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I don't know what your laws are like in California but if it were me I would deny having any illegal engine modification. Then deny them when they ask to pop your hood and say the latch is broken or some bullshit they cannot enter your vehicle to pop it themselves. They would probably either not want to bother with towing it and let you off or they will tow it. In the meantime you get a lawyer to cover your ass. Telling them anything they want to hear or letting them see it automatically allows them to ticket/fine you for whatever you're guilty of... if you deny them the proof your lawyer probably has a better chance of you getting your car back without a ticket. You just pay $$$ instead of going through their systems and getting your VIN documented.
Again, IDK your laws there so take it with a grain of salt. In the midwest we can deny a search of our cars unless they have probable cause by seeing something incriminating inside your vehicle. Modified parts on the inside of your car doesn't mean they could check under the hood. It would be an illegal search if you don't grant them to the right to see it. So by that rule alone if they did pop your hood and find your SR the lawyer could get you off the hook because you denied them the right to search it but they did anyway. Once again, I'm not a lawyer or from California but thats how I would deal with a stop like that.
TL;DR NEVER ADMIT TO ANYTHING, THEY ARE TRYING TO GET YOU TO INCRIMINATE YOURSELF. Get a lawyer for real and don't post legal problems on a public forum.
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