ohh, so a normal smog check will not check on a dyno? If thats the case, I remember my parent's 90s corolla was put on a dyno for smog check years ago. I thought the car will blow up lol.

I hate this place even more when I found out I can't just simply import 25 year old cars and register it... ( tbh, I want something else other than a G, but G is the next alternative)

 

G35s don't get sniffer tested in California. Smog check is done through OBD2 port only. They just need to see all monitors ready, so your O2 sensors have to be happy (or tricked).

Only cars from 1976 to 2000 go on rollers and get sniffer test.

 

My first Maxima had cat issues, very common on those cars, especially the early VQ35s. Mine was the 92nd one built for '02 (June '01 build date) and it used a quart every 1500-1800 miles. Would occasionally get a P0420/0430 but the biggest issue was my car wasn't running as strong as it used to. Got on the freeway behind a Grand Am GT (185 hp IIRC) and I barely got around it. Found some used cats, swapped them in and timed 45-85 run showed a full three second improvement. You could see the original cats had some clogged up cells. So it isn't just not passing smog, bad cats can hurt performance too.

 

Regular (non-star) will still put a 76-00 car on rollers for the 15 amd 25 mph tests.

Again, G35's do not go on rollers in California.