So I told myself I was going to take a break...

[John]

Oh John I meant to ask: What's it like owning a modified car like that in CA? On all of the boards I'm on, I've always heard from the people that live there that the cops are like nazis when it comes to aftermarket intakes, exhausts, etc due to the poor air quality in a lot of areas. Have you been harassed at all or been forced to pop your hood?

Believe it or not, the emissions standards here in California are the same as in NoVA, the biggest difference on being that aftermarket parts have to go through a CARB certification process (just another means for California to make money). Also, cars under 4 years old don't require SMOG unlike VA that requires it after two years. Reality is that if your car looks stock and isn't too loud, most cops won't bug you or ask you to pop your hood (tubes and crap like that in the engine bay are going to be another dead-giveaway). My car attracts a ton of attention (since nobody knows what the hell it is) and is pretty loud with my OEM "Stage II" exhaust, but even if I get pulled over, an officer is going to have no idea what he's looking at - plus the blower is under a cover (although my car passed SMOG with it on anyways).

On a side note, there have been reports of people getting "fix-it" tickets and harassed by cops for stock Evos... LOL