Please sharpen your Calif Smog pencils!

[jhv48]

If it has a current sb100 exemption sticker (and, yes, do check with DMV just to make sure) the smog exemption will stay with the car and you will never need to smog it. It will be registered and charged as the year it was completed. You will owe sales tax and registration fees on the purchase. They will be based on the year of completion so get ready for $$$$$$$.

If it does not have an sb100 exemption, then you must either pass the smog test for the year the car was BUILT, or wait till Jan 2 and get an sb100 exemption for it.

[Don]

CT implemented new emissions requirements as of 8-1-08 using the following standards based upon the year of the engine block:

All Light Duty Vehicles with Gasoline Engines were equipped with the controls indicated below (Lt. Duty = below 6001 lbs GVWR till 1978 & below 8501 lbs GVWR after):

Year of Engine Emissions Controls Required of All Vehicles That Year

Pre - 1966 None

1966 - 1970 PCV, Variable Advance Distributor

1971 – 1978 PCV, Variable Advance Distributor, Evap. Canister, and Thermostatic Air Cleaner or Air Injection System

1979 – 1988 PCV, Variable Advance Distributor, Evap. Canister, Thermostatic Air Cleaner or Air Injection System, and CAT

1989 – 1995 PCV, Variable Advance Distributor, Evap. Canister, CAT, Computerized Engine Management, O2 sensor

1996 – current PCV, Electronic Spark Control, Evap. Canister, CAT, Closed Loop Computerized Engine Management, O2 sensors, Fuel Injection