[quote=FlyerInHi]You could fake the carb sticker (I think it’s EO # for California executive order #) while you’re flashing the ECU. Saves your a few $.[/quote]
That would be illegal, and if you were caught, that would be a big big problem. And the CARB sticker isn’t on the ECU, it’s usually printed on the actual emissions component, usually etched. A service station that is complying with the rules is suppose to verify visually not only if the emissions component has a CARB EO# on it, but also suppose make sure the E0# on it is actually for the car in question.. Because even if it has an E0# on it, if it’s not for the car, technically it’s not compliant…
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t specifically condone skirting emissions rule unlawfully… The point is that this bureaucracy shouldn’t even exist because a lot of it doesn’t make sense. Most modern day cars are 50 state emissions compliant. Same components… CA doesn’t need to be different from the remaining 49 states. But as a result, I guess bureaucracy does create a lot of new jobs and businesses in CA that otherwise would not exist.
