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Old 04-28-2013, 05:22 AM   #63
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CARB legality is probably not going to be possible with ANY turbo kit for this car. CARB regulations don't allow you to change the catalytic convertor unless it's broken. You have to have the factory cat until the car is out of its emissions warranty, at which point you can have an aftermarket one that meets the factory specifications. There is no such thing as a CARB legal high flow cat anymore.

Basically, we're screwed because there's a cat in the exhaust manifold, and screwed again by the second cat in the front pipe. If someone figures out how to bolt a turbo onto the factory exhaust manifold and then plumb the downpipe to the factory front pipe then it's possible. Otherwise, not happening.

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