[decooney]

I had a former SPCNS Cobra with the older block and it HAD to be smogged and had to pass in order to be transferred/registered to the new buyer. A good friend had to do the same thing with his car. Neither of us had SB100s, and this was before SB100 was truly out and available.

For the ENTIRE time I owned it, it did not have to be smogged again, and was never flagged for smog with 0000 as model yr on the title/reg, but when it was sold, it did have to be smogged since it did not have an SB100 assigned to it.

Now, 5 or more years later, my friend just received a smog notice for his car, and he never followed through with completing his SB100 status. Now that this happened, he'll be finishing up on his SB100. So, you are not safe with just SPCNS any longer, as it seems. You need the SB100 "E" exemption with the SPNCS title/reg status and anything less is questionable, unless it can actually pass visual and tailpipe inspection at a legitimate smog test station. Be careful, and good luck!