I went to a mehcanic, different on than my usual one, to ask if they could instal the borla exhaust i was planning to buy and i alsos said i had a z tube/pop charger and a spacer for them to do and he said he'll enstall it but then he told me if i would care about all the tickets i was going to get. And then he said that the exhaust was going to be illegal (i live in CA). I'm really unsure of why he would say this because i'm almost posotive that its not illegal.

 

hmm... well.. plenum spacer is illegal..

as far as the borla i doubt it.. so long as its under 95db i think your good..

check its noise rating.. maybe their website has it..

 

lol basically anything aftermarket is illegal, if you wanna be technical, but i doubt you will get in trouble borla is very quiet

 

Yeah but i doubt i'll get in trouble for havinga spacer.

 

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i agree... AEM intakes have that CARB stikie... lol

 

most cops dont even notice it.. but indeed.. it is illegal..

and with new stricter SMOG laws i think its only gonna get worse.

you wont get in trouble.. Borla is quiet..

if i were you Id get something else to be honest...

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I love Cali but i hate it

 

I do too

 

Y is a plenum spacer illegal..? If I got meganracing test pipes? Can I still pass smog

 

^ good question.. i didn't know plenums are illegal also.

 

Hmmmmmm wonder why!? Shoot now im gunna be checking this forum all day to find out the answer

 

In Cali part of smog check is visual inspection of smog related components under the hood, etc. Unfortunately after market intakes fail visual (easy to change during smog check) and so to plenum spacers. Though I doubt the majority of smog techs will notice the spacer, Im going to leave mine in. In my 300zx I have adjustable cams (also illegal in Cali) so I just put the timing belt cover back on to cover them up during smog). Its all about what the tech can see, also make certain timing is correct in this situation. After market HFC's will also fail visual as a side note. (again if the tech can even tell the difference) mine could not.

 

Union of California Socialist Republics.

No offense, but my hat is off to you poor souls who put up with living in such a insane, socialist state.

 

I love california... but yes u are correct.. But the laws and rules are soooo dumb.. 1 good thing about kansas is that they don't care what u do as long as u pay for registration! Lol but ill suck it up and move back to cali.. Cuz the problems are worth it.....IN And Out? Need I say more.. ? Also does anyone know if test pipes will throw it off?

 

Long story short. Anything from air intake to cats without carb sticker is illegal. With sticker is legal in CA. JWT pop chrgr has carb certification btw.

Only way to not be hassled by cat-back exhaust is to get fix-it ticket first, go to state rep, they db test it, if passes you get sticker saying it's legal.

Any vehicle without cats from 1974 on is illegal.
Test pipes = visual inspection as a no brainer whether it's legal or not.

Ahhh....sunny California lol