Quote Originally Posted by will13k7 View Post
With flash at home, just flash back to stock a couple weeks before and get some miles on it to set all the smog components to ready. Also a FMIC would need carb approval too, though a random smog check place might not notice it if you are lucky, but a state referee would.
I wanted to double check this, but Googling did not yield concrete results. All I found from the CARB website is:

"Exempted parts are add-on or modified parts that have undergone a CARB engineering evaluation. If the part or modification is shown to not increase vehicle emissions, it is granted an exemption to emission control system anti-tampering laws. This exemption is called an Executive Order (EO) and allows the modification to be installed on specific emission controlled vehicles. Every Executive Order part or modification has an assigned number that can be verified by Smog Check stations, BAR Referee stations, or by CARB."

https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/prog...-and-add-parts


Either way, I am 0% interested in tuners who don't intend on getting CARB approval because I live in California and will likely stay here for the foreseeable future. I am glad 034 mentioned CARB approval because I am now likely to tune with them next month.