the sarge

My 99 vette has a SLP blackwing installed by the previous owner at some point. Went to smog it for registration today and passed everything but because i dont have a sticker I fail?? Is my only option to spend 500 bucks on a new intake or try to find a used one in the week i have before the registration is due? Hope you guys an help me!!

Mattie Num Nums

Call the vendor. They should be able to get you a new CARB placard.

tlove32

The Blackwing is not CARB legal in CA. Only K&N and Calloway Honker have CARB id's. Your best bet is to find a stock air cleaner, install it, get re-tested (pass), then put the Blackwing back on

Rexde1

Do the right thing and give the car to an illegal alien.

laurent_zo6

This is the part most manufacturers forget to tell purchasers.
I read about a lot of mods done to cars but hardly any mention of passing the various smog tests. I suppose almost everyone whose car is not stock do not live in the 16 states which are CARB.
If you do live in one of those states please go to the following website to make sure the parts you have added to your car are CARB legal;
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermk...es/amquery.php

Mr.Bill

I agree as long as it is CARB compliant.

Fill out your profile, Someone in your area might have a stock unit you can use.

Crosis

Move out of California. No, I am serious. Like dead serious.

Vetteman Jack

Sucks, but living in CA is not good when you have mods on the car.

the sarge

I plan to leave CA at some point but the Corps puts me here. I'm stationed on Camp Pendleton if anyone within a day trip driving distance wants to help me out with a stock airbox to borrow I'd really appreciate it. This is the first time I've had to smog a vehicle in CA as I always brought my own from out of state. Damn hard and expensive lesson to learn possibly. My registration is up on the 2nd so I might have to bite a 400 dollar bullet for a K&N that's CA approved.

ScumOne

It's your lucky day. I have a 99 Vette, I have an extra airbox you can use and my smog place is 2 blocks from my house. If you want to drive up to Whittier, I can get you fixed up easily. I can also advise you on how to potentially pass smog with your current setup, but I'd have to see it to see which CARB # works for your car.

Shoot me an email when you're ready. The drive is about 80 miles I think, 5 north to 605 north to Whittier Blvd. gets you within 1 mile of my place.

My email is sales at scumbackspeakers.com or you can get my phone # off my site. Anytime after 8 am is fine to call.

Jim

zagger

I have an extra one as well. PM me if you need to borrow it for smog. That is why I still kept mine.

Camjamsdad

I'd just contact K&N/Calloway and get me a carb sticker and slap it on my Blackwing. Bet they'd never know the difference

dagon138

I've never had a smog shop fail me because of my black wing before... Its not worth it for an intake, but I think there are some areas of San Diego county that you can register and not have to smog your car.

baxsom

god bless florida. no smog no inspection

allred

Ahem, I think you mean an undocumented worker.

.

dadaroo

To The Sarge: Thanks for your service to our country. And thanks to ScumOne for offering to help you out. Sounds like he is NOT a ScumBag.

Please post how it works out. Mr. Sam

CactusCat

Oklahoma too! No inspection, rear tag only. Gotta feel for some of you other guys.

JetMechZ16

Sarge, if your state of residency is other than California, such as you lived in another state when you joined and the marines shipped you to California. Get your car registered in that state, you won't have to comply with CA regs, just what aplplies in your state. Also CA will kill you on registration fees.

66dts-v

I live in St Helens, we don't even have DEQ (Oregon smog test).

onlyavette

There are plenty of vette owners in Cali that would be happy to help out a man serving his country and loan you their stock assembly for a day.

Check here http://forums.corvetteforum.com/southern-california-45/

Maybe someone at West Coast Corvettes in Anaheim can help.