Am I missing something here? Do I understand that the car passed the test
and the referee won't approve you replacing the system because the headers
that passed can't be shown to been approved ?
I'm a liberal Democrat but, hey you got too many people on the payroll in
California government. If you could prove the headers were CARB approved
why do you need the referee? If the referee is not going to look at the
evidence but only at CARB approval why do you need the referee?
Can't you simply have the work done and re take the test?
Wait I think I see the big picture now, we want clean air in California;
the air is dirty because there are too many people here; lets make living in
California so difficult that people will move away.
Bob Nogueira
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Reineman" <rick@reineman.com>
To: <british-cars@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 7:21 PM
Subject: Headers for '78 Caliornia Spitfire?
> The short story is I would like to find California approved headers for
> a 1978 Spitfire.
>
>
> The longer story is I purchased the car with headers already installed,
> with proof that it had passed smog with those headers. I wanted to
> replace the exhaust system including the cat but no muffler guys will
> work on it unless there's a referee approval. Apparently that is not on
> record anywhere even though the car has passed smog.
>
> The referee approved the design and the car passed visual and gas
> checks. The referee could find no manufacturer information on the
> existing headers that proved they were CARB approved. He said I can
> either get the proof (don't know how), get new approved headers, or
> replace it all with the factory stuff.
>
> I can't prove anything about the current headers, I don't want to round
> up the factory manifold, cat, EGR etc. That leaves me with the original
> question, I need new approved headers.
>
> I checked the ARB website http://www.arb.ca.gov/homepage.htm, there's a
> lot of stuff there but Triumph Spitfire didn't show up.
>
> Suggestions for availability of the headers will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick
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