 10:55 AM	#14
E2EKIELR34 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,016 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	ieverywhere __________________

05-19-2009, 11:06 AM	#15
ero714 Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bangkok Posts: 82 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	register your car at the DMV as a Special Project, or something like that (Check DMV Website for it). you can never resell it but you can drive your SR under 8psi! it might cost you a pretty Pennie thou so good luck

05-19-2009, 11:08 AM	#16
sileighty83 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Socal Posts: 742 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	srsly! NOWHERE! Cali sucks! __________________

05-19-2009, 12:42 PM	#19
heavenskrow BANNED Join Date: May 2009 Location: Southern California Age: 33 Posts: 237 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	ur an idiot. do ur research before u ask such a dumb question

05-19-2009, 02:57 PM	#20
slider2828 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,824 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	The greddy turbo kit was pending for bar, but never finished. So the turbo kit is also illegal unfortunately. __________________ Turn and Burn!

05-19-2009, 03:07 PM	#21
swayray Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: torrance Posts: 1,017 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: swayray Feedback Score: 23 reviews	you can probably get away driving it around mojave if you don't get stuck in the sands... my buddy and I used to go to the only stater's brothers in town in his ATVs.... __________________ http://www.thenismoshop.com

05-19-2009, 03:12 PM	#22
karl wasabi Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Walnut/SoCal Posts: 3,898 Trader Rating: (41) Feedback Score: 41 reviews	In Toretto's hot rod heaven... __________________ Karl Wasabi Private Seller - Review Thread

05-19-2009, 08:49 PM	#23
yeti303 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Denver CO Age: 30 Posts: 597 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	god this topic has been covered like 5 zillion times.... do your dam research first .... __________________

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