ALright - so i jsut bought a dark force intake offline.....called up the dealer to see if it would void my warranty. he said yes because a new law was passed in the last 30 days that PROHIBITS ALL after market intakes on cars in california (at least cali...he didnt know about other states). He did mention that there was a special number that made it legal called a ARB number.

here is a website that covers it.
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermk...es/amquery.php

it sounds like there may be no more legal aftermarket intakes! HELP ME! i wana put this thing on my car!

 

wow.. couldn't you just put the stock intake back on when you take the smog tests or whatever you guys do in cali?

 

thats what i will end up doing if im interpreting this right...but technically this means a cop can bust me driving down the road if he pops my hood. did i read everything right that there is no intakes allowed anymore?

 

passing emissions is prolly not a problem with the intake....its the visual inspection i think.....

 

bump!!! me need help!

 

you need a carb cert for the intake to be legal...its always been that way in cali!...30 days ago?...AEMis carb legal, and a KNN drop in is legal also, mayne KNN typhoon instke is also legal

 

anyone know if the dark force is?

im not to stressed out - cause ill just take it off and put back on the stock if it goes into th te shop....but still...it would be good to know.

 

hey driver, you sure that jesus powering your car is CARB legal?!?!?! (j/p) just move to where i live, no smog laws.

 

dark force most likely wont be...sorry to break it to you but most of the small companies dont have the time or resources to go through carb testing

 

ur profile says jackson CA? im in cali 2. watcha mean?

and jesus just adds a couple extra ft lbs of torque.

 

its in Amador county. borders Sac, just a little south east. but yeah, we dont have any smog laws here. only time youd have to smog is when buying or selling a vehicle.

 

i wonder how that works....i thought emissions were buy state..and u had to smog your car every 2 years......and either way....the intake just doesnt make it pass emissions....so that would still void the warranty...o well......thanks

 

it has to do with the fact that its a kinda rural community and its far enough away from heavily populated areas......blah, blah......i dont remember exactly, but i dont mind it!

 

I am starting to remember why I moved out of Cali....

 

Your dealer is either lying to you or doesn't know what they're talking about. Cali SUCKS for modded cars.

All parts have ALWAYS needed to be certified for smog in california, it's been that way for a lot longer than 30 days.

Hell, dealers can't even sell a new car unless it's been setup for Cali emissions standards. Some models ship with 5hp less to dealers in cali when they have to meet cali laws.

- Jason