SO i live in Cali, and i know that there is no CARB approved CAI here, but i wanted to know 3 things:

1) Does anyone have cold air in cali

2) which one would be best

3) what do you guys do when it comes time for smog

I really would like to get cold air and i have been wondering this for a long time

 

HAHAHAH, I thought you were gonna ask some weird question about the CIA!!!

Please WATCH this before you POST!!!

 

HAHA whoops my bad! Lol, i edited it. Thanks for looking out!

 

Actually there are 2 companie that i can think of that have CAI & are smog legal. 1 would be AEM & the other i think is Injen, but not too sure about that. Its pretty much up to you what you decide to get. AEM has their CAI w/ the by pass valve. Then there is injen with the short ram the converts to CAI. The problem with these is 1 you're going to have to cut the pipe to fit the by pass on there & 2 you're going to have to convert the CAI to short ram when you want to. As for smog, should be a problem, i use to take cars with intake, headers, & exhaust for smog & passed without having to "pay under the table" if you know what i mean.

 

yep AEM is carb legal... i have it. the number tag is on the intake so if they ever ask just show them that number tag. thats all

 

there is no CARB approved CAI/SR. The tC has a charcoal filter which is necessary to pass Smog. Until a company can come out with an intake with the charcoal incorporated into their filter, then there will be no CARB Legal intakes...

 

unless AEM, which makes the TRD intake is false advertising, it is advertised as CARB legal..

you can change out your charcoal filter for a hepa filter which I dont think uses charcoal, so are you saying if you put a hepa filter in your stock TC intake, then you are now not carb legal?

Second bold sentence on this website at the top

http://www.eautoworks.com/html/ape-a...AEM~Intake.htm

Upgrade with peace of mind - All AEM performance cold air intake systems are C.A.R.B. exempt or pending exemption (50 smog states legal)

 

NO CAI IS CARB LEGAL for the tC

yes.. that INCLUDES the AEM.
incorrect. AEM has released non 50 stage legal intakes that have indeed been rejected and is not pending...
a real straight up NO.

 

thats what i thought. Well i dont really care if it is or isnt CARB approve i just want to know if anyone in CA has one. Cause i was thinking that i would just put one on and take it off when its time for smog check

 

that's what most people have been doing....

keep the stock intake incase of fix-its and smog.

 

how hard it is to install one and take it off??

 

when i installed mine... i had to mod where the 2 screws go for the sensor...

its not that hard to install... just follow instructions...haha

 

1) I do

2) I believe there is a review here somewhere, complete with graphs. I have the Injen one, myself.

3) I think the train of thought here is that since smog isn't required for another several years, no one is currently worrying about it aside from being pulled over and having to pass inspection tests. Other than that, people are banking that there will already be workarounds by then.

 

I think those workarounds are named Benjamin Franklin...

 

Ok..awhile back a poster here siad it perfectley. If it makes your car faster or cooler...in California it would be illegal. They were not far off. CAI's can be described as 50 state legal..BUT look closely. The fine print says "Have been approved or are pending" sounds like yeah sure all 50 states have approved them but I have yet to see a CARB approved CAI.

NOW...if I am wrong SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME! I really want one but if you get caught with them here the police can and often do tow your whip away! :-(

 

Police won't tow your ride just because of a CAI. You have to really do something wrong (warrants, outstanding tickets, street racing, etc.) to get that honor.

 

I'm here in cali.. just keep ur stock and anyway u won't need to smog in a long time from now.. and there isn't any CAI that is carb legal.. from dyno tests people have posted the injen to have the best gains along side a megan racing header.

 

No--but your wallet will get a lot lighter............

 

I HAVE A TRD ON MY BOX. SOME PLACES MIGHT FAIL YOU ON VISUAL. EVEN IF YOU HAVE A CAR#. YOU CAN KEEP CHANGEING IT ALL THE TIME UNLESS YOU FIND A PLACE THAT WILL PASS YOU......

 

The intakes for xBs are CARB certified at least up to the 05s--the tC is what the original question was on.