..Part of the dumbest parts of CARB is the visual inspection…That’s the part that everyone complains about…

Because like I said, entirely possible to pass the sniff test (even if you don’t cheat) or pass the ECU test (even if you don’t cheat)…But if some emisisons component doesn’t have a CARB sticker on it…Not legal technically, unless the smog station overlooks it….

Same two catalytic converter from the same manufacturer that performs the same. One is the Federal version that is legal in 49 states, except CA. One is the CA CARB version… The difference? A nice CARB # stamped on the CARB version about about a $300+ price difference…

Of even better. Suppose you are doing an engine swap…

If you car is a CA car, you can’t swap any engine/components from a non-CA car… If on the other hand, you had an out of state car, and brought into to CA and registered it, you can do whatever the heck you want, as long as you pass the sniff test… (assuming pre-2002)……

And since there isn’t any difference in emissions components for cars sold in CA versus the same type of car sold in any of the other 49 states…Can you say bureaucracy?