turbos for us cali peeps
10-25-2006, 11:38 AM
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SoCal
Posts: 6
turbos for us cali peeps
do any of the turbo maufacturers ( dezod,ZPI, Turbonetics) plan on/ or in the process of going the greddy route and trying to get their kits CARB exempt? if any of you guys can answer here that'd be super
10-25-2006, 05:31 PM
#3
Member
SL Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Lathrop, California
Posts: 77
No turbo kits for the tc has a carb exempt #!!!
Hey, I am from cali too and i just wanted to let you know that no turbo kits for the tc is carb legal. i have the gredd kit for my tc, and it is not legal. the only turbo kit comes closest to being carb legal is the dezod kit with the cated downpipe. it is still not legal though. all the kits are not carb exempt because they all remove the primary cat. 
10-26-2006, 11:53 AM
#5
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 16
if you burn a cat up with an rich a/f ratio, does that make it okay b=to buy an aftermarket one? What if I was under my car and accidentally drilled a hole into my stock cat? Could I legally replace the header as long as I put a new cat on somewhere in the exhast?
10-26-2006, 08:50 PM
#6
Originally Posted by decepticon4eva
if you burn a cat up with an rich a/f ratio, does that make it okay b=to buy an aftermarket one? What if I was under my car and accidentally drilled a hole into my stock cat? Could I legally replace the header as long as I put a new cat on somewhere in the exhast?
10-26-2006, 09:01 PM
#8
Senior Member
Scion Society
SL Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Sanger, CA
Posts: 1,253
The entire process of CARB approval. Is them to approve the part replacing the factory part as for emissions puposes.
Of course, if a car comes with 2 cats. It has to have 2 cats to pass visual inspection. There is nothing stating CARB will not approve a turbo kit.
Turbonetics as far as I know are still in the lengthy process of carb approval. They could have decided it was too costly to do so and quit, but I dunno.
As far as I know, Every passenger vehicle, Older than 1995, and equipped with the obdII system Has 2 cats.
So it has nothing to do with tC design, To my knowledge, All cars, if not most have 2 catalytic converters that meet the previous stated conditions.
Of course, if a car comes with 2 cats. It has to have 2 cats to pass visual inspection. There is nothing stating CARB will not approve a turbo kit.
Turbonetics as far as I know are still in the lengthy process of carb approval. They could have decided it was too costly to do so and quit, but I dunno.
As far as I know, Every passenger vehicle, Older than 1995, and equipped with the obdII system Has 2 cats.
So it has nothing to do with tC design, To my knowledge, All cars, if not most have 2 catalytic converters that meet the previous stated conditions.
10-27-2006, 01:46 AM
#11
Senior Member
SL Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 627
Well 2g DSM only have 1 cat but still have 2 o2 sensors. I am sure there are more out there. What you really need to look for is cars that are not trying to meet the highest of CARB standards. The reason so many come with 2 is because the front cat is very effective but CARB requires the one under the car past the engine compartment.
10-27-2006, 02:33 PM
#16
Originally Posted by TimmyT
Yah. I meant '95 on.
And I said to my knowledge all if not most passenger vehicles had 2 cats.
I guess there are some.. name a couple?
And I said to my knowledge all if not most passenger vehicles had 2 cats.
I guess there are some.. name a couple?
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post