Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

xconcepts · 03-08-2011, 01:43 AM

Looking at selling my 78 and just have questions if it would pass the smog emissions in Cali.

packratcffc · 03-08-2011, 02:44 AM

Was it from cal?
If it is not they will still make you have every thing stock that it came with ie. cats,air pump,egr,air cleaner.

Even then you wont know until you take it to be tested. This year the great state of california cut the limits in half!!! Two years ago the max for my truck was 950ppm and this year it was 500ppm and my truck was 495ppm!!!! Next time it will probley fail and my truck runs good its there way to force the old rides off the road!

**78 Big10 454** · 03-08-2011, 03:13 AM

My 78 C-10 is a basically stock CA truck. The only mod is to the exhaust system which has two cats instead of one, so I could run true duals. In over 30 years, it has passed visually. Running on seven cylinders, I passed with flying colors this past December.

heeroyue2002 · 03-08-2011, 03:46 AM

my van barely made it by one point the second time....failed on the first.

xconcepts · 03-08-2011, 04:21 AM

Well nothings been changed on it, but I don't think it was ever a Cali truck....close though AZ

LiveAnimals · 03-08-2011, 06:31 PM

Different states equipped the trucks emissions equipment different. It will need a smog pump for sure. I don't remember if 78 or 79 needed to have cats. You also need to remember that each county in CA has different standards.

Mccoleman830 · 03-08-2011, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by LiveAnimals

It will need a smog pump for sure. I don't remember if 78 or 79 needed to have cats. You also need to remember that each county in CA has different standards.

78 and 79 do require cats in california. Each county does have different standards on when you have to smog and not. Great bankrupt state of CA.

Tx Firefighter · 03-08-2011, 08:47 PM

You fellas on the west coast sure put up with some hell to live out there.

Smogging 30 year old trucks...What a scam. All they want is you to give up and buy something newer to save the hassle.

lilpoindexter · 03-08-2011, 09:30 PM

My 78 straight 6 passed with flying colors....It had the head replaced at some point, and a 2year old cat. You need EGR, a smog pump and a cat, and it has to look like all the OG smog crap is still there.
I agree smog check is a scam. It was supposed to be a rolling 20 year old exemption...so this year a '91 wouldn't have to smog, but the smog nazis canned that rule with the governators approval.

Mccoleman830 · 03-08-2011, 09:38 PM

the smog nazis canned that rule with the governators approval.

They say its so our kids will breath fresh clean air. But what about the crap air that the California government blows at us everyday they can't work together and pass good laws and a budget.

Tx Firefighter · 03-08-2011, 09:44 PM

I'd expect the air in California to be getting better everyday since they're running manufacturing industry out of the state by droves with the regulations.

I'm not complaining, my state has benefited greatly by businesses relocating out of Cali due to the rules and regs imposed on them.

packratcffc · 03-08-2011, 10:02 PM

Just have all the stock parts on it and have it tuned up and running good(no dead cylinders). If its an out of state truck they will have you take it to a Referee to verify its all intact and they will pass you.

They will not make you add part that the truck did not come with even if its an out of state truck.

My 68 C-10 I brought in from South Dakota back when you had to smog a 68 and the only thing they checked for was the thermostatic air cleaner and that the truck was running good. I did not have to add an air pump or cats.

Jay290 · 03-09-2011, 10:41 AM

We've got pretty tuff restrictions here in Texas but after 24years its just a saftey inspection. So bring on the cam, big heads, and ditch the smog.

rfmaster · 03-09-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Jay290

We've got pretty tuff restrictions here in Texas but after 24years its just a saftey inspection. So bring on the cam, big heads, and ditch the smog.

That may change as EPA (federal version of smog Nazis) may force local air resource boards to institute smog checks on older vehicles. However - in Cali it is completely out of proportion to reality. Very soon we all have to sport a catalytic converter up our posterior opening

Never mind that the state is a bottomless financial hole and business's are leaving state in droves due to excessive regulations and taxes.

We do have nice weather and lots of dead fish in marina's

//RF

xconcepts · 03-09-2011, 11:53 AM

So someone not in Cali want to buy a 78 C10???? And yes I have paid and posted in the for sale....lol

KrazyRay · 03-10-2011, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

I'd expect the air in California to be getting better everyday since they're running manufacturing industry out of the state by droves with the regulations.

I'm not complaining, my state has benefited greatly by businesses relocating out of Cali due to the rules and regs imposed on them.

How about we trade...We'll take the Texas government in Cali...And you can have the Cali government in Texas

csb#356 · 03-10-2011, 01:13 AM

Man you guys have it rough. All we gotta do in washington is buy tabs. No inspections or emissions. My first truck didn't even have working brakes yet and they licensed it.

Goldfinger · 03-16-2011, 01:29 PM

go to a not so ruputable shop and pay a little extra. Luckily i don't have an inspection or else i'd be screwed

John Gilbert · 03-17-2011, 08:47 PM

Here's some leg-wetting additional CA. smog information.

If you have a Big 10 they don't have to have a cat until '78

**78 Big10 454** · 03-18-2011, 12:48 AM

Yeah, tell me about it!

LiveAnimals · 03-18-2011, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by John Gilbert

Here's some leg-wetting additional CA. smog information.

If you have a Big 10 they don't have to have a cat until '78

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Originally Posted by 78 Big10 454

Yeah, tell me about it!

Haha

And y'all wondered why I sold my cherry 0 rust 77 for my 73 with rust.
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motornut · 03-18-2011, 06:49 AM

up here in our province Ontario
we stopped the rolling etest
pretty much if it's 87 and newer FI now has to be tested every two years
but we can pay up to a certain amounts to"fix-pass" a car if it dosn't pass on it's own
first is the visual
then the gas cap seal(they will stop if it doesn't)

**78 Big10 454** · 03-19-2011, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by LiveAnimals

Haha

And y'all wondered why I sold my cherry 0 rust 77 for my 73 with rust.
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03-08-2011, 01:43 AM	#1
xconcepts Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 27	Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? Looking at selling my 78 and just have questions if it would pass the smog emissions in Cali.

03-08-2011, 02:44 AM	#2
packratcffc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So-Cal Posts: 26	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? Was it from cal? If it is not they will still make you have every thing stock that it came with ie. cats,air pump,egr,air cleaner. Even then you wont know until you take it to be tested. This year the great state of california cut the limits in half!!! Two years ago the max for my truck was 950ppm and this year it was 500ppm and my truck was 495ppm!!!! Next time it will probley fail and my truck runs good its there way to force the old rides off the road! __________________ 1988 V-10 Sub 1976 C-10 1971 El Camino 1968 Chevy C-10

03-08-2011, 03:46 AM	#4
heeroyue2002 fat old dude Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: fresno, california Posts: 1,424	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? my van barely made it by one point the second time....failed on the first. __________________ 1972 c-10 shortbed 350/400 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=389157 1968 workhorse http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=446216 Accepting part donations

03-08-2011, 04:21 AM	#5
xconcepts Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 27	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? Well nothings been changed on it, but I don't think it was ever a Cali truck....close though AZ __________________ 78 Chevy C10 FS....I pay shipping!!!

03-08-2011, 06:31 PM	#6
LiveAnimals Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Antelope, CA Posts: 681	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? Different states equipped the trucks emissions equipment different. It will need a smog pump for sure. I don't remember if 78 or 79 needed to have cats. You also need to remember that each county in CA has different standards. __________________ Kameron YESTERDAY IS HISTORY - TOMORROW IS A MYSTERY I'm a Middle ClASS HOLE 07.5 Dodge 3500 CTD -- Daily 73 C10 Factory BB SWB 2WD

03-08-2011, 03:13 AM	#3
78 Big10 454 78 Big10 454 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pismo Beach, CA Posts: 839	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? My 78 C-10 is a basically stock CA truck. The only mod is to the exhaust system which has two cats instead of one, so I could run true duals. In over 30 years, it has passed visually. Running on seven cylinders, I passed with flying colors this past December.

03-08-2011, 08:47 PM	#8
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? You fellas on the west coast sure put up with some hell to live out there. Smogging 30 year old trucks...What a scam. All they want is you to give up and buy something newer to save the hassle. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

03-08-2011, 09:30 PM	#9
lilpoindexter Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: los angeles Posts: 1,134	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? My 78 straight 6 passed with flying colors....It had the head replaced at some point, and a 2year old cat. You need EGR, a smog pump and a cat, and it has to look like all the OG smog crap is still there. I agree smog check is a scam. It was supposed to be a rolling 20 year old exemption...so this year a '91 wouldn't have to smog, but the smog nazis canned that rule with the governators approval.

03-08-2011, 09:38 PM	#10
Mccoleman830 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA. Posts: 57	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? the smog nazis canned that rule with the governators approval. They say its so our kids will breath fresh clean air. But what about the crap air that the California government blows at us everyday they can't work together and pass good laws and a budget. __________________ 1978 K-15, 350/350, 4.11's, 17" KMC's, 37's.

03-08-2011, 09:44 PM	#11
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? I'd expect the air in California to be getting better everyday since they're running manufacturing industry out of the state by droves with the regulations. I'm not complaining, my state has benefited greatly by businesses relocating out of Cali due to the rules and regs imposed on them. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

03-08-2011, 10:02 PM	#12
packratcffc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So-Cal Posts: 26	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? Just have all the stock parts on it and have it tuned up and running good(no dead cylinders). If its an out of state truck they will have you take it to a Referee to verify its all intact and they will pass you. They will not make you add part that the truck did not come with even if its an out of state truck. My 68 C-10 I brought in from South Dakota back when you had to smog a 68 and the only thing they checked for was the thermostatic air cleaner and that the truck was running good. I did not have to add an air pump or cats. __________________ 1988 V-10 Sub 1976 C-10 1971 El Camino 1968 Chevy C-10

03-09-2011, 10:41 AM	#13
Jay290 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 23	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? We've got pretty tuff restrictions here in Texas but after 24years its just a saftey inspection. So bring on the cam, big heads, and ditch the smog. Last edited by Jay290; 03-09-2011 at 10:42 AM.

03-09-2011, 11:53 AM	#15
xconcepts Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 27	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? So someone not in Cali want to buy a 78 C10???? And yes I have paid and posted in the for sale....lol __________________ 78 Chevy C10 FS....I pay shipping!!!

03-10-2011, 01:13 AM	#17
csb#356 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pinehurst, Idaho Posts: 311	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? Man you guys have it rough. All we gotta do in washington is buy tabs. No inspections or emissions. My first truck didn't even have working brakes yet and they licensed it.

03-16-2011, 01:29 PM	#18
Goldfinger Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: laurel hill Fl Posts: 645	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? go to a not so ruputable shop and pay a little extra. Luckily i don't have an inspection or else i'd be screwed __________________ 1985 C10 Custom Deluxe LWB 305/700r4 [ Goldfinger ] 1999 k3500 crew cab dually 6.5tdi/4l80e



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03-17-2011, 08:47 PM	#19
John Gilbert Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Placentia, California Posts: 567	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? Here's some leg-wetting additional CA. smog information. If you have a Big 10 they don't have to have a cat until '78

03-18-2011, 12:48 AM	#20
78 Big10 454 78 Big10 454 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pismo Beach, CA Posts: 839	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? Yeah, tell me about it!

03-18-2011, 06:49 AM	#22
motornut 78K & 79C Jimmys Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa Ont CANADA Posts: 7,901	Re: Would a stock 78 C10 pass Cali smog emissions? up here in our province Ontario we stopped the rolling etest pretty much if it's 87 and newer FI now has to be tested every two years but we can pay up to a certain amounts to"fix-pass" a car if it dosn't pass on it's own first is the visual then the gas cap seal(they will stop if it doesn't) __________________ John 1978 GMCJimmy4X4-350/203 1979 GMCJimmy4X2-305/350 Last edited by motornut; 03-18-2011 at 06:51 AM.

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