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Old Nov 18, 2007 | 08:46 AM
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i wanted to get the injen cai but its not legal for tc's..soo..which one do u guys prefer? sound and performance wise.
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 02:37 PM
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K&N has a CARB legal intake. AEM might not, not sure though.
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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im runnin a fujita , its the same as the injen for less money
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 03:20 PM
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I have fujita and love it
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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Injen.
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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injen isnt carb legal
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by tCkid2005
injen isnt carb legal
so?
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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get the injen anyway
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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i dont want a ticket if a cop looks at my engine -_-"
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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where do you live that cops look at engines?
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 06:21 PM
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so cali, im just being safe just incase. cuz im quite young and i dont want my insurance to blast thru the roof haha
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 06:44 PM
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how is injen not carb legal but all the other ones somehow are?
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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idk, it says it on the website
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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Most of them are not carb legal. The Injen is just the best one out of a bunch of illegal intakes. Who cares about the law? I have been driving around L.A. for about 6 months with my Injen intake and no cops have looked at my engine. I don't think I have ever seen a cop check someone's engine before.
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 07:17 PM
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yah thats true lol
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure there are NO CARB legal intakes for the tC at this time. All the aftermarket intakes for the tC don't use the charcoal air filter, which is needed to pass smog.
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 07:25 PM
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Even the TRD intake is NOT CARB legal.
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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there is one carb legal intake, it is from K&N and uses the top of the stock airbox to make it carb legal. If you search there are a couple of topics on carb legal intakes already.
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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aem but i dont think its legal
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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so the only way i can pass smog is to get k&n intake?



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