johnc Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 The California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) is stepping up enforcement of "Clean Piping" and getting felony convictions against Smog Techs, shop owners, and seizing vehicles and fining vehicle owners. Clean piping is the practice of using an exhaust sample from a vehicle that passes smog and then fraudulently entering the non-compliant vehicle's registration information. BAR agents are searching Craigslist and automotive forums for obviously non-compliant vehicles (the example used in the latest bulletin was a LS1 swap into a 1989 240SX) and then posing as buyers. They hit seven vehicles in LA County last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Next thing you know, where going to have state safety inspections every 6 months, fallowed by a vehicle weight tax of $5 per pound, $100 per cylinder and $2 per cubic inch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtsnlvrs Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Peoples Socialist Republic of Kalifunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSM Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 What a waste of taxpayers dollars. What % of the cars out there really fall into this category? There has to be a tree huger at the bottom of all this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 Let's not drag this into the political realm. I posted this here as information for everyone on the site. Don't make me delete it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSM Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Sorry John, I see worlds like this and my mind immediately wanders. The California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) is stepping up enforcement of "Clean Piping" and getting felony convictions against Smog Techs, shop owners, and seizing vehicles and fining vehicle owners. Clean piping is the practice of using an exhaust sample from a vehicle that passes smog and then fraudulently entering the non-compliant vehicle's registration information. BAR agents are searching Craigslist and automotive forums for obviously non-compliant vehicles (the example used in the latest bulletin was a LS1 swap into a 1989 240SX) and then posing as buyers. They hit seven vehicles in LA County last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockerstar Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Any idea what the consequences have been for those 7 sellers in LA county? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S30TRBO Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Thank God Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband; Prince Frederic von Anhalt is running for Governor. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/17/prince-frederic-von-anhal_n_466434.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 Any idea what the consequences have been for those 7 sellers in LA county? Cars were seized and the owners fined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Time to vote with your feet yet? CA restricts sales of race gas: http://www.arb.ca.gov/enf/advs/advs397.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naviathan Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 I'm waiting for Cali to pass a law stating that if you live in an urban area with public transportation you'll no longer be allowed to drive a personal vehicle within the city limits. To save on pollution of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 (edited) FYI... the race fuel sale .pdf above is not a new restriction. Its just a restatement of regulations that have been in effect for a number of years and it only applies to specific types of race fuels that do not meet CA fuel requirements. Most unleaded race fuels do meet the requirements and are not subject to the disclosure information listed in this .pdf. When I ran Sunoco 112 leaded back in the early 00's in the ROD I had to provide the dealer with the basic information listed in the .pdf and he just kept it on file when I bought new barrels. Its not a big deal. Edited February 18, 2010 by johnc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldson Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Good Lord..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 And people scoffed at the contention that BAR reads enthusiasts magazines and then targets owners of cover featured cars with 'random out of cycle testing' on all the vehicles registered at their name (even if they are all late model Company-Supplied Corporate Leased Vehicles)... Yeah, that's why they cover the license plates now. Good to know they're prowling Craigslist now as well! FYI: The seizure clause has been on the books forever. The process for making these swaps legal is so simple it's laughable---a trip to the referee and probably 1/2 an hour for the test. For a compliant engine like an LS1, to not make it a legal swap is idiocy. You can do about anything you want, as long as you report the change. It's not as hard as people make it out to be. Now, putting in a JDM L24 into a 1973 back when they were tested? An LT1 Small Block conversion was easier to register! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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