minimum viable CARB legal intake system
01-20-2015, 12:37 PM
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If your unlucky, you'll get some dumb smog guy who thinks he is doing his job and wants to see it all oem under the hood, he'll take one look at that CF tubing and say its modded so it doesn't pass the visual test. he'll not understand or care about the technical points about not modding the air box.
... speaking about being below the law, our tunes modify emission related controls and I think that makes them illegal. I'll be switching to the stock map before getting checked and my oem intake will be back on.
... speaking about being below the law, our tunes modify emission related controls and I think that makes them illegal. I'll be switching to the stock map before getting checked and my oem intake will be back on.
I think a far bigger public hazard is the safety test, which other states like NY do. They test the brake lights, headlights, seat belts, airbags, etc. and won't give you a registration if your vehicle doesn't have that stuff working 100%.
01-22-2015, 09:50 AM
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I'm open to removing the top cover from the factory airbox. Will that have the same effect?
01-22-2015, 09:53 AM
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Heh maybe I'll wrap it in black tape. My 2010 is probably coming due next year for its first check. They usually can't dyno an AWD so they just run the accelerator in neutral with the parking brake on, and a sniffer in the tail pipe. These cars blow 0 in like every category imaginable for particulate matter. It's kind of a joke to even test them.
I think a far bigger public hazard is the safety test, which other states like NY do. They test the brake lights, headlights, seat belts, airbags, etc. and won't give you a registration if your vehicle doesn't have that stuff working 100%.
I think a far bigger public hazard is the safety test, which other states like NY do. They test the brake lights, headlights, seat belts, airbags, etc. and won't give you a registration if your vehicle doesn't have that stuff working 100%.
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