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Smog regulations in California are a pain, even for cars that are completely factory stock let alone modified cars. This is why I have stayed away from engine swaps even though I really want to try one. I had high hopes when the Erod package was announced and expected all the bugs to be worked by now. I don't know all the details of why the smog ref failed the engine swap because the exhaust faced the wrong direction, but why would the CARB program director have to refer you to an outside contractor in charge of College Level testing? Wouldn't the CARB tell the contractor what is smog legal or not? I don't think that an outside contractor should tell CARB what is allowable or not. Makes no sense to me, but neither do the smog regulations. Let us know what you find out about the exhaust routing. I am just waiting for all the confusion to get straighten out and hopefully someday I can do a swap and the smog ref will know about the Erod package and issue me a certificate without having to jump through hoops.
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