Car Questions for the Cali guys

[MK_94_3000GT]

Alright guys I've never posted in here mainly because I live in Ohio, however I am going to school at UCSB in about a year and I am currently doing some mods to my car. I have some questions for you guys who would know best about all the laws regarding emissions, and inspections and what not. Does the cali spec version of our car have 4 O2 sensors? What kinds of inspections do they do out there? I have heard theres a visual inspection and if it looks as though its not stock they will start checking for a cali sticker? Not sure what sticker is being referenced, but I would assume you have to get it to make any changes to the car legal in cali, am I close? I realize I wont have to get the car inspected and what not while I am going to school, but I have intentions to live there once I finish school and well obviously the car must come with me. Can I change a lot of things on my car like I am not looking to have a really fast car, more just a nice looking reliable one. So basically a lot of polishing under the hood and a color scheme. Also looking to have a nice exhaust, but not sure what I can do without having my car fail inspection. Also pending on your area are there ways around these inspections, I know my friend in PA gets around it because theres a few guys who work the stations and they have nice cars so they pass people likewise so they can keep their cars legal. I really appreciate all of your help and hope to meet some of you someday when I get out there.

[916_3kgt]

Just remember what kind of a place santa barbara is.....one that's full of hippies . It might be harder to find someone there to pass you car for money than other places.

You WILL need to change your exhaust setup to pass smog legally

What I did was take my car to a shop and have them take off the old, rusting,stock exhaust and throw one on that kicked ass and passed smog. It was easy, headache free, and done in less than a day. After that, mod as you please, but keep everything you take off so you can put it back on when smog time rolls around again (every two years I believe??) I was busy with school as you will be most likely, and it was well worth paying the extra labor.

If you're planning on getting a nice exhaust eventually anyway and don't want to do everything yourself, including researching and guessing what will/won't pass, that might be a good option for you. Of course you could always do it yourself and probably save a couple bucks but gain some headache. Go nuts and throw 8 O2 sensors on there if you want