driving for the past 5 yrs in socal w/ hooked up hondas ive never been asked to pop the hood with nitrous guages in clear view in pillar guage pod. only time my friends were asked to pop the hood was back in the street racing days when it was a bust.

with smog if the guy doesnt care about visual then just take out the wastegate spring, put stock injectors back in and put the stock ecu back in.