I don't live in CA but in VA they have emissions and such to controll modded vehicles and such. It's not hard to figure this out the key is to be smart! I drive a car that is illegal in so many ways. I just fly below the radar of the local law enforcement. Also I registered my car out of state so I wouldn't have to deal with paying off officals or swaping the KA back in.
Don't street race, don't go to high profile areas, and don't speed. Plain and simple...how is this difficult? I was completely aware of all the risks when my swap was done two years ago. If you don't want the hassel don't do the swap...duh!
There are ways around everything and a once a year swap seems inevitable for the CA guys
