ALRIGHT EVERYONE!!!!! I FINALLY GOT IN TOUCH WITH TRD and asked about the Intake for our Baby's and they said the Intake ISNT HIGHWAY usable so its illegal to have and when its gona be time for emsission testing it wont pass. Also voids the warranty of ur ride. BUT they are working on a Highway use Intake est time 2months or so! NOT worth to buy now WAIT FOR other one! and 7horses is ur gain. And Current pricing Is $440 w/o install.

 

the reason that its not CARB certified is that it doesnt replace that damn special filter film thing on the top side of our airboxes.

apparently, one of my uncle's good friends works with toyota and specifically TRD. he's done most of his work on the superchargers, but knows some about the intake. it was not available for a long time because of the debate about that filter. it just didnt see enough of a power gain with the filter in place and so after a long delay they just released it without the filter and a warm "good luck" to those of us in CA. i havent heard of them releasing a CARB legal one though.

 

so..... anyway.... bumping to see if anyone has any pictures of it installed in their car... *cough*.... right.....

 

Do you seriously doubt that it's available? I've seen it installed on a customers car, a super white tC. He's had it for like a month now.

 

ive called 3 dealer chains here in san diego and all of them say its not available yet.

though... TRDSparks.com has one listed: http://www.trdsparks.com/displaypart...2&parts_id=681

 

I live in California. And you can order them from the dealership near me.

 

here, this solves it........
http://www.trdsparks.com/displaypart...2&parts_id=681

 

I wonder why they have it placed over a TRD spring box? I've installed a few sets of TRD springs on various Toyotas and that's the box they come in....either white or orange. It says "Performance Suspension" at the top and they simply covered up the word "Suspension". Some of the other wording toward the bottom says "Lower Stance", "Superior Ride Quality" and "Better Handling". You can almost see some of it.

If it's the real thing, where's the Box it came in?

Interseting.....oh well.

 

yeah, i posted that. but im not gonna put my 360-something dollars on good faith. i dont care how reputable the store is, untill i see pics of someone with it on their car, i'll be wary about buying it online. especially when no dealers by me carry it. :-/

i mean, i dont think thats too much to ask. people talk all they want. i just want to see proof pics.

 

so......

1) NO ONE has the TRD intake yet

2) NO ONE who has the TRD intake has a cell phone cam or digital camera

??

 

i stop by the dealer here and retail for about 400 too much.your just paying for the badge go with injen

 

i think you missed the point of my last two posts. im not asking which is better, nor am i asking anyone to say they saw one. im asking for a picture of one on a car.

 

3) No one who has the intake hangs out on these boards.

4) They find it amusing that people don't believe its available.

 

O.K., let's put this debate to sleep. Check my profile. The one pic is a customer/friends tC with the TRD intake (thanks Rob). I have 3 other pics I can e-mail you if you want to see more.

 

How does he like it?

 

He definitely likes the intake. Great looks, sound, and the butt dyno tells him there's more power. Plus it allows him to keep a TRD theme with his car (notice the strut brace). He does not drive the car in snow, so it has not seen a lot of action yet.

 

This is when you run by the crowd with your finger to your lips after the game winner...ssssshhhhhh ;)

 

it looks like it fits perfect and if i didnt have the injen i would have probably bought it.

 

 

saaaweeeeeeeeet!