Last week, in California, our governor signed off on a stack of new laws which I doubt he even bothered to read. Included in this stack was a bill to forever stop the 30 year rolling exemption for smog at 1975. Well, my truck is a 1976. I don't think these politicians realize they are doing more harm then good by passing such laws. What they don't realize is that current smog laws prevent owners from updating out dated equiptment with newer, more efficient systems like fuel injection, vortec heads, more modern catylitic converters, etc... They also cause these vehicles to be the gas guzzlers that they are because they have to run low compression, low tech parts, plugged up catylitic converters, etc... It also costs $75 ever 2 years plus $300 dollars every 2 years to register and smog a car. If your car fails, it costs a fortune to get replacement parts (ever try getting a smog legal Holley for a 1983 Mustang?) My sister badly needs new tires for her car, but we spent all of the money on a $500 (+ another $200 to install the carb and repair an irreplaceable EGR) carburetor because the car wouldn't pass smog without it. The car runs worse and smokes more than it ever did with the new carb (it's not the mechanic's fault, it's just a shitty carb and Holley knows it which is why it's so expensive). I'm sure there are plenty of other people out there who are comprimsing safety to pay for unecessary maintenance on their car. I think, if it passes the sniffer it's and a limited visual (primarily the evaporative emissions systems), the car should be good to go.