Another reason to do a Auto to Manual tranny swap

[Pete_89T2]

Originally Posted by hozzmanrx7

Where I'm going is that since the only way the smog computer knows what you have is by the VIN, you apparently have the best of both worlds (easier HC standards and joy of manual shifting) with a swapped 2nd Gen.

So what you're saying is that in the socialist republic of CA, if the VIN says the car is an auto, but you have a manual swapped in, you have a better chance of passing the smog test because the pass standard for the auto trans VIN version is lower/easier.

Don't they also do a visual inspection for mods in CA? How do they not miss the fact that the tranny doesn't match the VIN?