CA State Referee Certification Required!! Any Advice? Thanks

siccivic · 07-09-2008, 04:28 AM

Hey guys!!!

I got pulled over on my way to the porter ranch car meet thursday. They wrote me up for:

27150(a)vc- Loud Exhaust
And
27156(b)vc- Modified Emmisions, State Referee Certification Required

I have an 08 FG2(Civic SI) with an AEM Cold Air Intake, DC Racing Headers(No Cat), and a 3'' Cat Back Exhaust.

On the back of the ticket they put a sticker that says no officer sign off and that my car must be removed from the roadway until in compliance.

What can i do so i can get a State Referee Certification?

Any advice or input would be helpful.

Thanks Again!!

powerjdm · 07-09-2008, 04:41 AM

i got the same i was on the 118 fwy last week the chp was a dick i had a legal intake that had the legal carb sticker on it well practically he said to call the number on the back of your ticket to make an appointment

07k20si · 07-09-2008, 03:51 PM

First of all, remove all the mods that do not have a CARB sticker, ie your header and exhaust, and replace them with your OEM. Your intake should be okay as OEM does have a CARB sticker, but the CARB sticker must be on the vehicle.

Then, call the number on the back of your ticket and setup an appointment with a smog referee.

4 Doh SI 4 Life · 07-09-2008, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siccivic

Hey guys!!!

I got pulled over on my way to the porter ranch car meet thursday. They wrote me up for:

27150(a)vc- Loud Exhaust
And
27156(b)vc- Modified Emmisions, State Referee Certification Required

I have an 08 FG2(Civic SI) with an AEM Cold Air Intake, DC Racing Headers(No Cat), and a 3'' Cat Back Exhaust.

On the back of the ticket they put a sticker that says no officer sign off and that my car must be removed from the roadway until in compliance.

What can i do so i can get a State Referee Certification?

Any advice or input would be helpful.

Thanks Again!!

that sucks man. GL

cambodianricer · 07-09-2008, 04:25 PM

part out your Headers to me !!!

Ayodog · 07-09-2008, 06:54 PM

even a carb legal sticker wont do you any good in ca i believe.

siccivic · 07-09-2008, 09:27 PM

I will sell them to for 350. let me know whats up.

cambodianricer · 07-10-2008, 01:29 AM

would you help me install them? and how many miles are on them?

CG2PROJECT · 07-10-2008, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ayodog

even a carb legal sticker wont do you any good in ca i believe.

Hahah, that's not true. I got rolled in by the cops at a meet and we had to pop our hoods. One of my friends has a Comptech SC, and his sticker saved him from getting his car impounded.

My Comptech header and AEM V2 had CARB stickers so they let me off as well.

sdblurjdmsquad · 07-10-2008, 04:45 PM

that sucks.... sorry to hear that but state ref what a dick....

***nighthawk06Si*** · 07-10-2008, 05:04 PM

i got an exhaust ticket for my car too. it only has the injen cai and greddy evo2 catback. stock cat and header.
did he look under your car for cats? if so then your gonna have to remove the header and put stocks back on. if he only wrote you down for loud exhaust then you would only get a decibel check, but in this case i don't think you'll get away that easy. when u get the stock back on, set up an appointment with a state ref near you and they'll run ur car on a dyno like thing and basically smog ur car to see if it's legal.

after that if it passes they'll put a sticker on the back of your ticket and you just send that in, make sure u get a copy of it though incase u ever get hassled by cops for it again, just show them the sticker(keep it in ur glove box with registration n insurance).

the choice of keeping the aftermarket exhaust is up to you. if you think it's under 95db then keep it on n they'll write down the name of the exhaust on the sticker. mine was 85.2 db for the greddy evo2.

ineffableturbo · 02-04-2009, 01:02 AM

Hey i got a state ref ticket on saturday for intake (no carb sticker) and modified exhaust, its a catback, but cop said i cant have any modified parts.

Anyways i put everything back to stock, can i drive the car or do i have to wait to get it checked at a state ref place (my appt is tues 2-10-09 at 1.20pm) im driving my old nissan, 2005 sentra, auto, like no hp compared to my si

joon joon · 02-04-2009, 01:12 AM

the only thing u would have to change back is the header... u need a cat to pass visual and inspection... aem should pass and the exhaust will pass if its below 95db...

jeiarneesi · 02-04-2009, 01:31 AM

remove the intake and the header..you should be ok with exahust as long as you have cat

ineffableturbo · 02-04-2009, 01:56 AM

yeah its full catback, its a greddy evo2 no resonator

the intake is a fujita short ram, not carb legal

jeiarneesi · 02-04-2009, 01:59 AM

ittl probably depend on the ref if hell do the decibel check..but when i went he didnt bother and nor did he care lol "as long as you have your cat and sensor ..your fine

ineffableturbo · 02-04-2009, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeiarneesi

ittl probably depend on the ref if hell do the decibel check..but when i went he didnt bother and nor did he care lol "as long as you have your cat and sensor ..your fine

i cant take that chance,

ineffableturbo · 02-05-2009, 01:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeiarneesi

ittl probably depend on the ref if hell do the decibel check..but when i went he didnt bother and nor did he care lol "as long as you have your cat and sensor ..your fine

after i get it checked out, can i take my car again with the modified exhuast and get a reading with it?

joon joon · 02-05-2009, 01:50 AM

just do it at one time cuz it'll cost u more money to do it twice

DropDeadJust · 02-05-2009, 02:39 AM

just go stock
make appointment
and your fine. i just did that last month

07-09-2008, 04:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
siccivic Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 7 iTrader: 0 / 0%	CA State Referee Certification Required!! Any Advice? Thanks Hey guys!!! I got pulled over on my way to the porter ranch car meet thursday. They wrote me up for: 27150(a)vc- Loud Exhaust And 27156(b)vc- Modified Emmisions, State Referee Certification Required I have an 08 FG2(Civic SI) with an AEM Cold Air Intake, DC Racing Headers(No Cat), and a 3'' Cat Back Exhaust. On the back of the ticket they put a sticker that says no officer sign off and that my car must be removed from the roadway until in compliance. What can i do so i can get a State Referee Certification? Any advice or input would be helpful. Thanks Again!!

07-10-2008, 05:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
*nighthawk06Si* VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tustin, CA Posts: 7,407 Toan iTrader: 5 / 100%	i got an exhaust ticket for my car too. it only has the injen cai and greddy evo2 catback. stock cat and header. did he look under your car for cats? if so then your gonna have to remove the header and put stocks back on. if he only wrote you down for loud exhaust then you would only get a decibel check, but in this case i don't think you'll get away that easy. when u get the stock back on, set up an appointment with a state ref near you and they'll run ur car on a dyno like thing and basically smog ur car to see if it's legal. after that if it passes they'll put a sticker on the back of your ticket and you just send that in, make sure u get a copy of it though incase u ever get hassled by cops for it again, just show them the sticker(keep it in ur glove box with registration n insurance). the choice of keeping the aftermarket exhaust is up to you. if you think it's under 95db then keep it on n they'll write down the name of the exhaust on the sticker. mine was 85.2 db for the greddy evo2. __________________

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07-09-2008, 04:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
powerjdm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SFV (818) Age: 21 Posts: 314 Jonathan iTrader: 1 / 100%	i got the same i was on the 118 fwy last week the chp was a dick i had a legal intake that had the legal carb sticker on it well practically he said to call the number on the back of your ticket to make an appointment

07-09-2008, 03:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
07k20si Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Covina, CA Posts: 569 Amit iTrader: 2 / 100%	First of all, remove all the mods that do not have a CARB sticker, ie your header and exhaust, and replace them with your OEM. Your intake should be okay as OEM does have a CARB sticker, but the CARB sticker must be on the vehicle. Then, call the number on the back of your ticket and setup an appointment with a smog referee.

07-09-2008, 04:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
cambodianricer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nigeria Posts: 14,382 My Other Car is a Kia iTrader: 15 / 100%	part out your Headers to me !!!

07-09-2008, 06:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ayodog Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: YL OC CALI Age: 20 Posts: 3,030 rori ( f*ck your form ) <3 iTrader: 7 / 89%	even a carb legal sticker wont do you any good in ca i believe.

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siccivic Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 7 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I will sell them to for 350. let me know whats up.

07-10-2008, 01:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
cambodianricer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nigeria Posts: 14,382 My Other Car is a Kia iTrader: 15 / 100%	would you help me install them? and how many miles are on them?

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sdblurjdmsquad Senior Member Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SAN DIEGO whoop whoop! fuk what u gotta say! Age: 3 Posts: 29,257 Jeff..REAL FRIENDS> car clubs! iTrader: 65 / 99%	that sucks.... sorry to hear that but state ref what a dick....

02-04-2009, 01:02 AM	#12 (permalink)
ineffableturbo Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 24 Posts: 6,311 Turtle iTrader: 4 / 100%	Hey i got a state ref ticket on saturday for intake (no carb sticker) and modified exhaust, its a catback, but cop said i cant have any modified parts. Anyways i put everything back to stock, can i drive the car or do i have to wait to get it checked at a state ref place (my appt is tues 2-10-09 at 1.20pm) im driving my old nissan, 2005 sentra, auto, like no hp compared to my si

02-04-2009, 01:12 AM	#13 (permalink)
joon joon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,422 iTrader: 36 / 100%	the only thing u would have to change back is the header... u need a cat to pass visual and inspection... aem should pass and the exhaust will pass if its below 95db...

02-04-2009, 01:31 AM	#14 (permalink)
jeiarneesi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 4,386 clean n simple iTrader: 8 / 100%	remove the intake and the header..you should be ok with exahust as long as you have cat

02-04-2009, 01:56 AM	#15 (permalink)
ineffableturbo Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 24 Posts: 6,311 Turtle iTrader: 4 / 100%	yeah its full catback, its a greddy evo2 no resonator the intake is a fujita short ram, not carb legal

02-04-2009, 01:59 AM	#16 (permalink)
jeiarneesi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 4,386 clean n simple iTrader: 8 / 100%	ittl probably depend on the ref if hell do the decibel check..but when i went he didnt bother and nor did he care lol "as long as you have your cat and sensor ..your fine

02-05-2009, 01:50 AM	#19 (permalink)
joon joon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,422 iTrader: 36 / 100%	just do it at one time cuz it'll cost u more money to do it twice

02-05-2009, 02:39 AM	#20 (permalink)
DropDeadJust Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Walnut, CA Age: 20 Posts: 221 Justin iTrader: 0 / 0%	just go stock make appointment and your fine. i just did that last month