jdmfoglights

Hey guys,

I have gotten all the information I need for barring my engine, but I'm missing a piece of information I still need and I can't seem to find it. I would to hear anyone's experience with BAR.

I have a 1993 civic si with a stock 1995 B18C1 (GSR), and I from California.

So has anyone barred their car with a custom exhaust (2.5in) with CA legal catalytic converter and a magnaflow muffler? This is my specific setup right now and I would like to get this out the way before I start nursing school this fall lol. Yes, I am aware that I can always change back to stock exhaust piping, BUT THE POINT is if I can BAR my car with my current setup. If I can pass with my current setup then that's kudos to me.

Please anyone with experience with this, feel free to post something. I would appreciate it.

NotARaCist

iTrader: (1)

Call your local BAR ref and find out. The rules and laws change so often, and are handled so differently by different stations, what was true for someone a year ago, six months ago, or even possibly last week might not be true for you today.

jdmfoglights

Thanks! I figured this would be my best choice to get info.

Hypothetically speaking, let's say I do get my car barred with my current setup and not pass due the custom exhaust, does this mean I will get red flagged in the system for having an "illegal modification," and if lets say LAPD/CHP pulls me over due that red flag, can they still send me to the state ref even though I'm in the process of legalizing my motor?

NotARaCist

iTrader: (1)

I don't know. The only honest answer I could give you to that question is "Move out of Nazifornia."

It's still around mid-day over there, though. You should be able to call a BAR ref now, get a quick answer to your question, and then you'll know exactly what you need to bring to pass the first time, instead of risking your aforementioned scenario.

jdmfoglights

Thanks! I will do this.

Appreciate your input.