Cold Air Intakes legal in California?? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

BAWLZ SS · 10-14-2010, 05:17 PM

Does any one know which cai are legal in cali?

looking at the Fastlane Pipeline, cold air inductions inc. Cai and the adm? R any of these legal in cali!

BAWLZ SS · 10-14-2010, 05:23 PM

*The cai inc with adm scoop!*

Jimbabwe · 10-14-2010, 05:39 PM

I had the same question about the CAI. I looked at some of the lists on the Air Resource web site www.arb.ca.gov and didn't see them, but I didn't see anything for camaros either. I wonder how long ago it was updated.

More specifically I found this:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermk...es/amquery.php

SRT10KLLR · 10-14-2010, 07:53 PM

If you purchased your car new then you don't have to worry about Smog Tests for 6 years. If for some reason you get a random roadside check you can always put your stock one back on and go to a referee. I have not seen a roadside check for years(8+) and in 99% of traffic stops the officer will not open your hood to check for mods.

*radz28* · 10-14-2010, 10:53 PM

No CAIs are legal in this rubbish state unless it uses the carbon trap...

IBM/2SS/RS/LS3 · 10-14-2010, 11:28 PM

If it has a CARB EO number, your OK.

R2C Performance · 10-15-2010, 04:08 PM

radz28 is correct.

An aftermarket airbox will never achieve EO status. We designed and engineered an improved, integrated carbon trap and tested it extensively. Still not acceptable. Unfortunately, the vast majority of the Camaro intake restriction occurs in the factory or sealed air box. The restriction in a sealed box is increased by 2" W.G. +.

IBM/2SS/RS/LS3 · 10-15-2010, 04:43 PM

Good resource for checking http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermk...es/amquery.php

Several Cold Air Intakes with EO's are listed here.
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermk...rmktdevice.php

macwest · 10-15-2010, 04:59 PM

Airraid is carb aproved in California.

axis · 10-15-2010, 05:19 PM

From what i've been told, it's cost prohibitive unless you're a company that sells A LOT of CAI's. I think it takes TENS of THOUSANDS of miles of testing to achieve one. I'm not sure how it works but I don't see how K&N, Injen, and Airrad, with their open top boxes, can get a CARB sticker and any of the others can't. Do companies that sell thousands of intakes for every car known to man get a rubber stamp from the EPA? I just don't see any of the above being any more ecologically friendly than any of the other open top CAI's.

mikeSS · 10-15-2010, 05:59 PM

wait so how can a CAI not be legal

macwest · 10-15-2010, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by axis

From what i've been told, it's cost prohibitive unless you're a company that sells A LOT of CAI's. I think it takes TENS of THOUSANDS of miles of testing to achieve one. I'm not sure how it works but I don't see how K&N, Injen, and Airrad, with their open top boxes, can get a CARB sticker and any of the others can't. Do companies that sell thousands of intakes for every car known to man get a rubber stamp from the EPA? I just don't see any of the above being any more ecologically friendly than any of the other open top CAI's.

Actually K&N is not carb legal at this time, they are still in the process. I was going for K&N myself when I found out they had no carb number so I went with AIRraid instead.

BAWLZ SS · 10-15-2010, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macwest

Airraid is carb aproved in California.

is airraid really legal what part #??

Entaille · 10-15-2010, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeSS

wait so how can a CAI not be legal

you live in Cali, that's how. I am pretty sure they aren't allowed to pop their hood ever, or look at their car the wrong way etc.

10-14-2010, 05:17 PM	#1
BAWLZ SS Drives: '10 Camaro LS3 2SS/RS, 1968 Nova Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: California Posts: 972	Cold Air Intakes legal in California?? Does any one know which cai are legal in cali? looking at the Fastlane Pipeline, cold air inductions inc. Cai and the adm? R any of these legal in cali!

10-14-2010, 07:53 PM	#4
SRT10KLLR Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Down South Posts: 1,497	If you purchased your car new then you don't have to worry about Smog Tests for 6 years. If for some reason you get a random roadside check you can always put your stock one back on and go to a referee. I have not seen a roadside check for years(8+) and in 99% of traffic stops the officer will not open your hood to check for mods. __________________ 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 RCSB Thunder Road Hemi Sport w/STS Turbo 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10 - Silver - Stock 2003 Chevy 1500 RCSB Stepside 400SS - 408 in now awaiting Turbo

10-14-2010, 10:53 PM	#5
radz28 Petro-sexual Drives: Ultra-Grin Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Crazy Coast Posts: 15,803 View My Garage	No CAIs are legal in this rubbish state unless it uses the carbon trap... __________________ '20 ZL1 Black "Fury" A10, PDR, Exposed CF Extractor Magnuson Magnum DI TVS2650R // RFBG // Soler 103 // TooHighPSI Port Injection // THPSI Billet Lid // FF // Katech Drop-In // PLM Heat Exchanger // ZLE Cradle bushings // BMR Chassis-Suspension Stuff // aFe Bars // Diode Dynamics LEDs // ACS Composites Guards // CF Dash // Aeroforce // tint // other stuffs

10-14-2010, 11:28 PM	#6
IBM/2SS/RS/LS3 NorCal Camaro➎ Member Drives: Bowties ONLY!! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Nor☆Cal Posts: 1,767 View My Garage	If it has a CARB EO number, your OK. __________________

10-15-2010, 04:08 PM	#7
R2C Performance Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Forest Park, IL Posts: 11	CARB radz28 is correct. An aftermarket airbox will never achieve EO status. We designed and engineered an improved, integrated carbon trap and tested it extensively. Still not acceptable. Unfortunately, the vast majority of the Camaro intake restriction occurs in the factory or sealed air box. The restriction in a sealed box is increased by 2" W.G. +.

10-14-2010, 05:23 PM	#2
BAWLZ SS Drives: '10 Camaro LS3 2SS/RS, 1968 Nova Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: California Posts: 972	The cai inc with adm scoop!

10-14-2010, 05:39 PM	#3
Jimbabwe Drives: 2010 IBM 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Elk Grove California Posts: 310	I had the same question about the CAI. I looked at some of the lists on the Air Resource web site www.arb.ca.gov and didn't see them, but I didn't see anything for camaros either. I wonder how long ago it was updated. More specifically I found this: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermk...es/amquery.php

10-15-2010, 04:43 PM	#8
IBM/2SS/RS/LS3 NorCal Camaro➎ Member Drives: Bowties ONLY!! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Nor☆Cal Posts: 1,767 View My Garage	Good resource for checking http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermk...es/amquery.php Several Cold Air Intakes with EO's are listed here. http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermk...rmktdevice.php __________________

10-15-2010, 04:59 PM	#9
macwest Drives: 10 Camaro 2SS/RS, 70 Cuda, 71 Cuda Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oakley - Northern California Posts: 1,156 View My Garage	Airraid is carb aproved in California.

10-15-2010, 05:19 PM	#10
axis Search Ninja Drives: 2010 Black 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Ark Posts: 7,183	From what i've been told, it's cost prohibitive unless you're a company that sells A LOT of CAI's. I think it takes TENS of THOUSANDS of miles of testing to achieve one. I'm not sure how it works but I don't see how K&N, Injen, and Airrad, with their open top boxes, can get a CARB sticker and any of the others can't. Do companies that sell thousands of intakes for every car known to man get a rubber stamp from the EPA? I just don't see any of the above being any more ecologically friendly than any of the other open top CAI's. __________________ 2010 Black 2SS/RS A6 Halltech CF 102 fed GPI modded intake manifold Bo (knows) White ported TB Kooks LT's/ Dynomax VT Pfadted (springs/sways) Dyno tuned by Rhino and GPI I once parallel parked a train.

10-15-2010, 05:59 PM	#11
mikeSS Drives: 2015 c7 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: MI Posts: 7,462	wait so how can a CAI not be legal

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