California Will Start Testing for ECU Tunes

[analogdesigner]

Here we go! They started this program unofficially nearly two years ago:

California Will Start Testing for ECU Tunes During Smog Checks Starting Next Week

If your car isn't running the factory software or a tune approved by the California Air Resources Board, you'll fail the test.

www.roadandtrack.com

 

[twobjshelbys]

Other states follow CA, notably MA and NV.

 

[2112]

Other states follow CA, notably MA and NV.

And Washington
.

 

[PeteK]

And Washington
.

In the Seattle metro area. In the free part of the state we don’t have to put up with testing.

 

[twobjshelbys]

California Smog Inspectors to Check for Illegally Tuned Vehicles

Beginning July 19, California’s Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) will fail motor vehicles during their biennial “smog check” inspection if they are found to have software modifications not provided by the original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) or approved through a California Air Resources Board...

www.sema.org

 

[2112]

More Montana registrations on the way.....
.

 

[nota4re]

Although there may be other ways

More Montana registrations on the way.....

California is REALLY cracking down on those. Get pulled over for whatever reason and you have Montana tags and a California Driver's License and address.... big time trouble. If you have a Montana tags, you'd better have a Montana driver's license to go along with them.

 

[Sinovac]

Californians need to move to North Korea where they can have more freedom.

 

[Shark01]

Living in Crazy-fornia must be so painful.

When I was growing up in the 70s, it was everyone's dream destination....Now I lump it in with Mass, Va and NY at the bottom of my desired list.