Injen Intake
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02-23-2003, 02:21 AM
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02-23-2003, 03:26 PM
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Re: Injen Intake
It is a federal law that the burden of proof is on the dealership when it comes to midifications voiding warranty. They cannot just say "Oh, I see you modded the intake, that is what is causing your problem." I had a link a while back to the fed law but cannot find it now. Look it up on Google and you can read it.
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02-23-2003, 03:44 PM
Re: Injen Intake
Hi Randy,, Do you know if there's any changes to electronics with new CAI's? It's seems from the pics I've seen, that it involves changing the air flow sensor (wiring/location) to accomodate the new CAI.
When K&N hooked up the tester on yours, was there any change there?
Any news about the availability of the K&N CAI for the Sedan and Coupe yet? I would hazzard a guess that you must have stayed in touch with them.......................[img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]
It's release must be close??????????
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When K&N hooked up the tester on yours, was there any change there?
Any news about the availability of the K&N CAI for the Sedan and Coupe yet? I would hazzard a guess that you must have stayed in touch with them.......................[img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]
It's release must be close??????????
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02-23-2003, 05:35 PM
Re: Injen Intake
I believe that you are referring to the "Magnuson Moss Act".
This "Act" definitely outlines warranties and what a warrantor may or may not claim "voids" a warranty.
In terms of vehicle warranties, it prevents a dealer from "voiding" your warranty if you put mods on your own car. That is as long as your mods do not affect the proper functioning of your car. I.E. The emissions control systems can not be compromised. This does not mean that you can't change the intake, the engine cams, the throttle body, the spark distribution system, the manifold, the headers, the exhaust, the wheels, etc... and even the ECU.
I.E. Don't touch/remove your cats. Don't change any part of the ECU programming which directly affects its emissions control functionality. Don't disable the O2 sensors. Don't disable the AIR pump. Don't disable the EGR.
One exception to the cats. Before 50k miles, if you damage your cats and exhaust such that they can't be replaced with OE style cats, then you can use a different style cat. After 50k miles, you can replace (but not remove or drill out) your cats. Folks usually do this by replacing OE cats with short high flow cats. This increases the exhaust flow rate and allows more room to install equal, full length headers (stay away from shorty headers they are a waste of money).
Think about it. If a manufacturer says that you can only use his parts otherwise you void your warranty, you would be SOL and there would not be an automotive aftermarket industry. This is explicitly termed the '"Tie-In Sales" Provisions'. These provisions prevent the manufacturer from saying that you can use only their parts.
Screamin' Daemon - L5AT
This "Act" definitely outlines warranties and what a warrantor may or may not claim "voids" a warranty.
In terms of vehicle warranties, it prevents a dealer from "voiding" your warranty if you put mods on your own car. That is as long as your mods do not affect the proper functioning of your car. I.E. The emissions control systems can not be compromised. This does not mean that you can't change the intake, the engine cams, the throttle body, the spark distribution system, the manifold, the headers, the exhaust, the wheels, etc... and even the ECU.
I.E. Don't touch/remove your cats. Don't change any part of the ECU programming which directly affects its emissions control functionality. Don't disable the O2 sensors. Don't disable the AIR pump. Don't disable the EGR.
One exception to the cats. Before 50k miles, if you damage your cats and exhaust such that they can't be replaced with OE style cats, then you can use a different style cat. After 50k miles, you can replace (but not remove or drill out) your cats. Folks usually do this by replacing OE cats with short high flow cats. This increases the exhaust flow rate and allows more room to install equal, full length headers (stay away from shorty headers they are a waste of money).
Think about it. If a manufacturer says that you can only use his parts otherwise you void your warranty, you would be SOL and there would not be an automotive aftermarket industry. This is explicitly termed the '"Tie-In Sales" Provisions'. These provisions prevent the manufacturer from saying that you can use only their parts.
Screamin' Daemon - L5AT
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02-23-2003, 06:43 PM
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02-23-2003, 06:53 PM
Re: Injen Intake
Yes, I read that somewhere as well. It's the same reason that they can't void your warranty when you use an after-market oil filter. Personally, I wouldn't mind if they supplied free things like oil and air filters, etc. [img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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